Today, we went to the top of the rock (aka Rockefeller Center). The city view was specatcular. After that, I traveled with my outreach group to a campus in west brooklyn for ministry. For lunch, I had some hushal's shalal food (or something like that), but it was basically a gyro with lamb and chicken meat and some other assorted goods. The road-side booth reminded me of when Homer bought kakalash in that episode where he goes to NYC and drank krab juice to wash it all down. My food was actually good, even if it was an outdoor treat in the cold.
During our day of ministry, I had a really in-depth conversation with a guy named Adam, who was visiting one of his friends after traveling from up-state NY. It was really cool getting to know him and learn about his growth in his relationship with Christ, especially how it had picked up in the last month. Despite having these surveys on hand that we could use, we just kept talking (and I threw some food to the pigeons.) We prayed together, and when leaving I found out the friend he had been waiting for had sat down near us and left, but he didn't seem to mind, so it was all good. We had a very deep, meaningful conversation that was good for both myself and for him in our growth as Christians.
Later in the day, we went into Chinatown and saw all the roadside stands and blackmarket goods, etc. Pretty much all of the stores have false walls in the back where they sell super cheap designer purses, dvds, and other bootleg goods. When I went in one store with some of the girls, the chinese store owners were like "guy stay here" and wouldn't let me go in the back area for some reason, and then they were really cautious, with the lady that went in calling the guy out front to make sure the coast was clear for them to come out from the back room. Also, most of the stores really, really did not like you taking their pictures.
After chinatown, we went to dallas barbq in Times Square with the entire NCSU Crusade group before going to my first ever Broadway show! We went and saw Phantom of the Opera in The Majestic theatre. Get this - Matt Woelfler from Becton was there with his family and walked up and talked with me while our group was waiting in line. I just got done pummeling him in dodgeball last week, so it was so weird seeing someone I know randomly like that - in NYC of all places :O.
But anyway, Phantom of the Opera was exciting, a really pivoting experience. I enjoyed the special effects and some of the singing. There was a lot to look at and the orchestra that was playing was really top-notch. Other than that, things are going great. I'll be coming home Friday (it was up in the air), but hopefully I'll be able to go by and see Stacy sometime tomorrow night or something.
Anyway, I'm going to go settle in for a nice Manhattan sleep.
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