My Crew

I’ve been a negligent blogger for the last couple of weeks.  I have some good excuses though.  One is that I was blessed to join in a mission project with our church’s youth group.  We loaded up two vans with 16 youth and 6 adults and headed south to Richmond Virginia.  We partnered with Group Workcamps and spent the week helping less fortunate people in Richmond.  We painted houses and did various construction projects. 

Group does an awesome job!  When we arrived everyone was organized into crews.  The 5 awesome young people you see pictured above are my crew….crew 38.  Each one of them is from a different youth group.  Well, that is all except Amanda and Sarah.  They are both from the same church.  From left to right you have Sarah, our devotional leader (who I nicknamed Otter, because she loves to have fun all the time and is full of joy), Amanda, our quartermaster (who loves to eat),  Katie, our Organizer ( who is the best navigator and helped me not get lost in downtown Richmond), Thor, our Work Director, (he’s not standing on anything….he’s tall!), Jaewon, our Break Maker ( who taught me how to speak some Korean), and me.  Each day our crew worked together, ate together and prayed together.  What awesome young people!  We worked hard, but we also had a ton of fun. 

Before going to work one morning I decided to take my crew to see the capital of Virginia.  We are standing before a monument dedicated to George Washington and other honored Virginians at the capital.  We explored the capital building from bottom to top.  It was a rewarding adventure.  Virginia is a state with a glorious and proud heritage.  We all enjoyed this little trip immensely.

Thanks crew for the opportunity to serve God together through helping others in need.  You are the best!