Opening Day at the 911

Christian Center!

Today my family and I spent the day in New York with a purpose!  We went to the opening of the 911 Christian Prayer Center in NYC at ground zero.   It was an interesting day of twists and turns.  I learned so much today about people, places and things.

In the picture above is a friend of ours Dan Gallo.  He is opening up the event in prayer.  As we sat there a man named Tim Keller came in and preached a sermon.  There were some people in the room that were not to happy that this prayer center was going to open.  They began to shout out things and heckle the speaker but he continued to speak with no pause because of the distractions.  I can't help wonder what really did they accomplish that day.  Not sure!  But God's message prevailed.

After it was over Bill and I and Robert and Corey grabbed a bite to eat at a local Deli and tried to debrief from the craziness of that morning.  And we decided that that is not the way we like to worship.  I couldn't help think that maybe this was a poor way to spend our Sunday morning.

So after we had a bite to eat we went to our next destination the Museum of Natural History.  (our favorite museum is the Metropolitan)  The Museum of Natural History was really disappointing.  And really we thought it was poorly laid out.  Also some of the exhibits were not really based on fact.  We were bored within an hour and a half.

Barring everything else that happened that day, our family always manages to have some fun.  We did tons of walking and construction in the Subway terminal caused minor setbacks as we headed back to Grand Central.  I always love arriving back at Grand Central at the end of a day because I know Im on the final leg of the trip and soon I will be home.

So I end this rambling just to say, even though things didn't happen the way I thought they would and it wasn't an amazing day, it still was a time worthwhile because I was with my Family.