As some of you know...
Each of the staff members are asking their friends and family to pray for Sunshine. Over the past week we've had an inordinate amount of gunfire in our community - Chicago's south side community of Woodlawn. After literally dozens of close class, include a couple of our windows being shot out, yesterday evening a young man was shot and killed a block from us.
It appears this shooting and subsequent homicide are a part of a war among gang factions fighting for turf around our building (literally, we are in the CENTER of all the craziness!). This uptick in violence that could potentially last for some time.
This morning we prayed as a staff about the activity as well as discussed what we might do it intervene. Corporately we've agreed on several steps, which include hosting community meetings, beefing up our physical presence in the neighborhood, driving our program participants home at night, AND being frank with friends to pray. Specifically we pray for safety and for wisdom as to how and where to intervene.
Thank you all, in advance! :-)
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