Tonight the Lord's Kingdom was expanded by one. We had a young man come to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior during our Wednesday night Junior High Program. In spite of the turmoil, struggles and problems we have experience, our J-Hi group has kept moving forward. I started the year focusing on Senior High, and have spent the past 3 months working exclusively with the J-Hi program, and have really been enjoying it.
J-Hi kids are nutty and full of energy, but more and more I am beginning to enjoy thier quirks. J-Hi can be frightening to new volunteers, as they really can drain the energy out of you by the end of the night. We start the night playing some tunes at a moderate-loud decible level, playing foosball, air hockey (though our puck is now missing), basketball, lots of giggling/screaming/hanging out, consuming large quantities of Mountain Dew and candy. We follow that with some sort of competition game. Tonight we played the game where you stick your head on a baseball bat, run around it 5 times, run to half-court, grab a basketball and try to shoot at the other end -- all as a relay. Great fun, kids screaming/yelling/cheering/dancing to encourage their team. We followed that with a mental challenge all played in silence. Each of the 3 teams were given 1 can of spray cheese, one box of Triscuits and had to build the tallest structure possible. That is followed with what we call a stage game where two student compete in an eating contest of sorts. Usually something messy or gross, and best when both messy and gross. We then worship, followed by a message, then small groups to end the night.
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