We are evangelists and missionaries, not mathematicians. So, it is understandable that we might  miscalculate days. The Urban HUG Team serves the homeless in the City of Atlanta on the second Friday and the fourth Monday every month. Pretty simple, huh? Let's see... November 1st was a Monday.. so counting on our fingers, the 7th : one Monday, the 14th: two Monday, the 21st: three Monday, the 28th: four Monday. Seven days, four times is 28. Our Monday is the 28th of November, or so we thought... until Sunday night of the 20th when we realized we had failed to count November 1st, which was a Monday (the first thumb).

Needless to say, this event was put together in a rush... but you would have never known it based on how Stacy and the gang performed at the event. Everything went perfect, with over 220 men, women and children being served meals in the parking lot at the corner of Peachtree Street & Trinity Avenue in downtown Atlanta. The only real hitch noticeable to our guests; we were a few minutes late getting there. It seems one of the team members (yours truly) held us up watching the television in the church atrium... which would have been OK had the Georgia Department of Transportation not have closed three lanes of traffic on Interstate 75 in Henry County changing out one of their big electronic signs.

Eduardo did a great job with the message tonight. In poor health and walking with the aid of a cane, he serves as a great example for us all. Stacy, Mike, Bill and Janet worked hard serving the crowd with the assistance of a couple of volunteers from Southern Crescent Baptist Church. Ronnie spent most of his time mingling and witnessing to the guests as he passed out Daily Bread devotionals.

The vast majority of the guests were very appreciative of our efforts. As usual, you had a few which felt we should be serving prime rib and lobster tails, but the gusto with which they consumed our offerings revealed they were more than satisfied with the fare presented.

One of our volunteers tonight spent his time passing out the food to the guests - a first for him. What struck him most was that the most often heard comment from the guests was “God bless you”. The volunteers had came to deliver God's blessings to these homeless souls, yet time and time again these same homeless men and woman giving God's blessings in return. In the end, right before the closing prayer, a guest walking away across the street turned to face the volunteers, raised his arms in the air and shouted “Thank you. Thank you all!”

We were not there to glorify ourselves, only to glorify God. This was our act of worship. Yet, with such reaction from the guess you can not help but feel a tinge of satisfaction in your stomach for a job well done.

Volunteers participating in the preparation and/or execution of this event includes:

Stacy Powell (Captain)	Eduardo Bryant	Mike Mills
Bill Brett	Ronnie Driver	Janet Morris
Note: If we inadvertently left your name off this list, we apologize. Please bring it to our attention.

Major Sponsors for this event includes:

	The Urban HUG Team Volunteers