John showing off in front of the youth kids. They got to eat every meal with us at camp.

Melissa, Shari, David, and myself on top of the mountain.

Last weekend was Behold at Camp Sumatanga. Despite the adults not being wild over the speaker or the band... the youth had a great time. I have decided that is doesn't matter where you take teenager....as long as it is away from home.. they will have fun! It was sooo cold, but the kids(my personal kids) got to enjoy some of the entertainment. They each took turns going to hear the band play over the weekend. John of course loved it! The girls, while enjoying seeing all the youth kids, did not care that much about it! Rainey started complaining with her ear on Friday night.. just in time.. right? Her ear was draining pretty bad, so she was pretty irritable all weekend too. We went to the top of the mountain during free time, had a campfire, and had quite a few other exciting moments (sick teenager, falling in creeks, ripping pants, ect)!

Meals of Mercy ( which is a free meal ministry) started on Wednesday night at our church 2 weeks ago. Somehow, I ended up in charge of the whole thing. Me being the excellent cook that I am! HA! Cooking for over 200 is a learning experience...and shopping for it.. I have been to Wal-Mart at least 15 times in the past 3 weeks! ugh! Along with our normal Wednesday night fellowship dinner, we have had alot of needy people coming for dinner. Every week it gets bigger, as the word spreads. Please keep this ministry in your prayers. That we will have the financial support to continue and that we will be able to help as many as possible. Praise report: Last week at Worship at the Bridge we had 7 Meals of Mercy people and 4 of those attended a Sunday school class!

Feeding 300!

So as usual, I have volunteered myself into huge undertaking! We are starting Meals of Mercy on Wednesday night, along with our normal fellowship dinner. Meals of Mercy is a free hot meal to anyone who wants it! Free- Hot- Home Cooked! All of these things prove to be a challenge. So Val, who has been doing the Monday meal for about 8 years now, has committed 6 weeks to helping me. So, I am in learning mode. I barely cook for the five of us, let alone 300! We have had alot of church members volunteer, but mostly ask where the money is coming from. Which we answer, "The Lord will provide." And I know he will!
Week 1 : We are having Spaghetti, Salad, Garlic Bread, and Cake! I made the cake today. I again, am not a baker! So it is boxed.. because that is my skill level and it was $0.88 a box! So I had to figure out how to use one of those industrial mixers. Which I must say, is very cool. I got 9 boxes of cake mix and all the added ingredients in there. Very impressive! Convection ovens are pretty amazing also. I wish I had one at home!
Please pray that our meal goes off without a hitch tomorrow night and we can continue this mission in our community.

Matthew 14-: 13-21

13When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
15As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food."
16Jesus replied, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."
17"We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered.
18"Bring them here to me," he said. 19And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.