First Baptist Asheville Youth

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

7:30 a.m.- To Clark’s dismay, we have not yet left the parking lot of Comfort Inn, south of Baltimore. Finally, our Youngs bus starts rolling, and we head off for the Capitol Building. Soon, Clark comes over the intercom and instructs us to begin our morning devotion. This morning we studied the song “Pacem,” and concentrated on losing the prejudices we may hold against others who are racially, religiously or socially different from us.

As the day proceeded, I accompanied 51 of my friends through a tour of the Capitol building, an edifying and entertaining experience in Ford’s Theatre, a walk-through of The House Where Lincoln Died, a delicious lunch at Hard Rock Café, a photo op in front of the White House, and a pensive trip through Arlington National Cemetery. Feeling like the ultimate tourist, I enjoyed each of our adventures today; especially being able to use something I learned in Civics—seeing a senator filibuster a bill on the Senate floor.

But overall, I liked visiting the Ford’s Theatre the most. We entered the actual theater where former President Lincoln was shot, and sat down to watch a presentation performed by a National Park Ranger. He entertained us with the story and history behind the day Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. After the thoroughly enchanting production by the park ranger, we went upstairs and took fantastic pictures of the box where Lincoln was shot. It was an amazing opportunity.

7:30 p.m.-Our choir prepares to sing in front of a Filipino congregation in Woodbridge, Virginia. We performed beautifully (as usual), and it seemed as though the members enjoyed our concert. After socializing with the worshippers, and packing up our instruments, we walked out to the bus and finished our day by spending the evening in the pool.

Visiting with the Filipino community was a perfect time to practice the devotion on prejudices we had studied that morning. I have already had a great experience in Washington, and can’t wait for Thursday and Friday!

Trellace Lawrimore

Labels: Choir, DC09 Tour, FBCA, Youth

# posted by Tracey Jenkins @ 9:34 AM