The week is flying by! We are making significant progress at
each of our work sites. We’re also
building relationships with and loving on the kids at the day camps for the
disabled. It has been exciting to see
how God is working both in and through us.
Yesterday after another hard day’s work, the group had the
night off, so we went to a nearby state park. We spent some time down by the
beach swimming and recreating, grilled up some perfect burgers, and ended the
night with meaningful sharing and an outdoor worship session.
Our youth has connected well with the other church groups
sharing LifeStream with us for the week. And our Worship Team has been
phenomenal at leading both the morning and evening programs.
One of our youth crews is spending the week at an animal shelter.
The woman who runs the shelter is Beth. The crew members who have spent the
week with her will have plenty of stories to share about this incredible
person. They spend their days doing anything that needs to be done, especially
the dirty work of cleaning up after all those adorable animals.
The teens have had a chance to see the James passage in
action. “In the same way, faith by
itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” (v.17) Jesus is the
life – the guarantee of what is to come and the sustainer of the faith we live
by now.
