Acknowledgments

The San Francisco mission team wants to thank: 

1. God, for allowing us to serve Him in ways we did not expect, 
2.  The leaders of the City Impact Rescue Mission, for allowing us to stay with them and serve the community, 
3. The Redding Christian Fellowship, for letting us use their facilities,
4. Sinita Wilson for taking care of the contacts and emergency stuff,  
5. Tom, for being such an awesome leader,  
6. The Moms who went on the trip, who basically took over the kitchen while we were there and kept us full.,
7. Our bus driver, John, for getting us there and back safely.
8. And finally, to all of the people who prayed for us while we were down there, and supporting us financially. Thanks Guys!

Day 7 - Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home!  After a week of serving God in the community of San Francisco, we were exhausted.  After we woke up in the morning, the kind men of Redding Christian Fellowship cooked a hot breakfast for us.  Aound 10 or so, we left Redding and headed for home. After 6 hours in the car, we entered the Norkenzie church parking lot.  It was an awesome time, but it was good to be back.

Day 6

Today we left the rescue mission and did a bunch of sightseeing. We left the building around 10 and went through the neighborhoods of San Francisco. The first thing we went to were the Painted Ladies. Among those was the "Full House" house, and the house from the old movie: "Mrs. Doubtfire".  Another sight we saw was the Golden Gate Bridge. We walked to the first of the pylons and took some group pictures. Some of us went to the gift shop for souvenirs.  After that we went to the famous Pier 39.  We split up into groups (all with leaders of course!) and toured the wharf.  We ate lunch at some different restaurants when it was lunchtime, but for the most part, we stayed there at the wharf, shopping for about 3 hours. After that, Tom says we are going to the Giradelli Chocolate Factory for some of their Famous Hot Fudge Sundaes!  These sundaes were not your average sundaes.  This was a giant Sundae! If you look at some of the pictures below, you'll know what I'm talking about.  After we filled our stomachs, we took off for Lombard street.  In case you didn't know, Lombard street is famous for its steepness.  Most of us (a couple slept on the bus) started up the street to make it to the top. Some of us thought, "hey, wait, shouldn't we have had sundaes after the steep climb?" Once we got to the top, it was an amazing sight! Around 4 p.m., we headed for Redding!   We sat on the bus and played games till about 9:30, when we got to Redding Christian Fellowship.  We unpacked a little bit and then fell asleep around 11.

Day 5

Today we had a blast. We helped out at the school and the thrift store a lot. Today was our last day working at the mission so the pastors had a meeting with most of the team to say goodbye.   (Some of us were still at the rescue mission serving the meal during that time.) Tonight was also a social night. The leaders of the rescue mission put up some signup sheets on the wall for different activities. There was basketball, where some of us went over to the Salvation Arm gym. There also was: a yogurt walk, an evangelism time, a workout session, and a couple other really cool activities.

Day 4

What an awesome day! we had a great time letting God work through us for His glory. Today, we  had breakfast and then did some worship. After that, we split up into some ministry groups, and worked at the mission, on the streets, meals, worship on the street, and visited some of the residents of the neighborhood. We had a picnic at the park today, the kids from the school here came and played in the park while we had our lunch.