Week 2

I can't believe that my second week here is done. It has gone by incredibly fast. The second half of last week was great. We had our first Summer Street, youth group, meeting of the summer last Wednesday. The youth group is called The Street because the church is King Street, hence my blog title, in case you were wondering. Anyway, they put me in the "hot seat" and we allowed the kids to ask me anything they wanted, nothing was off limits. Lucky for me the toughest question was "how much ketchup do you put on your hot dog?" I also got a chance to talk about a favorite passage of scripture. Overall it was a great night. I got to meet lots of students, now if only I could remember names.

Sunday was my first attempt to teach Sunday school. Jr. High boys and girls. If you know me, you also probably know that Jr. High is not my first choice to work with. But I am excited for this opportunity because I am challenged. They challenge me to be a good teacher, but more importantly to love on them. I can't wait to get to know these students better and watch them grow during my time here.

This week has been crazy. Next week is our first big summer trip. Its called Summer Sneak and we are going to Cape Henelopen, Deleware with some Sr. High students. A week on a beach... this job is so hard. But because of that, there was a lot to do this week to get ready. I spent extra hours at church several days to get us ready. I am excited though. I have been told that we have a great group of students going with us and I can't wait to get to know them. 

Two weeks in and I couldn't be happier with my choice to come to PA. God has some great stuff planned, I know it. I have already been asked to step out of my comfort zone and forced to grow. 

Things to pray for:

-Next week. There are 35ish of us going. Pray for safe travel, safety of everyone while we are there, and for our students to be open to what God has planned for them next week.

-Continued growth on my part. 

-Students back home. With the suicides at Barrington the past few months and now one at Palatine students are hurting. Pray for them.

Thanks for reading. I have heard through the grapevine (aka Mom) that several of you really enjoy reading this. 

God Bless

John