URBAN PLUNGE
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On May 16-18, 115+ young adults spent the weekend loving and serving the people of Los Angeles. Teams of young adults served with local organizations and churches doing a variety of projects, including:
- Work projects & community BBQ at Lighthouse Community Church in Watts
- Lead worship in nursing homes & inner-city churches
- Serve at Korean Rehab Program to worship & share testimonies with youth & participate in basketball tournament
- Serve with World Impact to do work for members of the community (repairing fences, painting, landscaping, etc.)
- Prepare a meal and play games with residents at the Downtown Women’s Center
- Serve meals, hand out hygiene packs & pray with the homeless via Union Rescue Mission & Oasis of Hollywood
- And more!
Stories from Urban Plunge...
"Urban Plunge rocked me. One highlight was spending Saturday afternoon in a park in Watts. We met and prayed for people in the park - families, singles, kids - while they waited in line for some hot dogs and drinks and listened to the worship band. I will forever remember their faces, the smile of the little girl so innocent and full of life, the tears in her mom's eyes after praying for them, Juan's hesitancy for prayer, yet open gratefulness for it, dancing with the kids to the worship music...
We filled their boxes, bags, and grocery carts with food and canned goods to take home. There was no limit to how much they were 'allowed' to take, no bounds on what we could give them. I felt the Lord say, 'See, Cara, my love is extravagant. There is no limit to it, no bounds, nothing too much for those I love.' Extravagant love. I am overwhelmed..."
--Cara Byerly
“Urban Plunge was great, and I’m finally seeing that these little weekends are just a taste of what God is doing and how we can get involved. God is moving Christian Assembly out of our comfort zone and it is more than just one weekend. There is a post plunge possibility here, a residual fruit if you will. This is what I am really excited about for our church and our city, the ripple effect.”
--Leland Jeppesen
"What was reinforced for us was the idea that God was already in this city and in this neighborhood and in these families, doing His work through members of the community, and we were there to witness and partner with the process at work."
--Jessie Mobley
"To me, the Urban Plunge was like a seed that was planted in my heart that the Lord will use to lead me to serve him not just on a weekend but on a daily basis."
--Daniella Ruvalcaba
Do you have a story from Urban Plunge to share? We'd love to hear from you! Email jillk@caeaglerock.com.
Want to serve with local organizations & churches in Los Angeles? Download a resource guide that includes contact information for all of the organizations & churches we served with at Urban Plunge, including some of the local opportunities that already exist at CA. Feel free to contact these ministires directly...and invite your life group, some friends or some people you met at Urban Plunge to join you! Download the resource guide below.
Resource Guide
Want to watch the Urban Plunge promo videos again?
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Questions? Email Jill at jillk@caeaglerock.com.