Junior High Exposure: Fold Tour 2011 Day 1

Junior High Exposure:  Fold Tour 2011

I haven't found wifi yet so this post is being transmitted via iPhone.

The Cast:
• Ben Sparks
• Erin Rutt
• Ethan Hoover
• Bryan Eltman
• Brooke Dienner
• Rachel Severein
• Chad Stoltzfus
• Cohen Peifer
• Hannah Robinson
• Eirene Hoover
• Nicki Beiler
• Brandon Fisher
• Dave Ulrich
• Elam & Becky Glick

The Plot:
From August 7th through the 13th, Keystone Junior High will be serving at The Fold Ministries in Vermont.  The Fold Family Ministries is a Christ-centered facility in Vermont that provides residential care for struggling teens in crisis from around the country.  Our team, composed of seventh & eighth graders, will provide manual labor for several maintenance projects around the facility.

Day 1:
Just like Jesus, we left Paradise to serve the ones we love.  We rolled out of Keystone’s parking lot at 9:30am and began the nine hour trip to Lyndonville, VT.  All fifteen of us crammed into a perfectly matched 15-passenger van with our gear loaded in a trailer.  It’s easy to know if we’re missing someone; if you’re comfortable, something’s wrong.  I’m personally very grateful for Elam Glick, our professional chauffer; he operates this machine like a surgeon.

We encountered no real troubles on our trip.  Praise God for safe travels!  It took approximately 67 seconds until someone was lobbying to play mafia, but it was a full 10 hours before a Veggie Tale sing-a-long session began.  If you listen quietly, you might here them while I’m typing.

I’m excited for our week together.  It’s a very fun crew.  And there’s a godly depth for a group of junior highers that I haven’t seen before.  I was continually impressed by their insights and comments in our pre-trip meetings.

I expect to arrive at the Fold within the next hour.  Once we arrive, I don’t know what to expect.  Housing arrangements, work assignments, team breakdowns—we’ll see what happens when we arrive.

For those praying, Thank You!  Here’s how you can join us in praying:
• Spirit-filled & Spirit-led work and conversations.
• Team unity.
• Humble servants.