06/24/2026
Night 2
Day two started off early, with a plan to be ready to leave by 8:15. After a quick breakfast and packing our own lunches, we set course for Matthew 25: Ministries in Blue Ash, Ohio. The adults got registered and then we were given a tour of the volunteer area. The main part of the tour was spent in the Global Village Market. In this area they had multiple rooms staged that showed the aftermath of floods, tornados, and earthquakes. They also showed the situations that some of those less fortunate live in day-to-day, like homeless people living in small huts made of trash. One of the main rooms was a staging of a village/house in Nicaragua. This showed a typical small house that houses 7-9 people, a typical “marketplace,” and the services Matthew 25 offers. After this 30-ish minute tour, we started into work. We had several pallets of used clothes that had been donated. It was our job to sort these clothes into their corresponding bins. We did this job, clearing 6 gaylords of clothes, until lunch. After a quick lunch eating our homemade sandwiches, we then moved onto a different job. The next job was opening new clothes that had been donated. These were in fresh boxes with the tags still on them, so half the job was cutting the tags off and the other was sorting the clothes into their proper bins. Around 4pm, we left and made our way to Newport, Kentucky. In Newport, we had a group walk the Purple People Bridge, while some hung out in some shops. After some chill time, we went to dinner at LaRosa’s. Dinner was absolutely amazing (thanks Chris) and we were treated to ice cream at Young’s (thank you Vickie). We returned to camp and shared our devotional. The devotional was about giving it everything we’ve got. Whether it’s pouring into our passions, serving others, or creating conversations over shared interests. We read I Peter 4:10, James 1:5, Romans 12:3, and Galatians 6:10. Then we ended the night with showers and several rounds of Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza.
