Youth 2007 is The Youth Gathering of The United Methodist Church. It will draw thousands of youth from all over the globe to one amazing fellowship in Greensboro, North Carolina, July 11-15, 2007. During the five days of music, praise, prayer, learning, and growth, participants will be challenged to go back into their communities ready to make a difference in God's world and to live out their faith in ways they never thought possible.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Final Entry
Well, we finally made it home and for those of us who went on both trips it feels like we have been gone forever. We left early saturday morning and our goal was to drive all the way to Carbondale, IL
We camped out saturday night which, after being in a cramped messy room full of 15 girls, felt
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Forgiveness in Action
Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been keeping up with my blog, its been hard we have a lot me we have to do here. But since the last time I wrote a lot has happened. I have gone to the hospital, we went kayaking, and saw forgiveness in action.
I'll start by explaining the hospital part. It happened
Monday, July 16, 2007
Group Workcamp
We made it! We are now in Dalhonega, Georgia. Our week of hard work has started. We were greeted by our youth from Oswego Prairie and another 300 or so kids. Yesterday we arrived with minutes to spare before our first service started. At this service we met the people in our crews and learned the
Monday, July 16, 2007
Final Day at SPLAT
It’s time to say goodbye, but before we go we have one more worship service about teaching. Unfortunately, Christian, Stacey, and I are not able to stay for the closing service because we are leaving very early this morning so that we can get to Georgia before that starts. We have all made
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Act
Act was the theme today and many people had the chance to act unlike themselves. Roger was able to act like an astronaut while Pastor Keck and John were able to act like gladiators. But as a group we also acted out Gods love for everyone.
During our first worship service we learned of a
Hi! I am Mary. I am one of the youth from Oswego Prairie. I am eighteen years old and have been a member of this church for three years now. I will be a freshman in college at North Central this fall. I have gone on two mission trips and every one has been an amazing experience. I am writing this blog in hope that you will get a feel for what we do while we are gone. Thank you for taking the time to connect to us youth.
