Kansas City 1

Yesterday the whole team drove from First Pres to Kansas City, it went much faster than we could have hoped for and we all arrived without incident (parents - we may be returning to the church earlier than anticipated on Friday, please stay tuned and be ready!). Last night the kids got to tour the church we are staying at (THANKS to Immanuel Lutheran for hosting Youth Works this whole summer - and for having AC!!!), they had their first Club program and small group processing time with other First Pres kids. Today our youth were divided into four different teams and sent out on different projects - some kids worked outside, some inside. Two groups tutored children, two groups did some more physical labor, one group spent some time in a nursing home - our kids are definitely getting a variety of experiences. Tonight we participated in a scavenger hunt around a higher end shopping district called The Plaza.

Katie H., Youth Director


A note from students:

It's only been one day and already we visited our work sites for the week and we have walked 'round the plaza playing scavenger hunt. I am so psyched for this week, even though the air is really humid and it is very hot outside, it should be fun. I have met some awesome kids from other states and learned some history 'bout a small reenacted town called Shoal Creek Living History Museum.

Suzanne G., Grade 8

Today I helped at The Good Shepherd, which is a facility where grown ups with mental disabilities live. We helped label and load boxes that carried emergency water supplies. Then we unloaded them into two different houses that belong to The Good Shepherd. Then we weeded the fronts of some of the houses on the main campus. It was hard, but we finished and one of the ups is that we got to eat in an air conditioned building. I got to really know the people that I am going to work with this week. So even though it was hard and hot, it was fun.

Chloe L., Grade 7