We survived! We are going to bed now.
Good night.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
Day 6 Update
What a day it was!
We all packed in the vans and headed to Red River Gorge for canoeing and rock jumping. Brian took us to his Operation Wilderness rock jump area. You climb to the top of a really big rock and jump about 75 to 80 feet down to the water. It was a blast with everyone completing at least 1 jump. Some did as many as 8! (Actually it was only 18-22 feet)
After the big jump we canoed for about two hours. (We did paddle about 150 yards upstream to get to the rock) Lots of splashing and canoe flipping along the way. The best part was to save yourself from drowning you needed only to stand up.
With the canoe trip behind us we made our was to Miguel's Pizza down by Natural Bridge. Don and Donna Tedrick joined us for some yummy pizza and Ale 8 1 soda.
We headed back to the Happy Church around 7:00 and finished some service projects from 7:00pm to 9:30pm. We don't have many pictures yet to post. We did not take any cameras on the canoe trip so you will just have to wait for the stories.
Brian, Jess, Grace and Nick Angstadt headed to the airport after the Pizza dinner to welcome the Simmons' home from China with their new addition to the family. Brian and Nick will return to the Happy Church either late tonight or early tomorrow to help with the final clean-up before the grand opening of the Happy Shack!
For all you coming down, we will see you tomorrow.
Thanks for all your prayers, blog comments and support!
Yours in Christ,
Todd - Deputy Youth Pastor!
Day 5 Update
Hello again from Jackson,
Our final day of VBS may well have been the best day. Just over 50 kids attended. The weather cooperated for lots of fun and games outdoors. We also were able to complete a few of the items on our service project list.
The team really pulled together despite being a little groggy from the late nights. After the VBS we transported about 55 kids to the local "Shoe Show" and had them all pick out new shoes. It was amazing to see the joy on some of these kids faces as they picked out their own "first pair of new shoes". Some of them were still in disbelief as we went to the checkout. On the ride home they were putting on theirs shoes and smiling from ear to ear. They were ao anxious to get home and show mom or dad what they picked out. Sorry for the short post, but we are in a time crunch to get to Natural Bridge for canoeing. We'll add more details later! Have a great day!
Grace Mease
Our final day of VBS may well have been the best day. Just over 50 kids attended. The weather cooperated for lots of fun and games outdoors. We also were able to complete a few of the items on our service project list.
The team really pulled together despite being a little groggy from the late nights. After the VBS we transported about 55 kids to the local "Shoe Show" and had them all pick out new shoes. It was amazing to see the joy on some of these kids faces as they picked out their own "first pair of new shoes". Some of them were still in disbelief as we went to the checkout. On the ride home they were putting on theirs shoes and smiling from ear to ear. They were ao anxious to get home and show mom or dad what they picked out. Sorry for the short post, but we are in a time crunch to get to Natural Bridge for canoeing. We'll add more details later! Have a great day!
Grace Mease
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