It all started with breakfast at 7:30, loading up the vans and heading to the Hyaets house -- about a 10 minute drive! We started off our day under the shade tree in the backyard. There we learned more about the staff at Hyaets, their call to inner-city ministry, and the surrounding community. We took a short tour an walked through parts of the neighborhood.

After lunch, we divided into our ministry teams --- games/rec, craft, construction and prep.  Each day we'll give you reports from different teams. Today's update is from the craft team.

You would have thought that tie-dying t-shirts would have drawn a crowd of young kids.  Not so on the Hyaets front porch.  The designers of new t-shirts were older teens, mostly guys!  What fun we had watching macho, older guys choosing fuschia to dye their shirts.  Part of our work here at Hyaets is to build relationships with the teens.  Tie-dye allows for a lot of great conversation.  Mrs. Graham was learning a lot about "J-Rock".  He doesn't think he's a chick magnet, so our group was giving him advice.  After our project we were hanging out with some of the older girls.  We took the opportunity to teach them the HRBC youth favorite "Singing in the Rain"!  At first they thought we were idiots.  But when we got to the "tongue out, booty out" part they started laughing right along with us!  (If you don't know "Singing in the Rain", be sure you talk to a girl from the HRBC youth group!)

By the end of the day, kids were asking if we would be returning tomorrow.  We're excited to say "YES"!  After some much needed chill-time, we'll be ready to hit it again tomorrow. We probably don't have to remind you, but please keep praying. Special requests are David and his toe, and Wil and his eye.  All minor problems, but nuisances the same!