Summer 2009
August 20, 2009Whew! What a crazy summer! We have been completely negligent of our blog, but now we’re back with lots to catch you up on.
The summer officially started with the Middle School Lock-in in May. Then the time for camp quickly arrived… and that’s where we fell off the blog wagon. Camp Tallowood 2009 was amazing, but it really feels like ages ago.
Micah with some of our graduating seniors as we waited for the buses of other students to arrive.
The 6th grade boys compete for their first time in Acquire the Tire!
My tribe, Benjamin, throws up their wolve sign during the Tribal Shout after telling the story of the prophet Joel.
The Issachar tribe got the prophet Micah, so their shout included a couple of familiar characters, played by Grace and Joseph.
A few of my awesome girls!! Charlotte and Mary Katherine are a couple of 6th graders who were in my room, and Katy is one of our graduated senior girls.
Soon after camp was HP&L, our middle school in-Houston mission trip (Hopefully that will be getting a new name next year. It just confuses a lot of people!). Micah and I took our students all around Houston doing random acts of kindness, a vacation Bible school, sorting Food Bank donations and working at a homeless shelter. We also hosted the 8th grade girls at our house. They were wild, and a whole bunch of fun. Especially on our late-night Katy site-seeing trip.
All of us at the Houston Food Bank
Music time during the VBS the students led at an apartment complex.
Addie and her new friend Gia during VBS.
Rec time during VBS.
Tuesday Pool Party!
Alicia, Kate and Kayla at the homeless shelter where we cleaned more than 300 beds, replaced pillows and mattresses and made cards for the residents.
Our HP&L crew of middle schoolers and sponsors!
So that was the first half of the summer. Much more to come about Israel and other stuff soon…
-Laura
