Last days

The last two days have been a blur.  We spent yesterday by taking a visit to Grand Canyon University.  We went on an extensive tour of the campus.  The University has seen substantial growth and the guys had the opportunity to not only take in the tour but also have a talk and Challenge from Professor Brian Smith, Ph.D.  Professor Smith is the assistant dean and director of sports business for the Colangelo College of Business at Grand Canyon University. 

After our visit and lunch on campus we had practice at Arizona Christian University.

We were very fortunate to enjoy a wonderful meal and then were able to return to CCV church to watch the college football National Championsip on tv. (No ESPN at the house)

We returned home and once again had devotions before lights out.

Today we had our last day in Arizona.  We began our day by joining with some students from Northwest Christian once again at St. Vincent DePaul.  They continue to serve so many areas in the community.  The boys all worked outside today at the Urban farm on site.  Jobs included weeding, planting, moving mulch, etc.  the guys planted about a thousand pounds of food today.  

Another interesting thing was that from our previous visit the guys talked about an idea presented by Coach DK.  One of the needs in the community is for clothing and shoes. Today when we showed up to work we had two bags of donations as guys donated some shoes and clothes.  After our work, we went to lunch with the students from Northwest Christian.  

After lunch, we stopped at Camelback mountain for a hike.  This was quite a good workout as the guys hiked for close to two hours.  Many of the guys made it all the way to the top!

We finished our night with devotions and processed the events from the trip.  God has been VERY present on this Renew trip.  We have served, shared, and listened.  It was amazing how our speakers would talk about topics that we had been talking about as a group in devotions.  This happened many times.  We also were able to experience a part of the country where God's beautiful creation is on full display. We feel very fortunate to have had these experiences.  

We will head back to Chicago tomorrow.  We are so thankful to so many who helped with this trip.  This is true of the colleges, high school, speakers, parents, supporters, and Mr. Davidson (our unofficial tour guide)  Please keep us in prayer.