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Lamon Update #2

7/24/2013

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The church usually gives each team one day out of the week to take it easy, do some planning, and go see Chicago.  Since our group is fairly familiar with Chicago, we stayed close to the church and spent some good quality time together.
Tuesday's Activities
  • Practice and Preparation: We used our first several morning hours to finish planning and practicing our lessons for the rest of the week.  I'm really proud of the way our kids are using their creativity and talents!
  • Mexican for Lunch: We went to a local Mexican restaurant and introduced some of our kids to authentic Mexican food for the first time.  I recommended everybody try horchata.  Some people really liked it, others... not so much.
  • Dollar Store:  We went shopping for props and craft supplies.  There were two highlights of this trip.  First, all of the kids decided to call me Daddy through the whole store and tell people I adopted them all and that today was all of their Birthdays.  Second, one of our Naperville kids refused to believe everything was only one dollar because apparently the dollar store in Naperville caters to wealthier folk and prices things all the way up to ten bucks.
  • Not a Fan: We had a discussion about the first two chapters of our book Not a Fan.  A lot of the kids were challenged to think seriously about what makes a true follower of Jesus and whether or not we will be among the people to whom Jesus will say, "I never knew you."
  • Kids Club: We led an evening program for the kids at the park.  We taught the story of David and Goliath and the kids had a lot of fun playing our jousting game.  Our activities didn't fill the time slot we had hoped, so we need to work on a fuller program for the next few days.  Several kids came out for the gospel bead bracelets, but most were very young and didn't fully understand the gospel.  Still, we are glad seeds are being planted!
  • Volleyball: One of the youth leaders at the park had us play volleyball at the church in an attempt to draw in some of the neighborhood teens.  Nobody joined us, but we had fun together.

Prayer Requests
  • Pray that the book we are reading and discussing would help those of us who are not fully committed to Christ to realize it.  Pray it would help us to pursue Jesus as followers and not just fans.
  • Pray for the seeds of the gospel that have been planted and ask God to bring them to fruition in His perfect timing.
  • Continue praying for Jonathan, who accepted Christ on Monday, and for Brian, who needs special attention every night.
  • Pray for the church to find a way to connect to the teens of the community.  Whether it's soccer, basketball, tutoring, or something else, ask God to give wisdom to the leaders here.
  • Pray for our lessons still coming up.  Prodigal Son is tonight (Wednesday) and the cross and resurrection is Thursday.  
  • Pray for our youth night on Friday night to spend time with and influence the three regular teens.
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Getting some Mexican food!
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Lining up for our Noodle Crown Knight Jousting game.
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CHARGE!!!
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Nathan teaching the David & Goliath story to the kids.
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Lucy
7/25/2013 04:35:02 am

The kids look so happy:) Thank you!!!

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    Mark has been happily married for five years, has a year and a half old daughter, and serves as a youth and children pastor in Oak Park.

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