I also had a high school lock in last week, in which I got NO sleep. It went so well though, we had 20 kids spend the night at the church. We hung out, ate chinese food, had worship, a lesson, and played a bunch of "Minute to Win It" games. If I'm honest, I would say that I have been avoiding lock-ins since I started in youth ministry, but I actually really enjoyed this one!
Last night was our last night of Teen Community Bible Study for the year. (This is a county-wide study for teens that I am the Teaching Director for.) I am relieved to have Tuesday nights free for a while, but last night was really amazing. On the final night of each year we have a big dinner honoring the seniors and then a time of longer worship and students have the opportunity to just share about what God is doing in their life and how Teen CBS has helped them in their faith. Wow, I was so amazed and so humbled by this time. We practically had to cut it off because it was goign so long and so many students wanted to share. Nights like this are truly a reminder of what an honor it is to work with teenagers and it is definitely an encouragement to keep going!
Friday is Nolan's birthday, so I'm looking forward to celebrating that!
