box of abundance

the past two days have been back to back chapel visits-both with 2hr delays-so much fun to experience the excitement of "delayed school" agian!
wednesday was an assembly at emmaus in ft wayne. while "waiting our turn" celine and i could hear the kids singing the tedaum le damus (sp?) and saying the morning prayer-so neat that some places haven't lost sight of the good ole lutheran traditions.
with those kids we had an assembly and took them through a "day of camp" where there was one kid gladly acted out polar bear, kissing the moose, capture the flag and other great things! we sang "so much" with the kids, and i think every one of the teachers was "thanking us" as we left since their kids were all still singing the songs! they got so excited about the actions-it was so fun

thursday was kendallville indiana-st. john church and school-where some of the camp kids actually go (guess who raised their hand when we asked if anybody had been to camp before...ha!). the chapel was set up so we were like rockstars...although we didn't use them, there were big speakers and drum sets, bass guitars and tambourines all around. celine each and i had our own mics and we had our guitars stands...i know it wasn't much, but i felt like a rock star. i'm fairly certain that the kids laughed at every single picture in the camp promo video, even if it wasn't a funny picture, and these kids were genuinely excited about camp!
our skit/message based off of john 10:10 (our summer theme verse) allowed me to pull 3 kids up and give them crayons, water, and cookies. just one of each the first time, several more the second time, and then an ABUNDANCE the 3rd time. more than they'd know what to do with...jut like God's love is abounding in our lives. all around, it was just a good time. i love the chapel visits and i'm so excited to do more and see more kids!
...rainbows next to sunshines on snowy days and whistle stop pizza helps too : )

may you find yourself abundantly blessed by God's love today