Show Me Your Faith Without Deeds, and I Will Show You My Faith By What I Do
This week was an exciting for the students involved with our Warehouse Student Ministry. The junior high enjoyed a meal together and the senior high students had a night on the town.
Our junior high students are whirling dervishes. They impress us every week with the many talents that they possess. One student who is in eighth grade at South East Junior High can already dunk a basketball on a ten foot rim, and claims to make really good spaghetti. On Wednesday evening we gave him the opportunity to show his culinary skills. On the menu was spaghetti with a fine red sauce and gourmet garlic bread, courtesy of Hy-Vee on 1st Ave.
The guys had fun making themselves dinner and playing video games while waiting for the spaghetti to cook. We have two more meals planned for this fall/winter season. If you would like to volunteer and help with cooking a meal with and for the junior high students please let us know.
The senior high students this week participated in our first Servant Night of the school year. The purpose of Servant Night is pretty simple, serve. The group was split into three groups to do three separate tasks. Group One was lead by Amos Arbogast and Colleen Mcglaughlin. Their task was to bake muffins and deliver them to some members of The River as a form of encouragement. The students visited Mabel Walters, Joe and Helen Gjovig, Allan and Wilma Mitchell, and Glendora Nattress. Group Two was lead by Luke Meyer and Mandy Green. Their task was to go down to the ped mall and hand out hot chocolate and hot apple cider to people for free. The students got the opportunity to meet the diverse residents of Iowa City who frequent the ped mall on Wednesday evenings, college students, homeless citizens, Cubs fans, etc…
The last group was a group of three students who went with me to visit a child in North Liberty that we're beginning a "Big Brother" type mentoring relationship with. Three seniors in High School got to experience first hand the world of a seven year old. The guys played video games, drew pictures and played with little animal toys. Sadly the first visit was only an hour long, but the guys developed a desire to continue plugging into the life of this child.
This week was amazing for all of the students and I know it is something they will not soon forget.
Pastor Steve