Greetings from Chicago!
WYN has been receiving texts and emails asking about how we are doing, as Chicago and specifically our neighborhood, have been in the national news.
There is however, another story that has not been broadcast!
Yes, recently we were all over the national news when over the period of one weekend (August 3-5), Chicago experienced 73 shootings which included 12 who died from gunshots. Two of those incidents happened in our neighborhood of Lawndale. Here is a link to one of the many news articles.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-weekend-violence-20180806-story.html#
What you won’t hear in the news is that we just completed our 28th year of our Day Camp. You won’t hear that WYN’s founding church, Westlawn Gospel Chapel, has been faithfully serving its neighbors in Lawndale for 62 years. You won't hear about our WYN staff; Martice, Aaron, Eshia & Jutoria, working year around serving the youth and families in our neighborhood. You won’t hear that on this same weekend, our WYN staff lead 18 of our teen and college age leaders on a trip celebrating the end of their hard work during Summer Day Camp - Camp Champ.
Please pray that we will continue to be faithful in living out God’s Kingdom here in Chicago. Please pray for the safety for our youth in the remaining days of summer vacation, and as school begins on September 4.
Thank you for your prayers! And continue to join us in rejoicing that God is at work in our city and in our neighborhood!
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Derrick & Pastor Mark
