Tuesday we had the honor of getting to have dinner with the Phillips. It was really awesome and encouraging to get to hear part of their story. I am amazed each time we get to interact with a different family of how different each family actually is. I love hearing people's stories. I love hearing about how they got to where they are now, because if they don't tell me about it, then I just assume things and when I assume things I am probably wrong, and then I miss out on the truth. I am thankful for Tim and Kate's willingness to be honest and open with us. They even let us tour every nook and cranny of their house, including (but not limited to) their attic. Literally, every single meal we have eaten has been amazing too. We had this great salad and baked spaghetti with yummmy bread.
Wednesday we got to have chicken pot pie with the York family. Also, delicious! I am in Community Group with the Yorks, but it was fun to get to hang out with them and see them from a slightly different perspective. I got to hear some of their story that I did not know. Their son, Calvin, sang us one of the most recent songs he has written, and Silas read us a few of his poems. I love their creativity and eagerness to share. We sat on the back patio and ate ice cream cake for a while after dinner. It was nice. It felt refreshing, encouraging, and comfortable.
I'm already realizing how much I am going to miss all of these people when I have to leave this place.
Yesterday, before we had make-your-own-pizza-night with the youth, Patrick and I met with Michael to talk through the last four chapters of Generous Justice. It was so much stuff, and really really overwhelming in a lot of ways, but also exciting. It is good, good stuff. You all should read it. I am exciting about getting started on the curriculum we are writing. We will start that this coming week. There definitely is not a lack of material. I think what will be most challenging is deciding what we want to focus on, and what we want to leave out. There is so much good stuff in there.
Pizza night was awesome. I would say that it was a huge success. It was fun. Nearly 20 kids came out. We had 18 youth, I think. Seriously, I didn't even know that there were that many kids in our church. So that's crazy awesome. We made pizza, cooked the pizza (which took a little longer than we would have hoped), and played outside (swing, basketball, bean toss...). I had a lot of fun, and I think the kids did too.
This week has been great. It's been much more organic in regards to our team dynamic. It's been busy, but it's gone by super fast. I do need to be more intentional about taking time to slow down, because it's not going to happen on its own.
My Community Group is going to work at Peace Haven Farm tomorrow morning. I'm really excited to get to go out there and see what it's like. We are planning on partnering with them one day during OUR GSO, and I get to talk to them tomorrow about that too. They are a working farm, or on their way to being a working farm. It is going to be a place where people with disabilities can come, live, and contribute to the farm. They haven't launched yet, but are working hard to get there. It really is a beautiful mission that they have.
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