Day Three

Hey everybody. We are going to start work today. We are going to build a fence and make a playground (see BEFORE photo on right) and paint the church. Yesterday we went to church for three hours. It was very interesting because they worship and express their faith very differently from FCCB. The church had a BBQ in honor of Father's Day, at which several youth tried venison and others stayed far away from it. Then we went for a nice long walk to a lake and explored this country. This white four wheeler truck got stuck in a hole and then came around to try to run us down... three times. But, no one was hurt. Later in the evening we played Sardines and never found anyone. Then some certain people (*cough* Chris *cough*) stayed up talking really late and wouldn't let anyone else go to sleep.
We love you guys and are thinking of you!
Elizabeth and Rebecca


Hi Everyone- Yes- yesterday was full of interesting ( and scary) experiences! Despite my bad start to the trip ( getting a mild concussion at a rest stop), being up here with the youth in the incredible beauty of what our hosts, Rachel and Bob, call, "God's Country", is a blessing and a gift. I was a bit foolhardy taking 14 youth by myself on our exploring walk, I was constantly "parenting" them: "Get off the road!" "Don't hurt your back!" "Be careful of the rocks in the water!" Wow- I admire all you amazing parents out there.......I told the youth, "I'm just trying to take good care of you; I feel like I'm a mother with 14 teenage children!!" :) We had a really fun time on the walk-- and I tell you, when we were walking down the road, I just watched them all in front of me, laughing and singing and joking with eachother, I thought of the happy scenes in the movie "Stand By Me" and I felt truly Blessed.
--Sarah