Here's the link to this week's YS Parent Newsletter!
Want to send us mail at camp?
Joe Schmoe
c/o Reach Workcamps
Annville-Cleona S.D.
500 South White Oak Street
Annville, PA 17003
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
It's a great day for a workcamp!
The forms are signed.
The vans are rented.
The money has been raised.
The meetings are finished.
The time has been set: 7:45am next Sunday--we're heading to WORKCAMP!! :-)
Please do keep our team in prayer next week as we head out. There will be no blog updates (my phone is not THAT cool...still the basic 0-9 numbers and I'm cheap, so no web) til we get back, but I'm looking forward to an awesome time! We've got 25 kids and 5 adults going, the most we've ever had! I feel so blessed to be a part of this once again (and much more relaxed, since I went last year too!). We've got youth going for their SEVENTH time and some for their very first. Even our adults are first-timers! We've got an English teacher, a "handyman," a retired scientist, and a business owner. One of our adults is 67 years old! And he's dedicated to working with middle-schoolers. (We'll get the psychological evaluation back soon...)
Here's a list of all the youth going--pick one and pray for him or her this week:
Andrew Sopher
Dylan Teter
Paige Goodie
Jackie Cornell
Emily Milleman
Kayla Hershberger
Emily Bichsel
Lindsey Callihan
Kayla Rausch
Meredith Archer
Chris Brace
Emily Neer
Olivia Powell
Holly Wefley
Emma Mulvaney
Chloe Barnett
Adam Hershberger
Stephanie Sopher
Nicki Riker
Jared Powell
Mitchell Archer
Andy Cornell
Olyvia Ford
Graham Sabo
Owen Mulvaney
The vans are rented.
The money has been raised.
The meetings are finished.
The time has been set: 7:45am next Sunday--we're heading to WORKCAMP!! :-)
Please do keep our team in prayer next week as we head out. There will be no blog updates (my phone is not THAT cool...still the basic 0-9 numbers and I'm cheap, so no web) til we get back, but I'm looking forward to an awesome time! We've got 25 kids and 5 adults going, the most we've ever had! I feel so blessed to be a part of this once again (and much more relaxed, since I went last year too!). We've got youth going for their SEVENTH time and some for their very first. Even our adults are first-timers! We've got an English teacher, a "handyman," a retired scientist, and a business owner. One of our adults is 67 years old! And he's dedicated to working with middle-schoolers. (We'll get the psychological evaluation back soon...)
Here's a list of all the youth going--pick one and pray for him or her this week:
Andrew Sopher
Dylan Teter
Paige Goodie
Jackie Cornell
Emily Milleman
Kayla Hershberger
Emily Bichsel
Lindsey Callihan
Kayla Rausch
Meredith Archer
Chris Brace
Emily Neer
Olivia Powell
Holly Wefley
Emma Mulvaney
Chloe Barnett
Adam Hershberger
Stephanie Sopher
Nicki Riker
Jared Powell
Mitchell Archer
Andy Cornell
Olyvia Ford
Graham Sabo
Owen Mulvaney
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Parent Helps from Youth Specialties
Here's a link to this week's Youth Specialties Real Parents Newsletter:
PS--Only 19 days, 13 hours, and 47 minutes until Reach Workcamp! :) Check out http://reachwc.org/ for more on this.
PS--Only 19 days, 13 hours, and 47 minutes until Reach Workcamp! :) Check out http://reachwc.org/ for more on this.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Heating Up This Summer
On Sunday we had our End-of-the-Year Bash for the Youth Group! Since it's been so hot, we were able to start summer right with (what else?) a water balloon fight! We also did a few other water games--one called a "Wet T-shirt Contest." Now, I know what you're thinking..."Why the heck was my kid participating in that and why at church?!" The game was a relay and each team had a set of XXXL clothes soaking in a bucket of water at the starting line. One by one each youth had to put the soaking wet clothes *over* their regular clothes, and then run to the end of the area and back and hand off the clothes to the next team member. They could start taking the oversized shirt and shorts off on the way back, which would elicit some interesting cheers from the kids! Special thanks to Laurel and Chad for helping with games and cooking the hot dogs.
Today I'm starting to work on the lessons for our Hot Summer Nights series. What's that? you ask. Well, I'd be happy to tell you! Studies have found that among adults (i.e., those out of high school...we can argue later when adulthood begins), the majority receive a negative (either "It's bad--don't do it ever" or silence altogether) response from parents on the question of sex. For three Wednesday evenings in July (1, 8, 15) the youth will meet from 5-7 to eat dinner and talk about relationships, love, and sex. It will be an open dialogue and a safe space to ask questions. Note: This isn't a biology talk. I'm not going to explain how a girl "becomes a woman," and there certainly won't be any bananas involved! This is a time to explore what the Bible has to say about relationships, what God wants for each of us, and how we should treat each other in dating relationships. There's no age requirement nor a need to be at any certain "stage" in life. All are welcome.
Today I'm starting to work on the lessons for our Hot Summer Nights series. What's that? you ask. Well, I'd be happy to tell you! Studies have found that among adults (i.e., those out of high school...we can argue later when adulthood begins), the majority receive a negative (either "It's bad--don't do it ever" or silence altogether) response from parents on the question of sex. For three Wednesday evenings in July (1, 8, 15) the youth will meet from 5-7 to eat dinner and talk about relationships, love, and sex. It will be an open dialogue and a safe space to ask questions. Note: This isn't a biology talk. I'm not going to explain how a girl "becomes a woman," and there certainly won't be any bananas involved! This is a time to explore what the Bible has to say about relationships, what God wants for each of us, and how we should treat each other in dating relationships. There's no age requirement nor a need to be at any certain "stage" in life. All are welcome.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Interesting Perspective for Pixar
Have you seen Up? You should! Trivia: Bob Peterson, essentially the main Pixar guy for this film, is the son of our own singles minister Marlene Peterson! Here's an interesting editorial from a mom regarding the movie--do you agree?
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/06/dear_pixar_from_all_the_girls.html?sc=fb&cc=fp
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/06/dear_pixar_from_all_the_girls.html?sc=fb&cc=fp
Ah, Summer Cometh!
Yesterday was a blast! No pics to post--but we had a great day at Sluggers 'N Putters! Most of the kids hadn't been there before, and it had been a year or two since I'd been back. With one fun pass, each youth got to pick 4 activities--gokarts, bumper boats, mini-golf, rock-climbing, batting cages, or the driving range. We definitely filled our two hours there! I was soaked when we left thanks to a few middle-school girls who shall remain nameless (plus Meredith :-)) who ganged up on me on the boats with squirt guns! Yikes!
June is going to be a pretty busy month for us (not going to lie, I enjoyed a bit of breathing room in May). This coming Sunday is our End-of-the-Year Bash from 5-6:30pm! Cookout and games...I've been thinking I want to do something like that ABC show "WipeOut"...Not sure yet how to flesh that out without major injuries, haha!
June is going to be a pretty busy month for us (not going to lie, I enjoyed a bit of breathing room in May). This coming Sunday is our End-of-the-Year Bash from 5-6:30pm! Cookout and games...I've been thinking I want to do something like that ABC show "WipeOut"...Not sure yet how to flesh that out without major injuries, haha!
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