Work Week 2018

Last week (June 18-23) was spent in SC with our youth group. It was my first year going on work week, and it was an awesome experience. We went to Wilderness Way Girls Camp in South Carolina and did a lot of work there at camp. We worked hard...but we also played hard. And...we grew closer to Jesus and closer to each other. ❤

We left at 4:30am Monday morning and the bus ride down was very memorable. It was 90° something in the bus [the ac quit] and we were stuck in traffic. But oh well...we made the best of it... and we were all ready to reach our destination that evening!!

👆 Mariah, Me, & Lauren early Monday morning (spirits high!!)

We worked and worked in the heat...real feel was over 100°. But it was so much fun working with other youth. We accomplished soo much and learned to know each other very well. 

☝️ a group of us girls went off camp and helped an older couple move into the community there.

👆  Hanna and I put in hours of cleaning up brush!! The guy in charge showed us a big section of brush and told us he wanted it cleared...we did most of it, although a few people did help us a little here and there. It was so fun! 

👆 the finished job...we felt a big sense of accomplishment!!

☝️ the cousinhood

 ☝️ me and cousin Ben. We had a water battle fight going on a lot of the week...so we thought we needed an "enemies of water battle picture." 😂

☝️ the Martin's of the youth group

👆 the whole clan (yes, there were about 65 of us)

We had such an awesome week...I am so thankful for all the happy memories...memories that I will cherish for a while!! 

"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." -Psalms 28:7