Last minute preparations are SERIOUSLY underway now. God bless our 3 cooks, they really have taken care of the hungry hordes in the past - how much peanut butter & jelly do you buy? - meals on the road, lunches for the work sites, dinner for 57, including the VEGETARIANS, how many bottles of hot sauce do you get?
How do we get there? 7 vans, 1 cargo van, 1 mini van - is there enough room to jam 57 sleeping bags, plus long term duffle bags with work clothes (Really how much STUFF does a teenage girl reallyneed for a week), short-term overnight bags plus pillows and coolers and SNACKS. Bill Turner is doing a great job arranging not only the van needs but drivers licenses and insurance (minor details Bill, minor details). Have you ever seen 57 people do a potty-stop at once while on the turnpike?
Are we there yet? Are we there yet? ARE WE THERE YET?????? Shawn Harris & Bill Otte are doing a yoeman's job with keeping the troops entertained coming, going & while over-nighting on the road. Singing 100 bottles of beer (oops - root beer - this is a church sponsored event) can get old pretty fast (so does listening to Hanna Montanna CD's as well). If you've ever taken a family trip in the summer, you KNOW what traveling in a van with 7 girls is like (ps. ear plugs can really help :) ).
We have truly blessed with a supportive congragation and community. If you see an opportunity to help underwrite a portion of the YSP trip, sponsor a meal for a crew for a day or a work-site brown bag we would be forever greatful. You may contact the youth minister Shawn Harris at sharris@mentorumc.org
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