Our 1st Weekend!

What an amazing weekend! We saw God in so many ways and are so blessed to be a part of bringing youth closer to him. We left for Ventura on Friday and met with the staff of a local church. The church is unique in that most of the members come from really rough backgrounds. Most of the 20 youth we taught this weekend came from single parent homes, or from homes that are unsafe. The kids ranged in age from 7 to 16 years, and all have very diverse personalities. We spent the weekend there on the floor covered with kids wanting to be our sleeping buddies. Throughout the weekend Clint taught on the Father heart of God, to the youth and to the adults. He had the adults in tears, and the youth for the first time every were attentive. We had them write what their name was, and draw something to describe them. They played team building excersises, and learned I will sing, a dance from Nicole. Pictures below! We had such an amazing time watching the kids function as a team and hearing stories and them pray out in our family times. The biggest blessing was the relationships that were built. One little girl told one of our staff that she wanted to become a Christian, and asked how she could ask Jesus into her heart- Praise the Lord! We feel so blessed to have the opportunity to give out of what's been given to us and see God move in this emerging generation. Please pray for our youth and for this church that is working to influence the projects that it's in.