Rafting Top 10

I am not including the top ten pictures from rafting (I'm holding those over people's heads to help supplement my income). I am not even explaining the top ten most fun activities of Saturday, August 11th, 2012.

 I am recording the top ten reasons why the people who went rafting were not insane.

1. Experiencing Jeopardy with Michael Schaedel and Vanna Tompkins is worth getting up at an ungodly hour.

2. We got to see a whole new side of people.

Rush raft  

3. We got a whole new opinion of life jackets. They may not be the height of fashion, but they keep you warm. We aught to pass them out to the ladies at church.

                                 

Naselli raft

4. We learned multiple uses for paddles - like avoiding pictures. 

                                       

Maybe I should just say we learned multiple ways to avoid pictures. Notice the distinct absence of Mrs. Tompkins:

Tompkins Raft

She was on the other side of the camera. And, for the life of me, I could not find a picture of the Schaedel raft.

5. No matter whose raft we were assigned to, we could usually fellowship with other people by jumping to their rafts. For example, take a good look at the Jump King:

Dahlhausen raft

6. We got plenty of delicious food. (Breakfast on the bus, and Snacks With Steve not pictured - but you can tell his raft was a happy one.)

Kidd raft

7. We made unforgettable memories. Just ask.

Talbert raft

Or, follow this link. We start going over the edge on page 2 near the bottom.

8. John Chism gave a heart-warming testimony of God's work in his life - which he would probably never tell in Sunday school.

9. We got a lot of bonding time in on the bus driving home - we were too busy fellowshipping to record it.

10. We got to spend nearly ten hours with some of the most enjoyable people in the world.

Rachel Potter

Bowling Fellowship

The genius of bowling activities is that if everyone is having a good time, they all face more or less the same direction. Consequently, natural shots end up showing peoples' uninteresting side. Case in point, the pictures below. 

When people do not get into their best bowling groove, we end up with pictures like the one below.

(No, Mr. Tompkins, leaning to one side will not help your ball curve at the end of the lane. )


Another way to tell if someone is having a good time is when they confidently model high bowling fashion:

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or, when they are so secure in their score, they can wander to other parts of the alley and chat between turns.

I won't say what Mr. Wiginton's score was, but the term "Strike King" comes to mind.

All that to say, the people who went to the bowling activity really enjoyed themselves.


Rachel Potter

Caroling Activity

You just had to be there.

Christmas Caroling Activity

Our traditional caroling activity is scheduled for December 15th. We will enjoy caroling, a delicious supper, a never-before-played game (similar to, but not really like the picture), and a white elephant gift exchange - not to mention a speaker and a whole bunch of fellowship.

Stephen Kidd would appreciate early sign-ups so he can organize the caroling end of things. Mrs. Tompkins would like early notice too, since she is in charge of food. The sign-up has a few more details. So, let us know if your are coming or if you need a ride.

Fellowship at the Wiginton's

As you can tell from the number of cars in the picture below, we voted to ask the church if a new parking lot at the Wiginton's could be added to the church construction budget.

This fellowship had several important elements, the first two being our host and hostess.

The Wigintons have a lot of practice, so they host great fellowships.

The second element consisted of green prayer cards that attendees exchanged.

(Don't forget to pray for the person who gave their card to you and check up on them next Sunday or the Sunday after.)

See if you can guess the third important element from the pictures below.

Important element number four consists of the hottest babies in all of College and Career:

Other elements not pictured:

The Roach Rescue Team 

(who ran for more hot dogs part way through)

Porch counseling and encouragement groups

Football  and soccer practice

Students hiding from Dr. Newton

Faithful (the dog) on porch cleanup duty

If you didn't make it, please put us on your calendar for the first weekend of November. Location details to follow.

Rachel Potter

Volleyballs and Mayhem

The mayhem was a little hard to photograph, but we did get some good shots of the food. We also found out that Kaleigh Tompkins and Bethany Chism are pretty good bacon protectors, and Ryan Pilz can hit a back board with a sponge ball from half court.

Food, fellowship, and Clair sticking out her tongue.

Luke's favorite part

Marty's favorite part

Warm-ups

A dangerous game - you should see the bruises!

Activity Link

If you need a break from florecent lights, home work, and decorum, come join us on October 1st for and evening of volleyball and meyhem. We will meet at 5:30pm in the Academy Gym.


Supper will be included (not in the mayhem), but we need an exact count of attendees so we can be prepared.  To signup for the activity, please visit http://doodle.com/txhrxctm92akx7q2 .