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Day Five: Differences Big and Small
Today is our last whole day here at youth-works and this stay has been quite a memorable one. This morning after breakfast, we were the clean-up crew and listened to music by Taylor Swift. After that we went to park and put tubing around trees to protect them. Then we headed next door to a…
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Day Four: God Moments
The day started pretty much like everyday other did, with me getting up 20 minutes before the rest of the guys. Everything was like every other day until I went to check on my air mattress in the new BED ROOM and found it deflated. Then came my God moment of the day when Fr.…
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Day Three: God is in Us
I saw God today when we were all together at breakfast and we were all laughing and enjoying each other’s company. We came across a dead snake today. I also saw God in one of my new friends that came up to me even though she doesn’t really talk to people. I also saw God…
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Day Two: On the Border and in the Tension
At the beginning of today I could not have imagined all the things we accomplished. We started off by painting parts of the curb at a park. It needed to be red to signify where the fire engines would park in case of a forest fire. We talked to a ranger and he informed us…
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Hello, San Diego!
If I could describe today in one word it would be tired. I woke up tired, I got on the plane tired, I got off the plane tired,I watched billy build a fort in the back of the car tired, I ate my pizza for breakfast tired, I went to the aquarium tired, I went…
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The 5-story slide
Today we visited the Haven of Grace, a shelter for women and their children. It was founded in 1988 by St. Peter’s Episcopal Church! First we cleaned the playground Then we organized the incentives closet, where women can shop for baby clothes, toiletries, and more! It was great to learn about the Haven and see…
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Don’t forget the sprinkles
Today we baked cookies at Sunshine Ministries! Will, Sawyer, and Roberta were on team chocolate chip While Adam and Eli rep’d for team double chocolate chunk. Ta-da! The Sunshine Ministries men will love munching on these at lunch. We then decorated cookies with Sunshine Ministries preschoolers And we joined the playground fun, too! We made…
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Operation Brightside Makes a Splash
This morning we helped pick up trash with Ms. Lewis, a parishioner at All Saints-Ascension Episcopal Church. Ms. Lewis is the block captain of Operation Brightside, an organization dedicated to beautifying the city. It started raining buckets right when we finished! God was watching over us and our service project. We picnicked at the World’s…
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Mission Stay 2018!
Tuesday, June 19 marks the start of Mission Stay 2018! We are four fabulous youth and two dedicated adults, all committed to bettering our community and having fun while we do it! This morning we weeded and harvested turnips at Pagedale Community Garden. Ms. Faye and Ms. Cora were very grateful for our hard work,…
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You will have mandatory fun
Yesterday morning we said goodbye to the amazing YouthWorks staff! We had a delicious breakfast at First Watch. In the afternoon we visited Schlitterbahn Water Park in Galveston, TX! We were a bit hesitant at first, but Zach’s military order to have mandatory fun ensured we had a blast. The Lazy River was a favorite,…