handsful

The big kids had a fantastic time at Out2B these last three days.  We dropped them off at the church on Monday morning, and the event ended with a banquet tonight at church for all the kids and their families.  The kids slept at church (boys room and girls room were WAY apart from each other and had adults staying in both rooms!), ate all their meals together – it was like a mini camp.  During the mornings, the kids were in group sessions taught by Charles Covington, an incredible bible teacher who has taught at Out2B for the last three years.  (He spoke at church last Sunday, so I can attest…the guy is fantastic and hillariously funny to boot). 

During the afternoons, the kids split up into groups and went out into the community doing various service projects.  What did our kids do?  Let’s see, ministered to a nursing home, painted a playground, worked at a food bank, worked at a thrift store, worked at a charity that collects clothing for missionaries, helped with another church’s kids program, and watched children dropped off by moms in our church so they could have a few hours to themselves.  Cool stuff, and they loved every minute of it.  They kids were SO wired after the banquet, wanting to tell me everything about their time away!  These few days taught them to truly look outside of themselves and serve with a servant’s heart.  I’m so thankful that our church has THE best Jr. High ministry and works so hard to equip our kids with God’s truths.   Welcome home, kids :)