But that's ok. What is not really 'OK' is that this post may be random and/or scattered chronologically. I'm pretty beat right now.
Anyhoo, last night Jason Ostrander shared with us the future vision for Alliance Youth missions. They are looking to develop long term relationships with certain areas, creating frequent short-term trips to these areas. Awesome idea as I think it will be beneficial for both those going and those that are hosting.
We also did a reverse offering last night. Took the provided opportunity to talk with the kids about giving beyond comfort, putting aside our wants for the needs of others. Don't know how much it impacted the kids, but, hey, I can't change people, only God can. I just try to point them to the water.
On a humorous note: last night we set a Guinness World Record for the largest ever Rock-Paper-Scissors game. the old record was like 732 people. We bumped it up to almost 6,500. Catch that!! (FYI, Gail made it the farthest from our church. Ironically, she HATES playing Rock-Paper-Scissors! Sean and I were praying she would go the whole way to the end...)
After the evening session (which was more of a variety show interspersed with Jason sharing the missions vision), they had the artists who performed on stage doing mini-concerts. The bummer was they were all simultaneous, meaning you could only pick one. This 'bummer-ishness' was compounded by the fact that there was insufficient room in some of the rooms to accommodate everyone who wanted to see the artist, meaning you either crowded in or didn't get in at all.
I'm going to post later about what has actually happened this day, but like I said, I'll do it later. For now, please, Please, PLEASE be praying that God will do his work in our kids. Some are picking up a lot and growing deeper, some seem to be unaffected, but at the same time, I don't know their hearts. Only God does, and to him do I give control for these students.
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