This morning started off with a bit of a slower pace than yesterday morning which we all enjoyed. We're finding that our schedule seems much busier than we anticipated when we first saw it, but we are doing out best to keep up with everything and to balance our busy afternoons with some down time at some point in the day.
Much of today was spent preparing for tonight's Jr. High event. We prepared craft supplies, handed out flyers to promote the event to neighbourhood kids and even popped some popcorn. In our minds, this event was likely going to look quite similar to the Middle School events that we're used to at PORTICO. However, Pastor Dave says something along the lines of, "We really never know what to expect here until it's actually happening." We certainly realized this as well tonight as a smaller turnout meant we had to change some of our plans.
Even though things didn't quite go as planned, we still believe God was able to plant seeds in the lives of the kids who came tonight. After our team meeting this evening, one of the prayer groups prayed that students would leave feeling as if they had been loved by Jesus. As we welcome and accept them, we believe that He is working through us.
Another highlight of the day was trying grilled cheese sandwiches (our lunch) with pancake syrup on the side. We're not sure if this is a Cape Breton thing or a Glace Bay thing or if we have all just been missing out for most of our lives but those of us who took the plunge were pleasantly surprised!
Our meals, including the grilled cheese sandwich adventure, are provided by Harvest House, a local community outreach kitchen that is supported by various churches in the area and serves meals to those in need. We have been blown away by the compassion and kindness of the staff as they have served us so far this week.
Keep checking the blog.
More from us tomorrow...
Much of today was spent preparing for tonight's Jr. High event. We prepared craft supplies, handed out flyers to promote the event to neighbourhood kids and even popped some popcorn. In our minds, this event was likely going to look quite similar to the Middle School events that we're used to at PORTICO. However, Pastor Dave says something along the lines of, "We really never know what to expect here until it's actually happening." We certainly realized this as well tonight as a smaller turnout meant we had to change some of our plans.
Even though things didn't quite go as planned, we still believe God was able to plant seeds in the lives of the kids who came tonight. After our team meeting this evening, one of the prayer groups prayed that students would leave feeling as if they had been loved by Jesus. As we welcome and accept them, we believe that He is working through us.
Another highlight of the day was trying grilled cheese sandwiches (our lunch) with pancake syrup on the side. We're not sure if this is a Cape Breton thing or a Glace Bay thing or if we have all just been missing out for most of our lives but those of us who took the plunge were pleasantly surprised!
Our meals, including the grilled cheese sandwich adventure, are provided by Harvest House, a local community outreach kitchen that is supported by various churches in the area and serves meals to those in need. We have been blown away by the compassion and kindness of the staff as they have served us so far this week.Keep checking the blog.
More from us tomorrow...
One comment
Comment by susanne on August 2, 2011 at 11:19 AM
hey guys! it looks and sounds like you are having a blast! grilled cheese and pancake syrup, huh? I'll take your word on that one!
we're praying for you all...