My "Yoots"

Most of you know that I am one of the youth leaders at Mt. Zion and I just had to take a minute to blog about how much joy these kids bring to my life. I was talking about some of them to my husband last night (about how wild and crazy they are!) and he commented that whenever I talk about the youth group I grin from ear-to-ear. And he's right. Youth ministry is awesome because the kids are honest and fun and creative. If they love something, they'll tell you. If they hate something, they'll tell you. There's no reading between the lines or guessing with youth. They are genuine and that's what I love about them!

Here are some shots from Youth Unplugged this last Sunday. (We were planting trees at the church).

And one of the boys found this in the woods by the church and was so proud of it :)

Here's one of my all time favorite photos of the YU kids: The girls rode one too many twirly rides at Knobels! And they stayed like this for about 20 minutes! Too funny!

This last one the boys made me take cuz they were so amused by it (also from Knobels).

And these kids are not just fun, they are deep. They think about life and the state of the world all the time. They consistantly surprise me with how much compassion they have for others. I love their ernest desire for something REAL with Christ and not just going through the religious motions. We used to "teach" them the bible lessons and they came to us and said they'd rather discuss the bible together as a group! How awesome is that?! They want to be part of it, not zoning out as someone drones on.

I'm not trying to say they're perfect, they're still normal kids. They're wild, they're messy, they're rude at times. But I don't care. I love you Youth Unplugged! You teach ME each time I'm with you more about Jesus!