Below are some picture of several events over the last couple of weeks. Halloween costume party, Lotta Fall Festival, and Rake N Run.

August stuff

August has been a great month! We are excited about welcoming our new 6th graders and our college leaders back into town. There were several things during August we got pictures of - including the Smithzonian Art Center and our lock-in.

X-Fuge summer Camp

Our students just got back from a camp called X-Fuge in Birmingham, AL. With X-Fuge, our students get the opportunity to experience a mission trip with a camp in one week. Our project was to repaint a home and playground equipment. The students worked incredibly hard and encouraged each other throughout the week. At night, there was a worship service, group devotions, and normally some fun late night activity. Below are some pictures from the week...

Campout for Haiti

Below is a video, that our students made attempting to raise awareness for Haiti Relief. Their troubles from the earthquake have been multiplied by their current rainy season. With families' home either destroyed or whether they are too afraid to re-enter homex due to aftershocks, many are living in fields in tarped shelters. However, with the rainy season these tarped shelters are unable to sufficiently provide shelter from the rains and tents have become prized possessions. If you would like to help you can donate $10 dollars to Children's Hunger Fund by texting the word TENT to 85944.

Spring Break Mission Trip

On March 21st-27th, Twenty-five students and five leaders travelled on Spring Break through the snow to San Antonio to work with contruction and kids. These students did an incredible job of embracing several different types of service for extended periods of time. The main ministry of our trip revolved around loving on younger aged kids in the Wheatley Courts area of San Antonio through an after school program organized by East Side Fellowship Church. Through tutoring, playing games, snacks, and lots piggie back rides, Christ's love was shared with joy.

In addition to loving these kids, our students were involved with packaging 'bags of blessings' for the Wheatley Courts community, packaging beans to be sent to Haiti, planting flower beds, repainting a food pantry, assisting in renovating three homes, participated in a church service for the homeless, and passing out gospel tracts at the Alamo.

I am so proud of our students and excited to them be sensitive to how God is working through them to help others. Below are some pictures