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The Amazing Missons Race (part One)

Well, I told you that I would do both, So I am combining them. Part 1:
Missions Week:
Monday: The Evening News. The schedule got a little messesd up because of the rain, so we went door to dooring. I was with Clint, Bobby, and Cuyler. We went to visit Albert and Kellen (sp?). Albert was home (I love that kid) and he is planning on coming back, which is awesome. Kellen wasn't home, so we left him a note. Then we talked to this lady with some kids over. We got a chance to talk to them about church and how we know for sure that we're going to Heaven. She kept yelling for/at her kids though, so I don't know how much of it they actually got. Then we went on to talk to lots more people, we even got to minister to a pitt bull, which was VERY cute. Cuyler kept playing with his bugs in the car, it was so cute.
Tuesday: MOW EM' DOWN! My group was Carl, Any, me, and Beckie. I think thats it. We went around offering to mow people's lawns. And you know what everyone said? NO! They resisted the chance for a free lawn mowing! Some other groups had better luck, but I guess things won't alweays work the way we want them to. Then we came back to the church and I finally got to clip some hedges (Haha Beckie). Then the hedges had a hedge part (haha Brittany).
Wednesday: Thirsty? Wednesday we went to different parks and gave people water and a chance at eternal water. It was awesome. I was with Kristen K., Vicki , Becky G. , and Timmy. Me, timmy and Vicki were a group. And we got to talk to a lot fo people. Giving water with the application of spiritual water was a lot of fun. WE met a guy who had a very strange conversion. Protestant/ Baptist to Catholicism (sp?). I was a little suprised, its usually the other way around. We had fun though. WE ran outr of water early, but in all the whole youth group talked to about 100-200 people! AMAZING!
Thursday: The Secret of the Apple. Thursday we all went to the Haven of Rest. 1/2 of us helped with the little kids, and 1/2 of the youth group served dinner. I helped witht he kids. Andy and I are some sweet pupeteers. We did the puppet show, and my arm was in a lot of pain while doing that! Afterwards, we had BIG SUPRISE, apples. And we got to hang out with the kids, which was nice. I wanted a little kid who would like me and I could show love to, and I got one! She wouldn't let go when it was time to leave! I want to go back. I want to do something regular. It would be fun.
Friday: Missionary Dinner. The missionary dinner was AMAZING! We were separated into groups. China (me, Ty and Bobby), U.S.A, UPG, Europe, and South America. They were all served dinner differently according to the way and amount of gospel they got. China: we got little amounts of food, and our waiter wasn't very talkative. Spirtual Application (SA) : China is in a communistic communioty, so they are only allowed to have a little bit of the gospel, and it is not allowed so it is underground. U.S.A.- LOTS AND LOTS of food, good food. Good service. SA: The U. S has so much of the gospel, but we aren't taking all of it. There's still some left over, we can share! (and some of us still need it!) UPG- Unreached people group. No food, no service. SA- No gospel. No missionaries. No eternal life. Europe- gross/cold food. Okay service. SA- They have it and its thr real gospel, but its so traditionalistic (not all bad) that no one really wants to go to the churches. South America- tons of food, great service, not nutritional. SA- Lots and lots of Christianity/missionaries, but not so much GOOD spiritual food or truth. Not much TRUE gospel. It was amazing. I learned a lot, just from Friday.
Saturday: Down Time. BOWLING! Man that was awesome! Fun fun fun!

Missions week was amazing. It taught me a lot. I can't wait til Missions Week 07'. I would really love to be a missionary, but we'll leave that to God. In the meantime, keep your eyes fixed for Part 2!