603.2 miles, 13 hrs and 10 minutes...

so we hooked up the loaded trailer and off we went on thursday morning. as usual there were several things that had to be done before we could leave...one being the electrical connection for the lights on the trailer were different but nothing a wirecutter and some wire nuts couldn't fix quickly. then we were off. here's some comments from those that went...

I enjoyed the trip. 13 hours and 10 minutes? It didn't feel like a minute over 12 hours and 59 minutes. Weird. I was shocked by the level of damage that took place. I can't believe there isn't more relief for these people. Mega dittos to Bible Church of Columbus. Wish there was more they could do and that the government would do. AND...Charles Edwin Hill was one bad little dude when he was a kid.

Jeff Selph ~ Children's Ministry Director

i learned working can be fun if you're doing it for the sake of the other people. i also learned that riding in a car for that long with your brothers can be so aggravating (lol) and my mom is really cool and jeff is not as bad as i thought he would be, but i thought he would be soooo much hyperer.

Jordan McCartney - 7th grader

I really had a great time! I like to be a BLESSING to others!It just blessed me taking all thoes boxes of things into the church and seeing their faces how much stuff we brought to them,i felt bad for the people whoes homes got destroyed by the flood,some of thoes houses were so tiny.Even though it took awhile getting out there the trip was well worth it!I hope to get another chance like that again to be a BLESSING!

Angie McCartney - Adult Leader/the.evolution

purpose driven youth ministry student leadership conference '08

its been very good week here in orange county, california. and for some reason there just hasn't been enough time to sit and write. but here's the first post on our last day at the conference. this year is amazing because the conference is being held in the just opened "refinery" on the saddleback campus. this building is simply amazing. but we're up and headed out and wanted to share some pics with our peeps back home. we'll be posting some stories as we go through the next couple of days. check back!

the 07-08 evolution in words

ht to the folks at wordle...