Youth Group

Tonight at youth we played a game with a pair of socks(its almost like monkey in the middle). It was very interesting and fun. For the game everyone (but one player) has to sit in a circle and one person starts with the sock then you throw it to another person that is not next to you. While the sock is being thrown around the person who is not sitting in the circle has to either tag the person with the sock or catch the sock. If the person in the middle tags the person with the sock he/she is know in the middle or if the person in the middle catches the sock the last person to touch the sock is in the middle. It was fun to play because the sock would go over everyones head and everyone near the sock would try to get it.

In the sermon Pastor Eric talked about how the generations before us started giving Christianity a bad name and almost give up on trying to change the way people view Christians. And how our generation has to stand up and bring Christ back into the world before it is to late. He also said that if we don't do something soon the Muslims will take over the united states and band Christians from having a place to worship. He told us a story of what he did to the youth group he worked with during the summer and how he showed them what it may be like if we don't do something now. He told them that it was 2030 and that they burnt down the church and now they have to go somewhere else and worship there. They blind folded everyone (so that way there would be no traitor that might find out were they are hiding) and took them to the youth pastors basement which they made up to look like a run down basement. Then they had there little meeting and near the end they had some men dress up as soldiers and act like they belonged to the army of Muslim United States. They came down and asked everyone who was leading them and one of the teens told them that Pastor Eric was the leader and they went over to him, asked him who he was, pushed him down to the grown, then shot him in the head with a paint ball gun. I felt like I was there while he told the story. It really opened my eyes at how things may change in a few years if we don't stand up and really reach out to everyone.

I just felt like I had to share that with everyone who reads it and I pray God leads us all to change the world and turn peoples hearts to Him. I didn't think to take any pictures of the game but I promise to take pictures next time my youth group gets together. To let everyone know the weather is planning to snow on Sunday. I really want the snow but I also want to go to church on Sunday. So I pray it isn't to bad that we can still make it to church.

Video of Youth Pillow

This is a video of the pillow fight we had on Saturday. There is a moment where everyone attacks our Youth Pastor. It is just fun to watch. Hope you enjoy it.

Thanksgiving Dinner @ Church

After church this morning they had a thanksgiving meal for everyone who was there. During Pastors preaching Pastor Eric and I smelt the food and it was killing us. And luckily my table was the first table to get food. The food was as good as it smelled. When everyone was done eating Pastor named off some of the people how work in the church and then showed a slideshow of pictures of people working. I love when my church has fellowship.

Heres a few people at my table

Heres the other part

Movie Night w/ Youth

Saturday night we watched Transformers at a leaders home. We watched the movie on Clearplay (which is a DVD player that filters the DVD) and it was good. During the movie I was really tired so I tired to fall asleep but the movie was to loud and some of the teens wouldn't let me. When the movie was over we just talked til I started a pillow fight and then it got wild. I just hit the one leader in the face and then that is what started it. There were moments when we had to tell them to settle down and watch the lights. It was fun and a great time with everyone.

You can tell by how the camera looks that the fuzz was everywhere.

Everyone was getting hit.

Even Pastor Eric.

Busy Friday

Well Friday it was go here, go there, all day. The day started out with everyone going to co-op for the first session. We left and went to the Harrisburg Symphony Young Persons Concert in the city of Harrisburg. Next, we went to Wildwood Park to take pictures for Christmas. I was home for only an hour to pack then off to McDonald's for supper. Next we went to Youth Group. After Youth, Robyn and I went to a friends house in Mt. Joy. So I was everywhere. And now I am feeling the effects of it.

Here are a few pictures of the game we played at Youth.

As you can tell we are playing Human Pretzel or Knot.

Last Friday Mom's Group for the Fall

Today was the last day for the fall and the kids were just getting used to us. We only had four out of the six because one family couldn't come, so we had two infants and two toddlers. They were all great till have way in when the youngest girl was tired but wouldn't fall asleep. So she cried for 30mins. until I layed her down on her blanket and she finally fell asleep and slept until her mom came. Here are the pictures I took of the kids.

Here's Jay Jay.

Here's Anna, Alana, and Robyn. Anna is one of the helpers.

Here's Gracie fast asleep on her blanket.

Here's Kate (Jay Jay's Sis).

Bonfire Pix

Sorry I couldn't get these pictures on my blog last night, but here they are. They were all taken @ night on nightshot. I tried to fix them the best I could.

Here's everyone playing Red Rover

Here's one of the leaders
Here's another picture of them playing Red Rover

Here's Pastor Eric

This is a video of everyone singing You may have to turn it up all the way to hear anything.

Bonfire with youth

I was just @ a bonfire with my youth group and it was a blast. We played games, ate hotdogs (I ate 4, because I didn't have any lunch) and s'mores, and sang a few songs. It was a great time getting to know Pastor Eric (Youth Pastor) better. And for those who do not know he is our new Youth Pastor, he came in the middle of Sept.. For games we played dragon and red rover, then we sang the best we could or what we remembered. Then for the final thing we had a trust game where everyone (except the leaders) had to be blind folded. While blind folded we had to hold the person in front of us, then the person in front had to listen to Pastor Eric's voice and lead everyone where he was taking us. It was fun and a good way to get to know your leaders. When that was over we cleaned up and went home. I will post the pictures I took as soon as I can.

Mothers group fridays

Today Robyn and I went to a mothers group to help them with the kids and on the way there we saw florries, but it wasn't cold enough for it to lay. Usually I work in the nursury but Robyn took my spot and I helped out in the preschool room. The kids were so funny and had a little trouble understanding why there were two new helpers in the room. But everything went well. Near the end we put in a movie and the kids were so quiet. I would have loved to put pictures on but I forgot to get pictures and there was also not much time to just sit and breath until the movie was in.

Women of Purpose

This morning I went to a Women of Purpose conference with my church. It was a blast. The speaker was great and talked about the connection between mothers and daughters and grandmothers. She also said that the young girls are the new generation that will bring God to the people of the world. It was a fun time and I can't wait till next year.