Crazy, Busy, Beautiful Life

Hey y'all! I realize that it's been almost a month since I posted last, but that's because life has been insanely busy (and when I fall behind on things it's a little overwhelming to think about catching up). So much has happened since I last blogged so I think I'll split it up into smaller segments so as not to overwhelm y'all (read: myself).

So remember when I made that massive Despicable Me themed background thing? Well, it was for an event that Jhi has six times during the summer called Summer Nights. It's held on Wednesday nights and we have a speaker, emcee, games, music, free ice cream from an ice cream truck, and lots of fun hang out time. For the last one that we had, I was able to be the emcee!

I came up with a few different games to play and had to do certain things like facilitate those games, introduce the speaker and band, and just be entertaining in general. As the students came in we played a game where I would call kids up, have them put their hand in a bag, pick out a jar, and whatever they picked, they had to eat. The best part was that it was all jars of baby food. This was not even the normal baby food like bananas or peas. It was things like ham and ham gravy or macaroni and beef in a jar. GROSS. Anyway, it was a HUGE success. The kids had a great time and of course so did I.

Then I had announcements and played two more games. Everything went so well and I loved getting to  interact with the students in a different way!

Then we had ice cream and played a hilarious game outside where the kids ended up covered in flour. Yes, I said flour. Oh the joys of working with a middle school ministry!

So far we've had three of these events and then took a break for Goldrush (which you'll hear lots about later). We have three more, but sadly I'll only be there for one more :( At that last one though, I'll be speaking! Prayers would be greatly appreciated!