Youthworks oh Youthworks...

HEY EVERYONE!

so this is officially gonna be my way of keeping y'all updated on my summer!

so so far things have been crazy. we arrived in stuebenville ohio yesterday. it was our first day here and we were SO welcomed. a couple people from the church gave us tickets to the gospel fest that was going on down in the park and we went to check it out. We saw Apolegetix preform. They were something else. They are like a weird Al Christian band. hah. and me mark and kim even got on stage and sang with them :) to the song "heavenly hill" which was to the tune "beverly hills" by weezer. eric took pictures (i am really gonna try and get pics on facebook soon). then we went out to dinner at this local italian place called naples. it was delicious. we had a wonderful waitress named phyllis. she was simply delightful.

stuebenville is a beautiful town. it is right on the ohio river. west virgina is right across the river and then penn is about 10 mins down the road. so we are in a tri-state area, which is cool that i will be in 3 different states each week! the population is right under 20,000. this is a really historic town and the buildings are beautiful downtown.

so anyways, pre-stuebenville i was in philadelphia for the past week training. it was so awesome. i got to see independance hall, the liberty bell, and go to new jersey all because we got lost in the city. it made my day! also that day i got to run up the same stairs that rocky ran up in the movie. hah. it was simply fantastic. i spent the week building relationships with youthworks teams across the east. it was delightful!

God has been so amazing through-out this. he really blessed me with my team. Kim, Mark, and Eric are my team members for the summer. we are all so different but yet just bring out the stregnths in each other so well. it was been so much fun getting to know and laugh with them this past week.

when we road tripped out here i got to drive a teal GMC truck! it is one of our vehicles for the summer and it is simply the best! i get to drive it all summer long :)

well there is so much more to say and pictures to show. but the truth is im really tired and have to get up in the morning at 7:45 :(

so i promise i will be writting on here as much as i can so check back if you want to stay updated!

if you feel like writting or sending me mail i would love that! here is my address:

1st Westminster Presbyterian Church
YouthWorks Kryn Luhmann
235 North 4th Street
PO Box 580
Steubenville, OH 43952

as i close this i want to share a verse that i really grew in this week. it is hebrews 11:40

"God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect."

it is so true. he meant for us to live and work together, not independantly. i cant do this alone. i would be nowhere if it was for my teammates, and support and prayers from my friends and family back home. i challenge you to think about the ways that God has you work together with other people in your life to truly spread the Good News and His Kingdom.

and with that i am gonna get some sleep. but you are all in my prayers and i hope you all are having the best adventures this summer. i cant wait to tell you of all the hilarious moments and moving moments that happen here in "the ville" this summer hah!

peace
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