Central Church
Serving In Memphis, TN
June 8, 2024
Community: East Memphis
Partner: Spring of Life Community Church
Staff: Bo Salmon, Stella Tipton, Elijah Isais, Sophia Essig, Calub Curtis
by Sophia Essig | June 8, 2024 11:00 PM
We arrived at Monument of Love Baptist Church in Memphis. We ended the night with worship as we get ready to prepare our hearts to serve this week.
![We arrived](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19459/128398.jpg)
by Elijah Isais | June 9, 2024 8:47 AM
![Morning Devotional](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19459/128414.jpg)
by Sophia Essig | June 9, 2024 11:06 PM
Today we attended a church service at Spring of Life. This morning, we were immersed in the Ethiopian culture. We experienced such a unique way to worship that revealed God so much to us across the cultural and language boundaries.
![Time for Church](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19459/128545.jpg)
by Sophia Essig | June 10, 2024 7:33 PM
Today we spent the morning doing landscaping around the church. Before we started this project we prayed for the ministry.
![Praying over ministry](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19459/128679.jpg)
by Sophia Essig | June 10, 2024 7:37 PM
![Feeding the need](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19459/128681.jpg)
by Sophia Essig | June 10, 2024 7:40 PM
![Team bonding games](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19459/128682.jpg)
by Elijah Isais | June 10, 2024 8:05 PM
This afternoon we went to Limitbreakers Church and helped them clean up areas around the Church. Throughout this cleanup we made relationships with staff members of the church and help ready the church for worship.
![Limitbreakers Church Cleanup](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19459/128687.jpg)
by Stella Tipton | June 10, 2024 8:08 PM
Today, we worked with a Memphis organization that provides food to vulnerable people in the community. We were afforded the opportunity to pray and even sing praise and blessings from God over these individuals. We encountered a woman who was racked with health issues, but through God's mighty power she has been healed and continues to praise and direct all her thoughts towards the Lord.
![Meals on Wheels](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19459/128689.jpg)
by Calub Curtis | June 11, 2024 12:08 PM
Knock, knock!
"Whose there"?
"Central church" .
"Central church who"?
"Central church is serving the youth at m.a.m."!!!
![Knock, knock!](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19459/128785.jpg)
by Stella Tipton | June 12, 2024 1:10 AM
Today, we served at the Memphis Athletic Ministries also known as MAM. We cleaned and organized their storage closets and played basketball with the kids. We were enveloped in such a lighthearted community that focused on faith centered conversations with the kids. We saw the eagerness in the children to answer as many questions as they could about the bible story.
![Childlike faith](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19459/128926.jpg)
by Calub Curtis | June 12, 2024 7:44 PM
We have been so blessed that God has given us this time to eat and worship alongside the men of Calvary. Tonight we have had some of the most real and inspiring conversations this week. You could see God working through everyone in the room the whole time we were together!
![Real talk](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19459/129034.jpg)
by Stella Tipton | June 13, 2024 1:26 AM
![Graves into gardens](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19459/129100.jpg)
by Sophia Essig | June 13, 2024 1:28 AM
Today we worked with Meals on Wheels through MIFA. We spent the afternoon driving around Memphis delivering meals to members of the community. As we dropped off the meals we were able to listen to stories, worship with them, and pray over them.
![Feeding the community](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19459/129101.jpg)
by Elijah Isais | June 13, 2024 1:28 AM
This evening we were blessed with the opportunity to serve at Calvery Rescue Mission. As a team we prepared walking tacos to serve to the clients. Then got to spend time getting to know the clients.
![Culinarily Prep](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19459/129102.jpg)
by Calub Curtis | June 13, 2024 10:06 PM
Tonight we spent hours in prayer and worship. It's inspiring to see people so young be incredible examples of how the church should be. God is surely in this place Tonight!
![Where three or more are gathered...](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19459/129175.jpg)
by Sophia Essig | June 14, 2024 9:00 AM
For rec day we went to Village Creek State Park in Arkansas. We had so much fun swimming, playing, hiking and getting to spend time together. While we soaked up the sun we got to also have great fellowship.
![Fun in the sun](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19459/129216.jpg)
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Stacie Peterson
June 14, 2024 8:14 AM
Thank you for the updates. It is so fun to see the kids in pictures and read what you are doing! I can’t wait to hear all about it from Vivien when you all get home.
Laura ‘Bo’ Dathe
June 12, 2024 1:48 PM
Love these updates!! Thinking of you and praying for your interactions! Please tell Morgan her mom loves her! ;)
Kristin Tracy
June 9, 2024 6:20 PM
Love it!! Thanks for the updates. Praying for the whole group this week.