In the evening we played a couple of group games. In addition to talking with each other, it's also great to laugh together. Brett & Elijah led a game about saying each other's names and getting wacked with an empty paper towel roll if you are not quick enough. We also played "Families". Our devotions were on Acts 14:24-28. Our small groups focused on prayer. Groups of 4-5 students spent 30 plus minutes in prayer.
SUNDAY: We enjoyed a more leisurely start to the day. We attended the 11:00am worship service at the Rockhouse Freewill Baptist Church. This is where Larry, our new friend from the Good Neighbors ministry, attends. The congregation was excited about our presence (and mentioned this fact numerous times during the service). We sang up-beat, spirited hymns, ones that were not familiar to us. The pastor, Richard Williams, was 86 years old. He invited me to the pulpit to introduce our group and explain our service projects.
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, we went to the Paintsville Lake State Park area for hiking in the afternoon. After a pulled-pork dinner, we enjoyed some Appalachian music with a local singer/song writer/guitar player. He was accompanied by Jason on the harmonica and our very own Elijah on the drum. Our devotional passages were Romans 15:1-7 and Ephesians 4:1-6. We then spent 20 minutes sharing specific words of encouragement with each other. We ended with a personal time of reflection on how God is working in us/challenging us. Our reflection was accomplished by writing ourselves a letter. I am bringing the letters to school and will hand them back to the students in May.
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