Youth Quest

The week after VBS we held our 2 day Youth Quest. We got the gym (at no charge) for Thursday and Friday and planned activities from 1:15- 10:00 p.m. Total Enrollment was 40 young people between ages of 12 & 25 with about 30 others who were older or younger.

Here's what when on:
- Four sessions, one each afternoon and evening, which included youth choruses, handout activities, a skit, Bible Drills and a "talk." The topics were The Quest, The Junk Yard, The Map & The Crossroads. Jordan talked pretty straight to them and they payed attention for the most part. Misty Taggart (Native American from Pine Ridge Reservation) gave her testimony Thursday night and Laura Smith spoke about Northwest Indian Bible School the next. We all especially sensed God's help during the Thursday evening session. It was our best crowd (maybe 30) and everyone really listened! No one had to come (or stay). Some of them found it convenient to slip in at snack time or during their favorite activity. Sorry, we didn't get a good picture of the sessions.

- We took a break at supper time, but we did serve two snacks each day: cookies and drink in the afternoon and chips, dip, cookies and drink in the evening.

- Activities included Basketball, Volleyball, Waterballoon VB & Blind VB--Ultimate Dodgeball was a big "hit." Friday afternoon we had a water balloon toss contest, a water balloon fight, popcan relay game (includes water) and an unofficial round of "slop the preacher with the rest of the water buckets".

- And of course, clean-up >late at night > with our old worn-out bodies. Fortunately, they didn't make me do too much of it.

Special highlights

>Laura's new "friend" (one guy always seemed to know where she was)

>Seeing lots of people reading NIBS literature and showing interest in NIBS
>Getting to know a lot of new young people!!!

Water Balloon Volleyball

Ultimate Dodgeball

Popcan Relay

You should have seen a little later when a little 5 year old boy was trying to pour his can into Mike's--standing center--Mike was too tall or Nygile was too short--Nygile just dumped his whole can slowly on Mike's shoulder.