July 18, 2011 - Day 34

     "Love regardless what you see."

 "There's hope for the helpless and love for the loveless."

     SOTS!!!!! Today was a pretty awesome day. We had our usual Saturday on the Street and one of Lauren's friends, Ryan came. He got to meet Janice and Calvin which seemed to be new around the streets. I had seen them before but when we saw them on our way to the park we stopped and talked to them. Janice said that she had been here around 15 days and already been through a lot. Calvin then asked each of us how we became a part of Church on the Street. I told them that God slowly led me and pointed me towards this, even though at the time I only wanted to do what I wanted to do. But in the end, God helped open my eyes to what HE wanted me to do and I became a part of the intern team. I also told them that I was going through a hard time for a little while and when I began my work for COTS I knew that each person had their own story to tell. One of the things I learned (and am still learning) is that we mustn't judge people for the actions they've done- for we know not their story. God never judges us and never condemns us, so we must do the same. After talking to them for a bit we headed down to Renaissance and talked to several of my other friends.

     I got to talk to Mike and he showed me the drawings he makes- which are SO good! Before I knew it it was time to pack up and head over to St. Paul's. For lunch Lauren and I went to Firehouse and tried the spiciest hot sauce ever.. literally. Two days after I had it, the sauce somehow got under my fingernails and it kept burning.. life was rough. Later that night we had an intern bonding and ate dinner at Tindrum. Being with the rest of the interns was AWESOME. I am so thankful that I have such awesome people to surround me and that we can all share our lives and keep strengthening each other through God. It's great:)

Jenny Sample