Wow......it is thursday night already.  When we arrived here in Atlanta the end of the week seemed so far away.  And when some of the groups were unloading a truck full of mattresses the end of the week seemed so far away.  When some people were just standing in an assembly line and time was going slow the end of the week seemed so far away.  When some were laying down to bed at the start of the week and weren't able to sleep the end of the week seemed so far away.  And now that the end of our week here at youthworks in Atlanta is coming to an end it seems like such a short time that we were here and some wish we just had more time to do more for those that need more.  Looking back it seems hard to believe how much we packed into just one week.  The experiences that we had, the people we met, the places we went.  lt was so incredible to see the kids all work together and interact together with everything we did in this one week.  There was a huge amount of fun had.  There were emotional roller coasters.  There was the want and desire to be able to do more for the people that we encountered.  There were rough times in this week and also some awesome moments that happened this week.  New bonds were made within our group between the adults and within the kids and new communication lines opened from kids to adults.  And l think that there was one fact that kept coming up through all of this, and that was that there were 45 absolutely amazing kids here with us this week.
     We spent the week inviting people to our cookout that we had tonight in the park across the street from the church.  The kids got to spend some time with people from the community one last time.  We then ended the evening with many many people realizing that tonight was the end of our time here.  But we pray that everyone realizes that this is just the beginning of their mission work in their communities and everywhere else they go.
  Again we are all very thankful for everything that was done for us to be able to make it here.  All the prayers were greatly appreciated.  We are waking up at 630am tomorrow and cleaning all of the space we have used in the church and packing up.  Then eating breakfast and hitting the road down towards FL to our next stop.  l hope you have enjoyed reading a summary of what has happened this week and encourage you to ask your children more about it all.

Goodnight for the last time from the ATL


QOTD

"I always bring my monkey"