Guate-ever - June 5th

Today was pretty exciting as we all went in the mission field and many of us for the first time.
We split up and sent one group to Kairos school and one group to Yalu.
The Kairos group, got acquainted with all the students and played some games and had some fun with the kids. It was a short school day. We began to setup the computer lab and it looks like later in the week we may build a desk and a wall to further geek it out. The kids were so excited about us being there and the computadores! One part of the Kairos group went to house building project in the same area. They assisted the Guatemala masons as they begain laying cinder block.
The Yalu group had their first try at converting corn stalk homes to Tin homes. Yes you read that right. We have bought 100 beams and 100 sheets of tin so far to help convert these folks homes from cornstalk walls to tin walls and improve their roofs. Like Phil said...are we really having an economic crisis back home.... kinda puts things in a different perspective. 2 houses were completed many more to go.

check out pictures from June 4th

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We Are Here!-Day 1

We have made it to Guatemala! God was so good in our travel. Everyone has been doing well. We have now learned that Delta is not merciful to oversized mission group bags. Please pray for them. Tiffany R.  almost left here passport on the plane after we landed in Guatemala. Thankfully the nice flight attendant found it for her. Everyone had their first taste of Pollo Campero. Yum, Yum! We will begin to post pictures and possibly videos later tonight or tomorrow. Thanks so much for your love and support. God is going to do great things here in Guatemala. 

Guatemala & Church

Just wanted to remind you about a few things. 

First...tomorrow evening at 11pm our group will be meeting to head to Atlanta to fly out to Guatemala. We would love you to pray for us while we are away. Pray that a great movement of God will be seen because of the faithfulness of all involved. I know God is going to do awesome things while we are there and even after we are gone. Check for daily updates at 72students.net

Second...beginning this sunday we will be doing one service during the months of June and July. The service will be at 10am. If you could do a few things to help us out. Get here early, park far away, sit close to the front, and scoot to the middle of the rows. This would help us make guest feel welcome and keep row congestion down. You guys are awesome! 

Lastly...our next rpm on the road will be June 17th at Heritage Provence Pool. We will post directions on 72students.net as soon as we get them. 

Texting Crazy

Do you every feel like all you do is text? Or at least that is all your students does? Check this article out. it has some great info for you as a parent. Have you noticed any changes in your student as they have started texting.

What is the average texting rate per month for your student or even yourself as a parent? 

Kids and Questions

Have your students ever asked things like this?

RPM on the Road this Summer

Overview:  
This summer we are doing things a little different. Instead of meeting on campus we are meeting in various homes around the community. Every week we will meet at a different location. This will give us a great opportunity to hangout more and enjoy more discussion. There will be a few things we have at every location. First, there will always be food. We know with hectic schedules even during the summer it can be hard to get something to eat so we are taking care of this for you. Second, the format will probably change somewhat every week. This will give everyone the opportunity to get to know each other better. At several of the houses they have pools, which we will enjoy. The only thing we ask of you is for the guys to not wear speedo style swimsuits and girls to wear a one-piece or a dark long cover up. This will all help us to keep our focus. 
 
Everything kicks off at 6pm with Food. Even if you come late it is okay. We want you to be a part. The ending times will vary a little depending on the activity. 
 
Locations:  
Check www.72students.net for various locations and directions.

New Series Starting Wednesday

DTR: Defining the Relationship is our new series starting this wednesday night. These words can be exciting and devastating for people depending on how the relationship is defined. Everyone spends time defining their relationship whether it is with the opposite sex or defining whether someone is their best friend or not. In this series we will talk about defining the greatest relationship of all. This series will give you answers on how and why you should define the relationship. Come and bring a friend!

May 6th: Defining the Terms (Show your team or school spirit by wearing your favorite team or school get up.)
May 13th: Having the Talk (free food at 6pm)

Location: The Brook; Bottom Floor of Two Story Building
Time: Doors open at 6pm, Everything Starts at 6:30pm and ends at 8:15pm
Who: For students in grades 7th-12th