Devotions.
This morning we asked ourselves questions about how this mission trip has empowered us or not empowered us.
It seems that our students really have been empowered this week by all their experiences.
The last question to consider is How is God empowering me to go back to my community and make a difference?
Work Sites:
My group headed over to West Charleston where Daniel Boone's Cave is and Booker T. Washington lived.
The community there is tight knit. We spent the morning listening and working alongside and older gentleman who just loves the people around there. He's just full of life and energy. He was inspiring.
He works for an elderly home called Good Living.
It's a beautiful big home where elderly reside and are cared for by live in staff.
It's really amazing.
Our job for today was actually to go help a 90 something retired High School teacher that lived nearby.
We cut down an enormous hedge for her.
Then we crowded on her porch as she shared the story of how she came to possess Daniel Boone's powder horn.
Very cool! We all got to see it and hold it.
Then we helped them with their doggie 4th July parade! That was a lot of fun.
Beautiful community with beautiful people.
Jonathon and Mike's group had a terrific time at a different nursing home.
I share this because they really seemed to enjoy their time and are eager to continue once they get back home.
That's exciting!
All our students seem eager to continue serving and don't want to forget this.
Dinner:
Cook out with the community surrounding the church we are staying in.
Great food and a good time.
One thing that stood out to ya from this weeks club talks or Devo?
How will remember that help you later?
Worship:
Tonight was reflection on the week.
Again we focused on how we are empowered.
Day 1: Desirable
Day 2: Broken
Day 3: Pursuit
Day 4: Restore
Day 5: Empower
We read John 13
Serve one another. Serve to the point of stretching personal space. To the point of death even as Jesus did.
Lord make me a servant. Humble and loving. Love and be loved.
Help me be obedient.
What does community look like?
How do we do this at home? How do we continue this?
We ended the service time by the YouthWorks staff washing the feet of all us youth leaders!
This was my first foot washing. It was weird and beautiful!
Then we turned and washed the feet of our students.
I washed Megan's and Raychel's feet and prayed over them.
What a beautiful time!
It was awesome to see my husband wash the boys feet and pray over them!
It's been an annoying, tiring, amazing, hard, encouraging, beautiful, week.
This is so needed in our own community.
We need to continue this. I am convinced that this is how we get to know Jesus.
We read what He says and does and then do it!
How else can we be like Him?
How else can we know Him more?
Lord, come and change us forevermore.
Amen.
Goodnight!
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