Dear Family,
SUMMER! This is easily my favorite time of the year. The sun, the warmth, the beach, and teens with no school--there is nothing better. This summer is filled with events that need your prayer, trips that need safety, plans that need guiding, and teens who want fun.
The summer vacation begins with taking a van full of teens to work at Harmony Heart Camp. The opportunity to work at camp teaches teens about finances, responsibility, and work ethic. This year Vera, Sabrina and Michael will be working for their second summer. Please pray that God will challenge and grow them.
Growth is something my roommate Rebecca Barr and I hope to see a lot of this summer as we, along with a handful of committed followers of Christ, begin a community garden in our backyard. Our prayer is that God’s love will overflow from His followers working together into the neighborhood where we live. This garden is also an opportunity to teach kids and teens about produce, compost, worm bins, and creation. Please pray for our neighbors that their hearts will be softened, and pray that our hearts will also be softened.
The teens from World Impact in Newark, New Jersey will be joining Chester teens for a two-day event that will have us traveling from Independence Hall to the stairs of the Philadelphia Art Museum (made famous by Rocky) and to the lovely shore by Atlantic City. This will be the first of what we hope to be an annual event, uniting Newark and Chester teens. Please pray for oneness and fun.
Along with our regular Monday-night teen club meetings, this summer will find us at Harmony Heart Camp for a week in late August. Time at camp is amazing and allows for experiences that often cannot be found in the city: canoeing, bonfires, night walks and, of course, S’mores. Please pray that God brings male chaperones for camp, softens hard hearts, and allows the teens He desires to be there to be able to come.
Thank you for your love and support. I praise God for you daily and I covet your prayers.
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