MS Missions Trip - Day 2

Saturday was a full day!

After Ryan A. and I were greeted by the red wasps, we started our schedule for the day at 9 a.m. with "orientation" of the ministry of FOA and a tour of the ministry. For more information on FOA, you can check out their blog.

We then headed into town for lunch at the Froghead Grill. In case you were worrying, there were no frogs served as part of the menu but they did have catfish and of course, some fried pickles. However, most of our group stuck with burgers and wraps - playing it safe!

After lunch what better place to go than the Mecca of the south - Bass Pro Shop. And boy was this store a doozy! We went to the shooting range inside (don't worry moms, they were laser guns) and looked around at all the hunting and fishing stuff. It took a while because so much was camouflaged. He he, I crack myself up. Okay maybe not so funny...moving on.

From there we saw a few other sights in Jackson including the Ross Barnett Reservoir and then drove on a portion of The Natchez Trace back to FOA.

After about an hour of free time, we loaded back up and went to The Club to enjoy a cookout and time of swimming with some of the youth from Riverwood Bible Church. We will be teaming up with this group this week to lead these 5 Day Clubs. Many thanks to Mr. Miner who allowed us to use his club for this purpose and provided the food for us.

After we were finished there, we went back to FOA to get some rest. We have to be well rested - we've got a full week ahead!

Here are some pics to enjoy from Day 2:

Touring the ministry of FOA in the heat

Our tour - donated items at a garage sale

Our tour - the girls couldn't resist this pic opportunity of course

And everyone thought this would be funny too for some reason

Caleb was just hanging around waiting for lunch

This was a sign at the Froghead Grill to know if you are a Froghead or not

Chowing down!

Scott made a new friend at the restaurant

Bass Pro Shop - from the inside

Our group in front of the big aquarium

David at the shooting range

Ryan and Hannah taking aim

NO RUTH!! Don't do it

Kay and Priscila being silly with camo coushins

Our group swimming at The Club

Having fun; staying cool

A little pool football of course

All that swimming works up an appetite

MS Missions Trip - Day 1

Our summer youth missions trip to Mississippi to

be involved with 5 Day Clubs and to help at the ministry of FOA began this past Friday morning at 4:00 a.m.

Thankfully, our trip in 3 vans was uneventful and some kids even got some sleep. Everything went smoothly and by the time we stopped in Arkansas for lunch, we began to really feel the heat. After about 14 hours and a few stops we arrived in Jackson, MS at FOA around 6:00 p.m.

Unfortunately the electricity at the ministry had gone off due to a limb falling on the power lines. So we were without electricity and therefore air conditioning until about 8:30 p.m. But we survived the evening heat by walking around some parts of the ministry and spending some time in the pool. By the time we were ready for bed the air was back on...and from all reports I received everyone slept well after a long day!

Here are som pics from Day 1:

Stretching out at the rest stop with some football

Lunch at the Arkansas Welcome Center - HELLO HEAT!

Welcome to Mississippi!

Eating dinner on the porch at the girls' house

On our mini tour we met the horses.

5 Day Clubs @ St. David's

Ten of our Senior High youth participated in a 5 Day Club hosted by St. David's church. Aaron, Hannah and ten of our Senior High youth group went and helped.



The club was a "High Octane" club in which games would start the club. There was a wide range of games, on Tuesday one of the children brought a soccer ball and the boys played soccer Tuesday and the rest of the week. The games outside would last for a half an hour and then the children would get water to cool everyone down.


Inside we would go, down to the basement where our ten Senior Highers would take control of the club. They did all the work while I sat back and watched. We would open with prayer and our 5 rules. Then singing. we would learn a verse, listen to a Bible story, play another game, have a craft, learn about missionaries in Fiji, and finally listen to a missionary story.

Our host and a few other ladies from St. David's Church provided wonderful lunches each day.

On the first day we had four children recieve Christ as their Savior!!!

This club was to help our ten senior highers prepare for a missions trip to Mississippi where they will team up with Riverwood Bible Church's youth and hold 5 Day Clubs. Each day there will be four clubs, beginning Monday July 13th and ending July 17th. Each of these clubs will also be "High Octane" clubs with games in the beginning!!!

Water Wars Tug-O-War Video

Okay, I couldn't resist - Jakob started out sitting out of tug-o-war since his team would have an obvious advantage. But then his team was getting handled, so he jumped in. So then Esther and Hannah (two other leaders) jumped in to help the other team while Jakob was in the front. Here is the video:

Jr. High Water Wars

We had a Jr. High gathering this past Saturday at CBC. Since it was so hot out, it was nice to play some water games. Here are some pics for you to enjoy of our time.

JP taking aim

The rest of the team preparing to catch the balloon

Taylor ready to fire!

Here it comes!

Balloon toss down the assembly line

Marissa wringing out the sponge -
moving water from one bucket to another

Catching the balloon on your hat - with pins on it.

And that is what happens when you catch it!
BTW - Jake was a leader but was used to even up the teams
Good job Jake!

Putting on the oversized wet clothes

More oversized for some than others.

A little tug-o-war anyone?

Kind of like duck, duck goose - only splish, splish

SPLASH!!

All in all, we had a great time - and a great relief from the heat! Thanks to all who came and those who helped.

Summer Wednesday Nights

We started our Summer Wednesday Night program for our youth a few weeks ago and have been having a great time so far.

We meet at 6:45 p.m. at CBC and start out by playing games of some sort. So far this year, we have mainly played volleyball - sometimes regular vball; sometimes with a gigantic volleyball as you can see in the pics.














Some people just like to hang out and talk.

This summer we trying to incorporate some singing into our time with some of our youth leading the music. So after vball, we head in to sing.

After singing we spend some time taking prayer requests and praying for one another. And then we spend time in our Bible study. This summer we are studying Basic Bible Doctrine by RC Barth. So far we have just focused on Knowing our Bible - Old and New Testament. How the Bible is laid out, why it is laid out that way, and what we need to know in order to be able to study it properly.



So far we are having a great time. If you are graduated 6th-12th grade and want to join us, please come and be a part. We are looking forward to a great summer!