Ummm…the Philadelphia sky-line.

Jeremiah Alexander and me. Jeremiah has recently been hired to lead Circle Venture, which is the service-oriented aspect of Circle of Hope.

Whitlee, check this out…

Quaker headquarters in Philadelphia. The Quakers have had a strong presence in Philadelphia and throughout Pennsylvania for over 300 years.

This was one of the first Quaker meeting-houses in the United States.

Downtown Philly.

And again…

This is the front entrance to the downtown site for Circle of Hope, and Circle Thrift. Circle Thrift is the thrift shop that Circle of Hope operates.

Inside the main gathering area for the the dowtown Circle of Hope site.

Rod White and me. Rod is the lead pastor for Circle of Hope.

One of the Circle Venture teams is the Baby Goods Exchange. Each month they give away and trade baby goods amongst people in Circle of Hope and the broader community.

And here are the baby goods!

The quilt that members of the downtown site for Circle of Hope have been creating. Each square on the quilt was created by a person in the church to represent peace and the way of Jesus.

Laurissa Lopez, Jade Hodges, & me. Some of my Baylor buddies who came to see Philly and hang with me for a day.

The famouse LOVE sign.

The Rodin Sculpture Museum. This is part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

The Thinker…not the original.

The Schuylkill River…it runs through the middle of Philadelphia.

The No Barriers Meal at Broad Stree Ministries. This dinner happens once/month on a Wednesday night. Over 160 people came the night I was there, but I forgot to take a picture until many of them had left.

The building in downtown Philadelphia where Broad Street Ministries is located.

Broad Street Ministry…

My fun room in Shalom House.

The worship service for the east Circle of Hope congregation.

We started off the service with some African drum chants…I loved it.

The Circle of Hope East congregation…they’re a fun group.

The guy with the Hawks jersey on is Joshua Grace. He’s the pastor for the East site.

The Circle of Hope East building. The services are located on the 2nd floor and the thrift store is on the first floor.

Independence Hall in downtown Philadelphia.

The building where the First Continental Congress met.

Nate Hulfish and me. Nate will be the lead pastor for the Circle of Hope church plant in Camden, NJ this coming November.

The famous “Rocky steps”…

Another view of the Philly skyline.

Joshua Brady and me. Joshua helps lead a ministry in Camden, NJ called Urban Promise.

Philadelphia is famous for it’s murals and large mosaics. Here is one of my favorites.

This is a mosaic…incredible.

A mural…

Andrea Lawrence, Alyssa Lawrence, and me. My family was very close with these girls and their parents when they lived in Dallas several years ago. They live outside of Philadelphia now and I got to hang with their family one night.

The Liberty Bell

A statue of George Washington in Washington Square.

The old Shalom House location in Germantown.

Mimi Copp and me. Mimi is one of the 4 current Shalom House members…she’s also the director of Shalom House.

Rita’s water ice…ohhh yeah.

Adam Malliet and me. Adam is one of the 4 current members of Shalom House…and he’s got a killer beard.

Jade…listen to Adam…