preaching with Evergreen Baptist

singing songs with the kids

hangman

preaching in silver spring

we didn't let the threat of rain stop us

Fridays cookout with the kids

setting up the water fight

water fight

Week 5 of Mission Possible was once again exciting and exhilarating for the participating teens. We arrived at Forcey every morning around 1 P.M., did our devotion, packed the various coolers which kept us going throughout the hot days, and set off for The Villas in Langley Park to organize a Kid's Club. The kids were our primary focus last week. Each teen was assigned a partner earlier in the summer, and the partners were, in turn, assigned a sketch board message to preach to the kids during this past week. We arrived at Langley Park each day around 3 P.M., although our arrival time varied throughout the week, and then set up for the daily program. The program consisted of a puppet show, a rather painful but worthwhile part of the day, a humorous skit or interesting trick depending on the day of the week, a hangman puzzle competition for the kids performed by the teen whose partner would be preaching, and of course, the message, which was used as a teaching technique to share the Gospel with the kids. In addition to all of this, we purchased several prizes for the "best-behaved boys and girls", which were awarded to the kids each day who had been witnessed being attentive during the hangman puzzle and the message. After we concluded the scheduled part of the program, we provided ice cold water and a snack for the kids before playing with them. However, on Friday afternoon, as a departing thought, we provided a picnic, consisting of hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, and soda. The meal could not have happened without the help of one of Zane's co-workers in OAC, named Tom, who provided a very fancy grill. We sincerely thank him.Anyways, playing with the kids included activities such as "Duck, Duck, Goose", freeze tag, and frigid but entertaining water fights. We usually departed from the location around 5 to go eat dinner, which was usually done at the church, but also occurred in a park some days. We had a great time witnessing to the kids, and many seemed intrigued at the Gospel message. The departure on Friday was difficult and sentimental in many ways, and we were disappointed to have to leave the fun and interesting kids there in Langley.

Each night we were picked up from Forcey at around 9 P.M., so, as you can imagine, the kids' club, although it was the highlight of our week, was not the only thing that we took part in last week. During the nights, we partnered with Evergreen Baptist Church, in NE Washington D.C., as they took part in their annual "Evangelism week". We traveled just around the block from where the church was located and preached in a neighborhood called "Clay Terrace", walking door to door some nights, sharing the Gospel with those on the streets, and open air preaching some nights as well. While there, we also set up pray corners for the residents of that community, giving people the opportunity to have us pray for them, some maybe for the first time. Overall, helping Evergreen Baptist this past week was a learning experience that was well worth it. The people there seemed quite receptive to the Gospel, and several, praise the LORD, professed Jesus as their Savior. We participated in their "Evangelism Week" on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday night, unfortunately we had to remain at Forcey Wednesday night due to a rain storm. However, the storm was a blessing in disguise, and the rest, fellowship, discussion and discipline that we took part in and received was pivotal and needed. We concluded the week by preaching in a normal manner on the streets of Downtown Silver Spring. There we had a very interesting discussion with rather interesting people, and it was a great way to prepare for Ocean City. In conclusion, Mission Possible was blessed abundantly by the children of Langley Park and the staff of Evergreen Baptist Church during week 5, and we have been and look forward to growing more next week as we eagerly anticipate preaching on the boardwalk.