As we're beginning to wind things down in Pilot Rock, things continue to be great in every aspect.
Watching the students from Pilot Rock mingle with the students from First EPC has been awesome. Seeing our students taking almost a mentoring role to the younger youth group here, and hearing them share what God is doing in their life in just regular conversations (not limiting them to just when giving testimonies), seeing them share scripture with others when hanging out at the park, seeing and hearing them sing songs while in the park, well, it's been overwhelming to say the least.
We have continued to see God's greatness in so many ways. Breakthroughs with teens in the community, children in VBS, that were rough around the edges on Monday and by Thursday, were fully immersed in everything we did, we've seen God softening hearts and opening doors.
The teen we'd been specifically praying for since Monday spent all of Thursday with us, going to the Water Park, dinner and hanging out at Youth Outreach, and while he's got a rough backstory, he got connected with Pastor Harley here in Pilot Rock and plans to be a part of the youth group.
Vacation Bible School ended on Thursday and the last day was arguably the most fun day, watching the kids flock to our students, kids that grew tremendously during the week, and families embracing and thanking our students for being here.
Our Family Time on Thursday was one of the most heartfelt of the week. Pastor Harley came in and shared his testimony and we were just blown away by his passion for Christ, his passion for people in this town and his selfless service, especially with the obstacles he's faced in his life.
On Friday, we'll be spending a lot of time with the Youth in Pilot Rock, doing an activity in the morning, then heading out to do 3-4 more service projects in the afternoon before doing a BBQ for the teens in the community for our final Youth Outreach.
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