Urban Mission Trip: This is week 3, but we do not have any short term mission trip teams this time around, so the three of us Experience Mission summer staffers have become relaxers/interns at the Root Cellar, probably more in that order than the other way around. One of the staff members of the Root Cellar has opened her house up to us and we have stayed with them this week. It has been very refreshing.

The weather is still very poor here. It is frustrating considering this is now July! God is good though, and I have faith that it will be great weather next week for the next team.

Some bad news, on Tuesday night Cori and Laurie went out on the town while Jeff selfishly watched a baseball game at the house. While they were out Cori’s purse/handbag was stolen from her hands. A guy just ran up and took it. The bag had Cori’s phones and the EM money we had for this week. It was very unfortunate. Multiple people reminded us that it was stuff and not people being hurt, so everything would be ok. We owe a lot to the great people God has put in our lives here in Portland.

Today, we received a phone call, and Cori’s personal phone was found at a restaurant. We went and got it. I don’t know if God has more stuff for us to find, but that was a good boost for the team.

Thank God for relaxing time, thank you everyone for your prayers and we hope we can count on them in the future.

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