The nature of every mission trip is flexibility, and this trip is no exception. Though our week has been wonderfully coordinated between all of our adult leaders, things always come up that make the whole experience a little more challenging…or perhaps a little more interesting! However, every challenge or flexed schedule that’s been faced this week has been handled incredibly well! Today, this included moving some teens around to different mission sites, resolving a building permit issue, discovering new projects in need of repair, and facing multiple scattered thunderstorms.
After our busy day in North Charleston, we headed back to Mount Pleasant and got cleaned up. This year, we rented a 12 unit shower trailer [the company is actually called Nature’s Calling!], so getting all of our teens through them takes a little coordination. But by 6:30 pm, we were all cleaned up and ready to begin our unique dinner, fellowship & worship experience!
We were joined by about 40 students from FBC Mount Pleasant, as well as some other high school and college students from the area. This meal, it was the people of our host church (FBC Mount Pleasant) who provided the food for us. As for the entertainment/fellowship, we had the John Callaway come with a few other musicians to lead an hour long concert. Some our high schoolers already knew John, as he led the worship music for Common Ground (the winter retreat). The music was great and mostly all of our youth ended up dancing and mingling with the other area teens! It was great to see such crossover. At the end of the concert, several students (including Emily Brown and Matt Whitescarver from GBC) shared brief faith stories; this time was followed by some closing worship songs that were sung by teens and adults alike. It was truly a neat event that succeeding in bringing various church groups together to share, learn & worship as one.
Along the Journey…
Casey
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