The day started off in the church parking lot as the adults pulled in and lined up all 6 vans at 6:15am.  The kids started arriving around 6:30am for check-ins and to set up their spots in their vans and catch up with those they haven't seen for a few days or weeks.  We all attended the 8am worship service in one large group where we got commissioned and were able to attend communion.  We then exited directly to the vans and drove off on our week long adventure.  The vans had all different sorts of excitement consisting of sleeping, snack sharing, and l'm sure many other various situations that were encountered.  We stopped for lunch at the Georgia welcome center and had a good chance to stretch our legs.  Then continued on our adventure, with a couple more bathroom stops, until we arrived at our site church in Atlanta.  We unpacked vans, settled into rooms, made beds, then ate some dinner (pulled pork, mac n cheese, salad, fruit and veggies) and had orientation meetings.  Tonight we had our first "club" time where we sang some songs, saw some skits performed by the youth works leaders and then had "family group" time.  We finally wound down the night with some board games and some giant scrabble.  We are looking forward to waking up and really getting started with our week tomorrow morning. Prayers are appreciated for anything from safety to patience and for thankfulness for this great opportunity we all have.

Good night from ATL:

quote of the Day----You might be able to go to the furniture bank and move mattresses for 4hrs, but it will be AWESOME