The Best Youth Anywhere!

Sunday our high school mission team shared stories from their time in Portland, Maine earlier this summer.  In fact, when you think about it, the mission trip acted like bookends for the summer season.  We left on the trip June 28th, about one week into summer; and they told their stories on September 20th, the last Sunday of summer.

In between there were some life-changing experiences.  It was great to sit back (not have to prepare a sermon) and to remember the work we did, the fun we had, and the people we met.  I smiled as Theo described the day we made 600 pancakes together.  That moment and many others were captured in photos we all enjoyed seeing on our new digital picture frame in the narthex.

One of the highlights of the morning is caught in the picture above.  It was when three of our youth shared the skit that they shared with the children of Portland.  Young and old laughed at the jokes and got the message about patience, which came from our scripture for the day, I Corinthians 13.  That passage ends with, "love never fails."  I love our youth, and watching them serve others on these mission trips never fails to impress me.  I know they made an impression on everyone in church on Sunday, and I know they made an impression on the people of Portland, Maine.  Where are we going to go next year?

See you in church,
Pastor Dale