The Beginning of the End...

To start off, sorry this is getting out late, my computer was putting up quite a fight last night and I thought it best just to try again this morning. Anyway, last night was great! We were our usual size (about 30 kids) and had a blast! Everyone was high energy and we played some fun games! We played a game called musical baby food, everyone sits in a circle and while the music plays the baby food is passed around, when the music stops whoever is holding it eats it (Flavors included turkey and gravy, beef and gravy, and chicken and gravy....yum) and it was plenty of laughs! We sang some great songs (Sweet Home Alabama, Don't Stop Believin', and Still Haven't Found What I'm lookin' for. And played a game where students faces are coated and shaving cream and Cheetos Puffs are thrown at their face, whoever gets the most to stick wins! It was definitely funny to watch John throw too hard and Jazz throw soft enough and watch her and Kelsey totally defeat the boys!
Tonight I shared about the resurrection. I said that become Jesus rose it validates everything else he said and did, if he hadn't risen, he'd be just like all the other prophets that walked this earth, whose tombs we can visit. I claimed that Jesus was God, and he was distinctly different than any of the other religious leaders in history, and I asked the questions, "Do you believe it?" and "If so, what does that mean?" I think people tracked with the whole talk. It was a great night. Next week we'll be at All City Young Life, and I'll be on vacation, and the week after is our end of the year BBQ and Party! I can't believe it, but we've made it to the end of the semester! Unbelievable! Thank you all for the support! Special thanks to the Butlers for hosting us and the Schaefers for making us dinner! You are all HUGE blessings to this ministry! -Mat