Back to teens missions....

Back at Teen Missions, Florida .....

In the early 1990's, our family drove across the country to put our oldest son and his friend on a bus in Atlanta.  They proceeded to Merritt Island for Teen missions boot camp.  This was their second time there.  The rest of us toured Washington DC, the Atlantic coast and finally ended in Florida as well.  It was Teen Missions 20th anniversary, the commissioning of the teens to go out to their designated work projects all over the world..what excitement, what enthusiasm, what joy...and what sweaty bodies and smells...but covered with the Lords boot camp's totally awesome blessing...

Here I am again some 20+ years later...the camp still smells! there is still sweat....but the enthusiasm, the excitement, the joy is just as evident as it was....now there are second generation students...kids of kids who went before, sharing their parent's experiences.....

What fun to see the smiles on so many faces as they slog through the mud, the mosquitoes, the hands-on classes, memorize Bible verses, encourage one another, sing great songs, listen to great speakers, laugh, work, do laundry in buckets, live in tents, pray for one another, grow....in The Lord...they will forever be changed...as will the parents, siblings, leaders and anyone they touch in their lives....all over the world again....


Thank YOU for the opportunity to see generations seeking You...with all my grandchildren ....it is indeed a privilege beyond words....

Proverbs 1:8
[ Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom ] [ Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men ] Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.

Psalm 33:1
[ Psalm 33 ] Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.

Psalm 47:1
[ Psalm 47 ] [ For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. ] Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.

Proverbs 10:1a
[ Proverbs of Solomon ] The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father....

Proverbs 23:24
The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.