Day 3: A Nursing Home, a New Church, and a Service Opportunity

This morning the students woke up in their welcoming host families' homes and arrived at the nursing home bright and early in the morning.  The residents of the nursing home were seated and ready when we arrived, and although the performance was the most cramped one to date, I think that both the students and the residents appreciated the interactions and the time together.  Here are a few pictures from the performance.

The residents especially enjoyed the performance.

The next destination was Des Moines, less than an hour away, where we discovered the church where we will sing tomorrow.  The students were fascinated by the church and enjoyed the space the church had by relaxing for a short while.

After visiting the church, we were able to go to a food ministry where the students enjoyed packaging food to send to food pantries around the world at a place called "Meals from the Heartland".

The students lined up on different assembly lines and even had a little friendly competition.

The students ended up packing 10,000 meals in exactly an hour!  The students enjoyed the competition, but also getting to see their product at the end and know that their product is going to various places around the world, including the Gallup food pantry!

As always, you can see more photos here and I hope to have a lot to update you with tomorrow as tomorrow will be one of the busiest days for the students!