Friday with the Teens

We had a great day today with our middle school kids. We are studying the Fruit of the Spirit and today's lesson was peace. We had about 15 kids attend. The most exciting thing they did today was begin making scrapbooks of our summer together. We had lunch together, then played Wii and other games in the worship room, swam, rode ripsticks or played together outside. We were together from 9 AM until 6 PM. Enjoy the pictures.

Horseback Riding and Service Project

Every Friday this summer our teens are having special events and service projects. Today we went horseback riding at a riding club here in Gorlovka. The kids loved it. When we finished riding, we had lunch at the worship room. After lunch we painted the fence around the playground. The kids did a great job all day. We are studying the Fruit of the Spirit and today the lesson was "joy." The kids learned that there is great joy in having fun together and in doing a great job working together.

Teen Lock-In

We hosted our first lock-in with the new youth group last Friday night. They were incredibly excited about it. They stayed up until about 6 AM and then all crashed until 8 when we made them get up and clean the worship room. We played Wii, Play Station, many other games, had a devotional and, of course, ate half the night!

Neighborhood Service Project

A babushka in the building adjacent to ours has been working hard this spring to make her garden beautiful. Recently I asked her if she would like a fence like the one around our garden; of course, she was thrilled with that suggestion. Last weekend we built the fence and then the neighbors painted it. Our youth group kids helped me build the fence.

ABC Kids

Here are some recent photos from the ABC program. Thank you for continuing to bless their lives through your generosity.