Rock band is the new cool? october 4

well not only did we have High school youth happen but also we attended the elementary program (kidopolus)! that night was exhausting! the children there were crazy! at our first arrival we didn't know what to expect and it turned out to be their christmas night in september... but it still was a good time. i helped by making multiple wraps on a prize that the children would pass around in a circle and take turns unwrapping until one lucky kid unwrapped the final layer and got the prize, then we went into a time of worship with christmas music followed by the story about the birth of Jesus. overall the night was awesome but exhausting at the same time and we wont be doing kidopolus for the rest of the year because two nights a week is too much time and too much energy. On friday though we had our Rock band party with the high school kids. this was an interesting night because with none of us kaleo students skilled in this particular video game but we still had a good time connecting with the students and rocking out on the Wii. but what the youth leader told us was to dress up crazy and you'll see by our pictures that we did but apparently "crazy" is code word to dress up in suits and fedoras and ties. we felt dumb but made up for it by naming our band "missed the memo". we have yet to have a serious worship night/message night at the church because of the party this week and the concert the week before. but i am optimistic that within the next weeks that youth is going to pick up. today after church we went to our pastors house for lunch and had great fellowship with him and his family. also to finish things off after lunch i accidently had a napkin overtop a burning candle as i was stacking plates and started a fire at their kitchen table. but with a fast reaction and maybe panicking a bit i got it out. but other than that it was a good time to get to know our pastor and youth pastor on a more personal basis with the group.