Greetings,
That’s right, we’re going to Pittsburgh PA for this years mission trip! The dates are August 3-9 (Sunday-Saturday). One immediate thing to announce that’s a difference from last year: we don’t have a hosting organization like last year. Last year there was a third-party organization to setup our schedule, work, activities, etc. This year I have been working directly with the United Methodist Church in the area to make arrangements for us.
I thought I would start off with some stuff about the city in general. As with most anywhere, people who live in Pittsburgh have their own accent or dialect. For instance, what we call ‘soda’ they call ‘pop’, and a ‘rubberband’ is a ‘gumband’. Click here for some more on the language peculiarities!
Here’s a few figures about the city, taken from Pittsburgh.net:
Established: 1758
City Population (2000): 369,879
County Population (2000): 1,281,666
Location: South Western Pennsylvania
Average High Temperature (July): 82.5° F
Average Low Temperature (January): 20.8° F
Port: Pittsburgh is the largest inland port in the U.S., providing access to the nation's 9,000 mile inland waterway system.
And finally, here is how Pittsburgh’s 4 major sports teams faired last season:
-Steelers (football), 10-6, won their division, lost to Jacksonville in playoffs
-Pirates (baseball), 68-94, finished last in their division
-Penguins (hockey), currently 81-47, have clinched a playoff spot.
-Riverhounds (soccer), took 2007 off.
That’s all for the moment…just a taste to get us started. Have a great day. Grace and peace!
Kevin
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