Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Time flies

It amazes me how fast the time goes. We have two days left then we start our trip home. VBS and First Step went well today, still feels a little chaotic, but you get used to it as the week goes on.

My typically day starts out at the VBS, I enjoy singing with all the kids. Then I lead recreation with Cori and Brrreeeennnndaaaaan, he is quite the hit with all the young girls, the team has taken up mimicking them, something new for the youth group. A cute story from our first day, we had the young boys and were struggling to find a game to occupy them, when they found a grasshopper and that was able to amuse them the rest of the session (God always provides).

After VBS is done, we load up the vans, a couple people come back to work with Scott laying concrete or doing some other project around hope house. The rest of us go to First Step and run a camp for them. This is a less structured, but shorter camp, we typically do two stations craft or sport. Mark and I have been doing sport with the assistance of some of the teens. We also sing and do a lesson, then have supper around four with the kids.

Then it is back to Hope House, where we clean up, unless Kerry has a job for us. We then have second supper at Hope House, team meeting and devotional / prayer with the team and HH girls, then if there is time we play games. Mark has done a great job getting together Minute to Win it games.

I have to say a trip like this really brings you closer to your team, and you learn a little too much about them. I have a whole new view of Pastor Jeff, and it will take me a while to recover. He told a joke today to the kids at the VBS, which didn't translate well, not that it was that funny in English either. But the confused look on the translators face and Jeff's reaction were priceless.

So much to tell, so little time. We appreciate all of your prayers. -- Ryan

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for all the pictures and blog posts. Fun to read and glad to share the experience with you all!

    Pastor Todd

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