Our youth group has been blowing me away with all that they have been doing! Our hopes for the group were that they would get to the point of pouring into others instead of just being on the receiving end. They have definitely taken on the challenge and are loving it! Here are some events that have been happening...
Mission Trip to Praia Grande: Goal to reach out to new youth group there and encourage them. Mark, Ali, Carol and I planned the trip but got suggestions from our youth. Youth group did multiple fundraisers to help pay for the trip and the activities that would take place there. Some of these fundraisers were... Japanese dinner at church, selling pizzas in the community and making/selling necklaces at the local hippie fair. It was neat watching them design and make the necklaces, each had their own special touch.
We loaded up the cars and a kombi (vw van) and took off. It was near Sao Paulo and a beach town! Once we got there we found out the kids were a lot younger than ours. We all adjusted our lessons and gave our kids some pep talks reminding them that they were once at this stage. Our youth responded wonderfully and bonded with the other youth group. A few bumps throughout the trip but great first step. I really liked watching our kids speak up during discussion groups and sharing all that they had learned so far.
Beach was beautiful and our kids grew even closer to each other! We all had a lot of fun in the waves and just hanging out on the beach. Good bonding time! Two new kids in our youth group found their spot in the group, so happy to see the group coming together and forming deeper relationships. At the end our kids left with the confidence to plan a retreat all on their own!
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