It’s hard to believe, but summer is upon us. I came to this realization as soon as I hit the parking lot this morning as youth were walking up the street yelling, “What are we doing today?” I replied, “Well…we are going to hang out.”

We thought it would be a slow start, but by 8:30am we were knee deep in a sweaty work-out time with 6 kids. Luke had quickly designed a workout program for two categories of people – those who need to gain mass & those who need to lose mass (I’ll leave it up to you to decide which category I fit in).

By the end of the work out, our group had grown to 15 kids! So much for the slow start. Those 15 joined us to load boxes, serve meals, and color with children from 10:30 to 1:00. Then, from 1:00-4:00 we ate lunch, played video games, basketball, and a killer game of dodgeball (I think I might have a bruise or two).

Our hope is that this summer will be full of opportunities for our youth to work, play, pray and laugh. We are excited that so many came today (on their first day of summer break) to serve the people in their community!

Here’s our summer youth schedule:

Monday
8:30a workout
9:30a showers and breakfast
11:00a food pantry volunteer
1:00p hang out

Tuesday
8:30a workout
9:30a showers and breakfast
11:00a food pantry volunteer
1:00p donation pick-up and Ebay Store

Wednesday
8:30a workout
9:30a showers and breakfast
11:00a food pantry volunteer
1:00p movie day

Thursday
6:00p family meal

Friday
10:00a Take the Park!

If you are wondering what the Youth Ebay Store is, stay tuned!