Dr. Gardner is buying Memphis BBQ tonight so we'll give more of a wrap up later.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Tuesday: Cookson Hills Christian Children's Ministry
Really, no words can adequately describe our day. So amazing. So affirming. A divine appointment, "God drops" as Pastor Susan frequently says. Whatever it is, it is happening.
It began with this morning with my friend Paul Weece encouraging us to make a toast for change in our lives during this time. One by one our students held up glasses of sparkling grape juice and made declarations/toasts in front of us all.
We then traveled to the middle of nowhere, Kansas, Oklahoma where we set up and practiced until 5 pm when we had dinner. At 6:15 pm our students sang and performed so amazingly! They were dynamic.
A few months ago our Director of High School ministries threw in the idea to do a drama as part of our tour. And so 5 of our students acted out this drama that was so touching and so amazing.
The fun part was later on when we were getting a tour of Cookson Hills when one of the directors mentioned that the drama was EXACTLY what the four girls in her house needed to hear. it was them to a T.
Paul Weibe, our sound man and resident fireman/emt looked into the crowd and saw a girl watching the drama with a tear streaming down her cheek.
College Freshman Tyler Ray mentioned that this tour, mind you we've only had one concert, he said that this tour is different than any of the ones he has gone on since he was in 7th grade.
Our students looked into the faces of these kids and families here while they performed and saw students connecting.
What a wonderful and amazing time to be a part of First Church Student Ministries..
Tomorrow...Memphis.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Monday, June 4, 2007
Photos from Day 1
Hey! Don't forget to check out the flickr site for more pics!
Also, for those of you on facebook, be patient. I'll get some up asap. Here's a couple especially for Joel and Kaylee.
Monday: Stillwater: OSU Challenge Course
What an incredible day! We spent the day in the middle of nowhere at Camp Redlands, a challenge course operated by Oklahoma State University. A day full of relationship building, lessons in communication, and working together. Absolutely amazing.
Students went out of thier comfort zone to accomplish feats they never thought possible. We took so many pictures!!! So cool.
After 8 hours on the course, we debriefed for about an hour talking about how what we experienced relates to our Spiritual journeys.
We then headed to Eskimo Joes for a great dinner.
A challenge from Paul Weece ended our evening together.Tomorrow...Cookson Hills!
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