Tuesday Photos in Montgomery

Today in Montgomery was generally a positive day for us a team. We're experiencing so much together and we're going at a break neck speed! Please continue to pray for all of our group as we journey together through these intense conversations.

We visited the Rosa Parks Museum this morning and learned more about the bus boycotts that started in Dec of 1955. The picture above is of group members hanging out just outside the museum. (It's beginning to warm up. We're hoping to see 70's tomorrow) Although we were not able to take cameras in the museum, this photo shows the Davis Theatre, the bus spot where additional passengers boarded the bus prompting the driver to ask Mrs Parks to move. (I imagine the bus would have been about where the UPS truck is.) Dao and Tanden are chattin' it up as Katrina looks on. Dunn is looking back at the museum. Terrence and Amanda are in a good conversation and Korissa is sitting near the lamp post ;)

We had more soul food at Martha's Place today. Martha is a Christian woman that overcame incredible odds to open this restaurant in an old house. We sat together as a whole team in a room on the second floor. After lunch, Martha came upstairs to greet us and share her testimony. It was a blessing to pray for her and hopefully be as much of an encouragement to her as she was to each of us! This is just a small part of team... Terrence, Yer, Lindsey, Dunn, Liz B, Samantha, Mike & Tanden.

Elyse, Naomi, & Naomi sitting on the far side of the room. The zoom on my new camera works pretty well.

After lunch we visited the National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture at Alabama State University where we had the chance to hear from three people that lived in Montgomery during the boycotts and told personal stories of their involvement. Here Lindsey is talking with Reverend Bob Graetz and his wife Jean.

Here Ahmed is talking with Charles Varner. If you're not sure what to ask us about when we return, these stories would be a safe place to start. Not everyone agreed with everything that was shared but I do think that we each took something unique away from this experience.

Personal stories are powerful. We will each have so many to share when we return. Please begin now to prepare to ask. Even if it's hard for us to share, we have so very much to tell. And... for some, you may already know that you won' t need to ask. We're coming home with lots of new things to share and you can expect to hear hear our hearts on it.