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Mid-Day Reflection

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Cody here… so it’s 2:07 PM right now and it seems like our first day of work with the Fr Mckenna center is done! Literally as I’m typing this a have a couple of the guys passing me talking about their lives and the one was praising Jesus like this is an awesome place. So far I can already tell how powerful this place really is. Everybody is so friendly and talkative, I didn’t really expect that! Today I talked so many different things with some of the homeless guys from stuff about Metallica to a guy who used to work at the department of communications! The guys who come here are all so special and unique and they are all determined and optimistic which is very respectable considering most days they have to go through hell! Anyways I’m more than excited and it’s only been our first day. The rest of the day we have to ourselves and I think before dinner we’re going to visit the Lincoln memorial and a couple other things. One last note; the scenery down here is incredible! Brandon, Mary Jean, and myself attended 7:30 mass this morning at Georgetown Prep/Gonzaga High School and the place looked like a seminary! The architecture was breathtaking! I really love the environment and scene down here; there are a lot of hipsters like me! Anyways this is Cody reporting in from Team Chairos. God Bless

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