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New York City – Day 10 of 31
Today we met at our home church. Erin has been the lead vocalist for our daily group worship. This time she was joined by Madison on back up vocals and percussion.The big task for the day was a team building exercise. Our 30 missionaries were broken up into four teams. We were given five hours to devise a plan to find 51 different ethnic items throughout New York City. It was somewhat of an ethnic scavenger hunt. Our team first gathered for a strategy meeting then formulated our plan of attack.
We then divided and scattered throughout New York. Here are a couple of examples of our tasks: find samples of three ethnic foods found outside of the Western Hemisphere, bring back a Korean language newspaper, bring back a card from the Kine Africa restaurant, and what is not allowed in the post office in Chinatown.
Stressful, deadline oriented projects are a great way to learn how people work in a team. In addition, it was a great way to see many parts of the city that few people ever get see.
Check back frequently in July as we will be sharing lots of stories and pictures from our month in New York City.