The van ride: What are you here for?

Okay, so the guys get into the “guys” van. Our attractive charm is obviously coming out as two girls approach the van, look in, and decide to jump into the “girls” van. This could definitely turn into one of those sixth grade dances where the guys and girls stand on opposite sides of the ballroom, staring at each other. We will see how that goes for the rest of the week. The following guys rode in a church van with me. I asked them a basic question: what are you hoping to achieve, learn, or gain from your week in Port St. Joe’s while serving in the community and worshipping God in his beautiful creation?

“I will enjoy meeting some new friends and learning some applicable things in my relationship with the Lord.”

-Luke Hanson

“I want to get more plugged in with the college ministry while serving my fellow classmates and the people in town.”

-Mack Outlaw

“I hope to witness growth in the Kingdom as well as in my own personal relationship with Christ.”

-Stephen Thurman

“Trace called me and asked me to be a construction leader, which is definitely out of my element. I am hoping to invest my time and energy into people to enhance personal relationships with others and honestly just have a lot of fun.”

-Lee Reeves

“As the old, wise man, my first goal is that everyone we come into contact with who does not know Christ will come to know Him through our involvement. My second goal is that everyone on crew eleven has so many blisters that they cannot grip a hammer upon our return back to Auburn. My wife wears the pants in the family, and she tells me what my goals are. My family hopes to start taking more mission, volunteer opportunities such as this. It is imperative that my children understand what mission and giving is truly about. My five year old daughter may genuinely know more about the Bible than myself. She tells me something new every day. She is like a sponge. If you teach a child something early, they will soak it up.”

-“Chaperone” Jonathan Tinsley

“I am single and on the market. No joke, trips like this are relationship factories. I would not be surprised if Facebook relationship statuses change hourly.”

-Anonymous

While this last person asked to remain anonymous for obvious reasons, there is some truth to the comment. We will grow in relationships with people. We will get to know each other. While it may only be on a friendship level, people will grow in community with one another as we realize “we are all in this together.”