This past Saturday, we had a time for the men of the project to come together and be men. We had a great time. Below is an entry from one of my student's blogs. He can explain it better than I ever could:
"Saturday night was our final Men's Night and it was amazing! To start, they ran us through calisthenics for about 15 minutes, we then went for a run (with one arm) and we got to a point where there was a small wooden fence like 10 or so feet long and there was a line about two and a half feet high there. Our mission...to grab plastic bags from a dock we had to swim to, fill 'em with sand from a pit 20 yards away from the fence and save our family from the ravaging flood that's about to overtake our house and kill our family. No talking was allowed and we had 45 minutes to do it. It got done, but by the end of it, we were all exhausted and it was a REALLY close finish but the task was done. Then after that, we formed lines of 6 and the person in front of the line had to lead the rest of the blindfolded group through the woods with good communication and the others had to trust him. The only one who could talk was the one in the front of the line, whom was not blindfolded. Then a staff member led the group, with all six of us blindfolded and we got to a point where we were back at the lake house. All this to teach us men were meant to lead and trust one another, no excuses. One of the biggest problems with Christian guys is that we're often too passive and we don't take a stand and often times we don't step in and lead when needed, and that's not the way God intended for us to be, God wants men to be spirit-infused, fearless, bold, and loving."
AWESOME! I'm gonna miss these guys! We leave Saturday to head back to Albany. Tonight is the project turnover to our student leaders. Please pray for this time. We'll update you again in the next few days.
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