Day 2 was great. We started the morning with Derek Horn teaching through Philippians 1. He talked about the value of partnering in the gospel. He said that our partnership with them was an encouragement to their whole church. We went from there to prayer walk the neighborhoods. We have consistently seen that where we prayer walk on Spring Break, God tends to do amazing work throughout the year. In fact, the neighborhood that Derek now lives in and ministers in was one we prayed for a year ago.
We then went to serve at the Whites' elementary school. The kids did great and worked very hard. For some, it might not seem immediately apparent how this makes kingdom impact, but the Whites are wanting to get plugged in with the school and administration to get to know people in the community. Our kids came and served under the Whites' name and built relational equity for them as they continue to minister in this neighborhood.
We had dinner at the Horns' house, and the night quickly became Derek Horn story hour. We were literally wiping tears out of our eyes and picking ourselves up off of the floor from laughing so hard. 10 years of student ministry experience will leave you with some great stories. One of the neatest things has been hearing stories from Derek of movements of disciple making he's seen take place in high school small groups. It helped cast a vision for our kids of how Christ can work through high school kids to reach their school.
We put on a Winter Olympics night at the local YMCA for kids. Everyone played a part in making this night happen. For a young church plant that hasn't fuller developed their kids ministry, it was fun to bring the gifts of these Little Mo, KidMo and 456 leaders to the party. Hannah Biondolillo and Meriel Francis led the kids through an opening ceremony where kids picked the team names, made a flag and processed in. Jacob Keeney and Eric Dorothy led the kids through a winter biathlon and Pool Noodle hockey. Afterwards, Taylor Holmstrom led the kids in worship, and Olympic Gold Medalist Brandon Slay spoke to the kids about the treasure greater than gold that God offers all who believe. Brandon leads a missional community (community group) for Converge.
The kids hit their beds whipped after a 12 hour day. The Lord is stretching and growing us in a way that has been a blast. Everyone is doing well.
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