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Joy filled the Mega Pantry this week because of all of the amazing unpaid servants, the wonderful food that was delivered by the San Antonio Food Bank, and our awesome neighbors that we had the privilege to share with! And thanks to the the super Girl Scout Troop #672 helping at Mega! Get ready for our BACK TO SCHOOL free event coming this August!  Nurse Theresa and Community worker, Emily, shared information about our Back to School Bash at the Glory Community Garden’s “Burgers in the Garden” event!        This week on the Midweek Mission Moment, we showcase the amazing children and youth programs here at KFUMC! The theme for this year's VBS was "Heart of a Champion," inspired by the Olympics! Last week was VBS and it was fantastic! Just hours before it began you could find me powerwalking between all the classrooms frantically trying to remember everything and predict things that could go wrong. I wanted it to be perfect, and I was stressed! I should have realized that it would be great no matter what, simply because we were all coming together to learn about and worship the Lord. As our amazing crew of volunteers walked in, followed a few minutes later by all of our very excited kids, my anxiety melted away and my excitement began to build. The room filled with giggles and squeals of excitement...you could feel God's work beginning in that room. The four days passed quickly and so much fun was had! The kids were challenged to memorize four different memory verses and most of them did! If they memorized one they received a metal, if they memorized three or more they were given a trophy. On the last day, one of the boys came over to recite a verse and sadly told me he wasn't sure if he had any memorized at all. I told him to try and gave him the first word of each verse. To his surprise, he knew every single one. He jumped in the air as I handed him his trophy and ran back to his friends yelling that he did it! I didn't stop smiling for the rest of the evening. We also told the kids that we would be raising money for the Costa Rica Children's home. Each group was encouraged to bring their dollars and coins to put in the offering. The group that raised the most money would get to throw pie at Pastor David and me on the last day. Our VBS kids took this very seriously and ended up raising over $950. The Jamaica team took hold in the gold and got to pie us as we closed out VBS. The fellowship hall rang with laughter! I know I left feeling like I had developed the Heart of a Champion through the week, and I hope the kids did too! A huge thank you to everyone who volunteered for VBS, it would not have been possible without you! I can't wait for next year! Tuesday McRorey _______________ Forge Youth went on a mission trip to New Mexico! What did our one week of mission look like? 6 Suburbans and Vans 22 Hours on the Road 31 Hours of Work 100s of Hearts Touched Our Forge Youth Ministry teamed up with Boerne First UMC youth group and the local youth of Santa Fe, New Mexico to do some serious good! The youth got to see the real-life struggle of the unhoused, they packaged and handed out hundreds of containers of food to the food insecure, and helped the community care for local parks by cleaning up and doing some landscaping. Other students socialized dogs at the Humane Society, cut steps into the side of a mountain for the U.S. Forrest Service, built a ramp with the New Mexico Ramp Project, and let the first responders of Santa Fe know they are loved and prayed over with freshly baked cookies. We learned in worship and small group throughout the week that opportunities to serve are all around us, and that our faith asks more of us than simple words. Hearts that are truly in love with God show that love through their deeds, and faith without works is dead, from James 2:17. These students showed faith on fire. Through blisters and sunburns while they sewed peace and love for the people of Santa Fe. The youth found joy in service, which is something they will carry with them and continue shining here in the Hill Country. Thank you for helping to make this faith-growth opportunity possible. Your tithes go, in part, to supplying the youth program with the space and resources it needs. And, our youth-designated fund, which some of you have contributed to for student scholarships, helps make trips like this affordable for our students. We are blessed to be part of a community that cares about its children and youth. I praise the Lord for you and your faith in action. Kendra Thomas   Our Back to School Bash will be Saturday, August 3 at Light on the Hill! If you have gently used clothes that your child has outgrown, we would love for you to consider sharing them.  I was privileged to attend the Rio Texas Annual Conference last week in Corpus Christi, Texas. I had the honor of sharing about the good works that have been done by so many of you at Light on the Hill at Mount Wesley. It was wonderful to be able to celebrate how God continues to use this treasured place to share the love of Christ with so many! Thank you for your continued support!  Our Back to School Bash will be Saturday, August 3 at Light on the Hill! If you have gently used clothes that your child has outgrown, we would love for you to consider sharing them.  From Jane Davis… I am praying for you this morning… As I sit in silence, listening for God’s reassuring words, this song bird just keeps chirping his little song. Over and over…it’s like he wants my attention, and sometimes I get so used to his song that I don’t notice. But he’s still there…singing. Do you ever feel like God keeps saying the same thing to you… Over and over? “Trust Me. I’ve got you. I love you. Follow Me. Listen. Give your challenges to Me. Be at peace…I have overcome the world. I will never leave you. I go before you…beside you…behind you. Trust Me.” Over and over, He softly speaks, but … Do we listen? Believe Him? Lay it all before Him? “God is striding ahead of you. He’s right there with you. He won’t let you down; don’t be intimidated. Don’t worry.” Deuteronomy 31:8 (The Message) Forge Youth in Buda VBS at KFUMC VBS at Camp Wesley/LOTH Movie Night at KFUMC Forge Youth at Garner Our Back to School Bash will be Saturday, August 3 at Light on the Hill! If you have gently used clothes that your child has outgrown, we would love for you to consider sharing them.  |
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