Mission Trip - Before & After

In case you haven't seen them on the mission trip blog - here are the before and after photos of the houses we worked on during the youth group mission trip to Baker City, Oregon.

Enjoy!

Out of the mouths of babes...

Two girls in my small group taught the lesson last Sunday night and did a wonderful job! They didn't even shy away from the hard stuff - teaching about standards in dating situations. It was particularly great that it wasn't one of the adults (specifically me) harping at the girls to remember Godly guidelines for dating.

The best part of the evening was a quote from one of the girls that cracked us up - but we decided it to be especially true when deciding who to date or marry. It was:

"You can teach a guy to kiss but you can't teach him to hold a good conversation."

True. So true.

A weekend without phones...

So this weekend is Camp Yamhill's Youth Leadership Seminar. It is a fabulous weekend spent with teenagers from around the Northwest who come to learn about how to learn about leadership skills and how to implement them into their lives. It's a great weekend - matter of fact, its one of my favorites.

But - what am I looking forward to most of all? I won't make you guess. It's the fact that there will be no cell phones. You heard me. NO CELL PHONES. For three whole days, a group of teenagers must lay down their phones. And not just because they want to - but because there isn't any cell service out at camp! So - they'll have to use their voices, make eye contact and read non-verbal clues. I'll even be happy to hear their sarcasm in person rather than via text.

Wow - they'll have to actually speak to one another! Just what will come of this?