Mary-Michael enjoyed her first overnight summer camp at Camp Wakefield with some other friends from church. Upon leaving her week of fun, she cried and declared she would be attending every year for as long as she could.
Lauren was her junior counselor, and Mary-Michael really enjoyed her friendship and leadership.
While Mary-Michael went to camp, Geoff and Leila traveled with this crew on a mission trip to Philly for the second time. They partnered with Philadelphia Dream Center which is an established and well-respected inner city mission organization.
This team was busy from sun-up until after dark picking up trash in hard parts of the city, serving meals to the homeless, ministering late at night to women caught in human trafficking and serving and playing with kids in some of the poorest areas. Among many other things, they saw and learned a lot about heroin and the terrible effects it has on a community and its people.
While this guy was sorely missed from home, he was a favorite again with the youth, served as a driver for a slew of teenage boys and an undercover bodyguard for the team (at least that's my perspective).
Daddy put this guy in charge, and he faithfully rubbed my feet while Daddy was away.
My MUMS group wrapped up a great year with a celebratory dinner for our team and our amazing mentor mommas. These ladies are not just a great team to serve with but wonderful friends to do life with and lean on.
I never thought I'd see this day - a lemonade stand on our road. Mary-Michael had the idea and made a plan. I was ready to text a neighbor if they didn't have any customers (we live in the country, people), but lo and behold, within a Friday afternoon and a Saturday morning, they earned a whopping $121. They worked very hard and had some very generous donors.
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