Faith is a living, bold trust in God's grace, so certain of God's favor that it would risk death a thousand times trusting in it. Such confidence and knowledge of God's grace makes you happy, joyful and bold in your relationship to God and all creatures. The Holy Spirit makes this happen through faith. Because of it, you freely, willingly and joyfully do good to everyone, serve everyone, suffer all kinds of things, love and praise the God who has shown you such grace. - Martin Luther


Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Mission Trip Presentation this Sunday

This Sunday, August 15th, the youth and adults who participate in the YouthWorks mission trip to the Yakama Indian Reservation in Washington will be making a presentation about their trip. The generous support of the congregation made this trip possible - don't miss hearing all about it and seeing the photos, too!

In addition to serving, making new friends, worship and Bible study, the group also kept a journal, responding to prompts each day. This week I'll highlight a few each day... a foretaste of the feast to come on Sunday.

July 17th, Day 1 - drive from Bozeman to Spokane
Q: What are you most nervous about for this mission trip?
A: I am most nervous about the kids getting along the whole week! I trust that they will make the best of their time together and take some "me" time if they need it. - Barb

Q: Tell about one interesting thing you saw on the way from Bozeman to Spokane.
A: One thing I noticed was that almost every car that passed us on the freeway was from Washington, even when we were in Montana. Silly Washingtonians! - Courtney

Q: What do you think will be the best part of this trip?
A: I think the best thing will be sleep. - Jeannette

July 18th, Day 2 - worship at Central Lutheran, Spokane, drive to mission site, meet other groups and leaders.
Q: How was worship this morning at Central Lutheran Church in Spokane? How was it similar/different from worship at CtK?
A: It was different ebcause there were not a lot of kids, had an organ. Everything had a memory of someone or something. They had stained galss, it was really cool - every single window had a story. - Marley

Q: What are your first impressions of the YouthWorks staff and site?
A: Cheerful, and they had their goofy sides. They seem kind and ready to help. - Jesse

Q: What are your first impressions of the other youth groups and leaders?
A: My 1st impression of the youth is that many of them are a lot younger than me. Lots of them are in middle school and only a few high schoolers. - JJ

More to come...

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