Day Four - awesomeness!

My apologies for posting this morning, but yesterday was such a full day! A big shout out to all the people volunteering at meal times - we have been very well fed! So Wednesday's highlights included one of the best scavenger hunts of all time during family group time. All the family groups got a list of items to find, then we piled into the vans and took off. There was a time limit, a spending limit and of course...the reminder that we are representing Jesus. Thanks to all the MCC pastors who allowed us to invade your yards to make human pyramids and take pictures, your homes, borrow toilet paper and rubber duckies, old pennies, used bars of soap, take out menus, condiment packets, and abandoned bird's nests. Teams ate pickle sundaes, stuffed twinkies, sang songs to a store clerk, posed with mannequins, photographed road kill, took pics with police officers and their cars, found someone that looked like a twin, and found and photographed the elusive ex-Bridgebuilder. Creativity was rampant as teams found the "biggest item that would fit in their van" including tents, a huge long string of quilts, and almost a shopping cart. The life size cardboard cutout was a challenge - why does 7-11 throw those things away anyway?

Well, after all that competitive fun, it was time to make a sharp left turn transition and go into our worship service for the night. Worship with a twist. We went on a prayer walk through the church as we encountered stations following the verse 1John 1:9. We confessed our sins, and then we laid our burdens down. Two completely different ideas, really. Sin separates, burdens weigh us down and distract or discourage. Then there was the foot washing station, humbling yourself before your family group. Next, we each experienced a physical demonstration of what it means to do our part - whether big or small - as we chose different lengths of rope and tied them together, forming a long strand. Unified in process and form. The next station was a reminder of the cross, Jesus's complete and total sacrifice for us, and His request to have the same from us - everything. As we contemplated this great exchange, we ended with a time of communion in the sanctuary by candle light. Each family group processed at a pace dictated only by the Holy Spirit. No one was quick to leave His presence.

The night finally concluded with Krispy Kreme donuts for everyone. The original plan was to take everyone there, but the Holy Spirit had other ideas and the lingering presence of the worship service changed our plans slightly as we picked them up and brought them back for everyone to enjoy.

Pictures will follow in another post!