Today we finished up painting a house for a homeowner who needed our help. The majority of the day was finishing touching up. Everyone was working together and we all had fun. Josiah made a baseball out of dry paint and we were tossing it around. After that the homeowner, Mary, came to us saying that her son, Patrick, was having some trouble and that she was going to take him to the hospital to see a docter. So my Dad gathered us to pray. Afterwards she thanked us for all our work. She was crying as well. I felt really great because I knew that we had moved someone that we were reaching out to. I'm glad we got to help out and I hope we might be able to help more.
-Alec S.
Today our group was finished with our house so we went down to clean up trash and broken glass at a park and a long alley. It was really hot and everyone was tired after an hour :, (We talked a lot at first but it didn't last long. Around noon we were all ready to fall asleep so we took a lunch break! Peebs (Pastor Brett's new nickname) bought us all sugary drinks (I got a frappucino). After lunch we were a lot more energized from our caffeinated drinks and ready to work again. Soon after we started working again, the other half of the youth group showed up and helped. It started to go faster with everyone working. It was also more fun because the whole youth group family was back together again. Overall it was O.K. and I felt good about how much we cleaned up because it looked a lot better than it did when we started, plus we made it a lot safer by cleaning up all that broken glass (There was a lot).
-Isabelle R.
so glad to hear that you all had a good week. We appreciated your work, your spirit and your play. Your church can be proud of the emissaries they sent to the city. May God bless you all. We hope to see you again.
ReplyDeleteJim S. Exec Director