That sounds like fun! I love to hear of really active youth groups at church or temple! The kids at my church are incredible - and I'm going to brag a little about them (before saying what I was originally going to post!). My church has grown by leaps & bounds in the past 6 years - we often get as many as 600 kids for "Wednesday Night Live"!
They raise money and take classes on spiritual growth during the year, then come summer, they take weekly turns going to a small town in Appalachia, and do amazing things! They paint for people, fix fences, show better childcare ideas, cook, etc - everything that needs to be done in this little town. They have a sense of stewardship, and will occasionally bring someone back to visit. These kids, grades 7-12, have a better sense of witness and hands on loving than I did in school!!
One kid was telling us what he did last summer, and among the things he listed was "I put astroturf on her porch" and there was some giggling. He responded, "Honestly, she wanted it!!"
It's capped off by the Youth for Christ Rally in DC at the end of the summer. I'm thrilled to say that fully 20% of the graduating seniors at least start out in missionary training, seminary, or theological studies!
They will be collecting for "Souper Bowl Sunday" (do they do this in other cities?), but little do they know that ee adults are already conspiring to make sure they get some pretty steep donations!
Didn't mean to brag, because the end result is the same:
Blessed be those who are working with the youth of this country, to teach them the values of a concerned and believing society!!
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