Reach Work Camp

Oh, what is there to say about Reach. Actually there is too much to say about it.

First of all, here's a link to all of my juicy pictorial memories.



My overall experience was amazing. Everyone on my crew got along so well. It was like we all were already friends. Everyone worked 160%. They didn't complain or slack off. They were an amazing blessing, especially considering how my crew was last year. God answered my prayer. He gave me an awesome crew.

I really learned a lot of stuff this week. A lot of roofing stuff. More importantly, I think I learned a lot about myself. I've always been passive, and I've always hated it. I have a desire for adventure, and danger. A desire to step up when my strength is needed. Well, my strength was needed, and I offered it. I lead crew devotions daily, which was always awesome. I was in a (unofficial) sense a "Junior leader." Although, I wasn't considered a leader, I kind of fulfilled that role. For example, on Friday, Jimmy, one of the adult leaders, pretty much put me in charge of shingling the back side of the roof. Only a few of the guys had shingled the front side of the roof, so I got to teach some people how to shingle and helped them out once they got started. It was awesome being able to share what I had learned. I also kind of supervised the whole operation for a while. It was an awesome chance to encourage everyone, because they were all doing an awesome job. And of course, I did jump in and actually shingled once everyone got the hang of it. Anyway, along with roofing we installed new gutters and did some painting. And we got all of it done by 6:30 Friday evening. Oh, And my crew was also in a local news paper in Weston. Maybe if I get adventurous I'll scan it and post it.

This week has also been a great time to grow closer to my youth group. I always love being around them for extended periods of time, like at cornerstone or retreats. One person in particular that I really appreciated was Jordan Harvey. We have a very open and comfortable friendship, which is really cool when you're at a place like Reach. It is a laid back environment where you can hang out and talk. I always love talking to her. We seem to always have so much to talk about. And it's usually fairly deep stuff. It's uplifting to be able to share that kind of stuff and have someone share with you as well. She really is an awesome chick. I can honestly say that this week was an adventure, which she was a part of, and without her it wouldn't have been as awesome as it was.

In other news, I'm really considering changing my major to youth ministries.