Here are some things that I learned this year on the trip:
- People from North Carolina are crazy for 7-Eleven. Desperately crazy.
- I am crazy for Jamba Juice. I already knew that, but it was nicely supported on this trip.
- Toy Story 3 is an amazing movie, even when seeing it with a theater full of 300 elementary kids.
- Chris Shore made it into a surprisingly large amount of our pictures, considering he was in Montreal while we were on the trip.
- Chicago is still the coolest city in America.
- It's amazing how much fun can be had with a clothes pin and some sneakiness.
- Filling 1 pound bags with Wheaties for four hours is surprisingly satisfying.
- Curtis Crews is one slippery fellow. Michael Telford is not.
- "Ice Cream and Cake" is a dance, not just a popular menu for birthdays.
- "Naked" (a fruit juice blend without preservatives or added sugar) is the perfect beverage for the road.
- It's better to be a pencil than a pen.
- There is a Target in Chicago.
- A field full of hundreds of wind turbines is beautiful.
- Carl will tolerate nasty candy, a lousy seat in the game, and post it notes on the car. He is one of the best friends you can have.
- A circular room filled with tricycles is fun no matter how old you are.
- In large groups, high school folks care a lot about the World Cup.
- You can get free wireless in Chicago if you are willing to walk around a bit and sit on a street corner.
- Lake showers are almost as good a regular showers.
- 15 hours in two vans in one day is much easier than I would have thought.
- Mexican candy has the potential to create emotions in you that you didn't know you had.
- Jared Elder has seen things that you wouldn't believe.
- Family Force 5 needs to release an acoustic album.
- If you take a Frisbee on a youth trip, there's a good chance it's not coming back with you.
- Seating in Perudo matters more than I would have thought.
- Everyone wants to sleep on Marshall Horsman's shoulder.
- Chicago is easy to navigate, but also easy to get lost in.
- Portillo's is worth getting lost for.
- You can only get so wet in the rain.
- Most kids just want someone to notice them.
- There are few things as amusing as looking at your reflection in a huge bean shaped mirror for a while.
- Sometimes, they have tornadoes in Chicago.
- Cooking hamburgers in a frying pan on a camp stove is a bit dicey.
- We have amazing leaders in our youth group.
- We have awesome students in our youth group.
- This will be a hard trip to top.
- There is a lot of need in Chicago.
- God is doing great things, both in the city, and through the members of this group.
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It is no secret that you have a lot going on in that especially oversized head of your, but it is extraordinary to be given a window to see inside. Your faithfulness to God's call on your live and the FPCYPF (I think I got them all) community is the reason that all of the awesomeness became reality. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteSorry for not posting to FB. Maybe I'll go there, too.
ReplyDeleteIt's really cool to watch how your being faithful to God means that all of these students and leaders get to have their worlds rocked. It's apparent that they love you tremendously. More importantly, I believe they love you because of something they see in you. By allowing God to change you, you are impacting others. And you get to do it in the absolutely amazing 110% Tyler Domske way.