After a delicious breakfast, we moved to the first floor of the Center, and Trennis led us in a time of worship and prayer.
We then set off by subway for the South Asian Community Center, SACC for short. SACC is near Jackson Heights, an area of Queens where many people from South Asia and South America live. It is a Christian organization that is seeking to serve the people of Jackson Heights by offering services such as English classes, citizenship classes, and computer classes.Â
During our time with the ministry, we rotated helping indoors with teaching, operating the registration table and speaking on the sidewalk with interested people, and prayer walking along nearby streets. During the English class, we helped students follow along and complete assignments in their workbooks. During the computer class, we helped students set up Gmail accounts so that, in future classes, they could log into a website that offers typing lessons.
Our afternoon and evening involved wrapping up our time in New York City. In Central Park, we parted ways to spend time reflecting and then reconvened to debrief and share about how the apprenticing trip has shaped us.
Pizza was on the menu for supper. Manhattan has a lovely pizzeria called Made in New York Pizza. We gathered around tables outdoors and dined on sumptuous fare as we sipped beverages with raw cane sugar.
Our hearts are full of gratitude for the wonderful people who facilitated our time in New York City and State College, so, after we returned to the Center, we wrote thank you cards for them.
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