Night Strike

It has been raining non-stop here since last night.  Sheets of rain have been coming down- they say it is suppose to total around 2 inches- thats a lot of rain!

We had a chill morning hanging out at the Snider house- more chatting and some internet time.  In the afternoon we headed downtown briefly to see more of the ministry in action with a group of students coming in to serve during the day.  We then headed to another location- not in downtown to help prep the clothes that would given out at the Night Strike.  We then headed back to the Snider house for a little more down time before going to Night Strike.

We did however make a dinner stop at Chipotle- YUM.  We have been craving mexican since we got here (to Seattle) so it was about time we had a delicious burrito!

taken from underneath the Burnside Bridge

Night Strike starts out in a rented church building where all the volunteers gather for a brief time of worship and then orientation for the evening.  The place was PACKED out with volunteers tonight!  I would say at least 150-200 volunteers.  Josh and I were on the host/hostess team- meaning our job was mainly to walk around and talk with people.

I have to say I was intimidated by the large number of volunteer and guests.  There was so much going on- but it was most encouraging to see the men sitting in the barber chairs getting their haircut.  You could tell they really enjoyed be "pampered".  It was good to experience, but I think to really appreciate and fully embrace this event I would have to go many more times!

again if you haven't already to best understand Night Strike go to the link and watch the video:
http://bridgetowninc.org/environments/nightstrike/

well we are tired and ready to fall asleep to the sound of rain!  good night MN- I miss you!