Monday, June 28, 2010

catchin' up

the Internet is back up and running, so here is a bit of a recap:

Yesterday (Sun) we headed out early to the Victim's Advocacy center - an emergency shelter for women and children. Over the past year they've been very busy with serving over 30 clients/families and have had to turn some away. The youth managed to knock out an entire to-do list provided by the staff. Together they managed to clean the inside of the house (vacuum, scrub floors, etc.) and stained a fence and handicap walkway as well as a lot of landscaping work.

The shelter staff was amazed at how quickly the list was checked off and we even had to get more supplies to keep everyone busy. Although we're tight on our budget we felt we needed to purchase and donate the supplies - they were more than appreciative for our generosity.

Campfire last night was indoors due to the rain - but it was probably one of the most moving campfires I've ever been a part of. At the end of the fire we felt led to present the Gospel and we were completely amazed at the response by many of the youth.

Today we headed to the area fair grounds to work on some projects there. Once again our group nailed the projects even though there was some rough patches in getting through the day. The youth got back to camp and are now out having their free time - some are down the hall playing games, some at the crafts center painting and still more are getting a nap in.

Tonight we'll be playing a game of Ultimate Frisbee before we head to our third campfire.

Please continue to pray for:
  • fire/firefighters
  • relationships being built
  • a few 'minor' challenges being faced within the group
  • rest for all - tomorrow (Tue) is our Sabbath day - a time for the youth to rest and reflect on God.
Until next time,
~C

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I hope everything continues to go well..seems like everyone is having a good time. You guys are in my prayers!

Chris said...

Thanks Nick - we appreciate the prayers.
Things (overall) are going very well. A few bumps in the road - but you have to expect some!