Day 4--To San Antonio

After getting to sleep a little later on Saturday and dropping by the local Starbucks for a little breakfast, the choir provided a very touching noon-time concert at the Star of Hope Women's Shelter in Houston. Our youth enjoyed playing with the kids at the shelter so much that we had to check for stow-aways getting back on the bus. We then stopped for lunch at a locally-reknowned Mexican restaurant before making the 3-hour drive to San Antonio. At our hotel, we jumped off the bus and onto a boat to tour San Antonio by way of the river. Finally after free time for dinner on the Riverwalk and swimming in the roof-top pool at the Hyatt, groups gathered for their evening Examen time.

Daily Journals

Our concert today took place at one of the nicest facilities of its kind, Star of Hope Women and Family Emergency Shelter located in Houston, Texas. This concert has been our most spiritually effective performance thus far. Black, while, mixed, young, old, Mexican, Asian, heavy, skinny, pregnant, poor—a unique plethora of people in need were all in the same room, listening to the Good Word. Tears, serenity, and peace were only a few emotions that were visibly obvious on the faces of a very captivated audience. Today the choir really got a taste of our purpose and mission.
-Laura C.

We ate at a very traditional Mexican restaurant called “Ninfa’s” I am very honored to say that it was wonderful and I felt at home! Lots of the youth did not like the authentic food and graced Kasey, Josh, and me with about 4 extra plates of food!! I’m overfed and extremely satisfied! The tour is going amazingly well! Thank you so much FBC family. We love and miss you!
-Laila B.