A wonderful young lady substitutes for me at school when I must be gone. It is not easy to find someone who is conscientious and follows directions, and gets to know my students, but Jessica does all that. She is a also on staff at the church I attend, and that is how I met her. She works with a group of young people at church as well as puts together mission trips for members to take.
The young people come together, every few months, to do a party in a nearby park for neighborhood children. There are crafts, games, stories, and a barbecue. They see this as their local mission work. I have been called on twice now to help out and in both cases, I thoroughly enjoyed myself, working with much younger children than is my usual assignment with high school kids, making crafts.
Yesterday, in blistering heat of over 100, we did crafts that involved the story of Jonah and the whale. Here is some of the handiwork:
For a more detailed version of the day, check out the Animoto video I made.
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