We ended up leaving TC at 6:30am. The temperature w/ wind chill was zero degrees. The three vans were steered by Rink, McNeil & Wiener. We stopped twice and arrived at the Wal-Mart in Paintsville, KY at 4:30. We met up with our JE guide, Curtis. After some brief shopping for munchies, we headed out to our lodging place/house. We drove on a windy road in hill country. The picturesque scenery was combined with a mixture of run down houses along with 3 car garage brick homes.
We moved into our house. No doors on our rooms, just curtains. The boys have especially close quarters. We had pizza and salad for dinner. Jason, the director of the Good Neighbors organization, gave us a brief orientation about the area and the ministry. Curtis then led us in a fun mixer game. It involved a person in the middle, doing a motion that the rest of a copied, and then he or she shared something they liked. If others liked what they did, they had to switch seats. Let's just say, I'm glad no one was injured.
Then each person shared four things about themselves: name, favorite color (as specific as possible), interesting/quirky hobby/something you really like to do, and why did you come on this trip. The time was filled with laughter but also some very meaningful moments as students shared from their heart the "why' question.
Curtis then shared about his life and how God has worked. After a closing prayer, we ended the evening with free time that was filled with games and talking. Today was a great start to the trip!
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