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As the new 24:7 web page has developed, I have forgotten to update this blog.  The webmasters extracted the posts from this website and incorporated them into the new site.  So, in case you have found this blog, please follow this link:  24:7 Blog  It will take you to the current entries.

Thank you for your support during this time of transition.  If you have any comments, or suggestions, please email them to cindi.schrimsher@rhchurch.org.

And thank for being a supporter of 24:7.  We know we are blessed to have such great volunteers, supporters and followers.

For the Youth Staff
Cindi

New WEBSITE!

In case you've missed all the news.. the updated website is up and running. When you have the extra time, we'd love for you to surf around it and enjoy the new links. (http://www.247-rhcc.org/) Hopefully, the creators have heard us (you and me) and placed things in easy to find places. If you have any comments, we'd love to hear them. You can email directly to 247info@rhchurch.org.

Thanks for "looking around"!

UNICYCLISTS - UNIFIED

Hmmmm... I can see it now... you thought you knew all of the different activities and groups in 24:7. But did you know we have our own unicycling team? Under the watchful eye and direction of Jeff Plake, a group meets to practice, and even "perform". (OK, maybe not an actual performance, but you'll see a rather .. um.. amateur video here in a second..)

So, if this sport interests you - contact Jeff (or the youth office and we'll fill you in) and get started - unicycling!

Mud Pit

The 3rd Annual Mud Pit was the crowning event of our Summer Wednesdays at 24:7. In May, the interns and ministers met to set the summer schedule, assign duties and put everything on the calendar. Most of the weeks involved all 3 components of our worship statement, with a service project, followed by a period of worship (led at times by interns, the youth praise band, etc) and then ending the day with a fun activity. A few of those "fun activities" included spending time with friends at a local Sonic after worship, going to a water park where we had the place to ourselves for a "private party" (Thanks Keller Pointe), eating ice cream sundaes out of a "Unique Gutter apparatus" and finishing the summer with our much anticipated MUD PIT! Jason and Tyler worked on fun, organized games, but before we knew it, everyone was just eager to BE muddy, and with daylight running out, it ended up being a few extra minutes of very organized wild and crazy .... slip and sliding muddy people - all unrecognized 24:7 family.

And here are the pictures to prove just how much fun we had that night..

If you missed this year's mud pit, watch the calendar next summer so you won't miss it!

6th Grade Backyard Mission

Today was the start of the 6th Grade Back Yard Mission! The 6th graders and a few volunteers arrived this morning at 9:00am, not sure what to expect with this crazy weather. We loaded up the kiddos in the church bus, and headed up to Mullendore Elementary! When we arrived, about 35 kids began to tackle the landscaping project at Mullendore. We raised gardens around trees with new stones, trimmed huge trees, replaced edging, dug deep trenches in order to reset old trimming, loaded dumpsters, demolished unwanted bushes and plants, and decorated gardens with stones. Thank you Jesus for the cool air! It started to rain around 11:00, so we took an early lunch. When we got back, it began to rain some more, but we persevered! The teens worked so well together, and even though it was way humid and wet, they ALL had smiles on their faces, and worked hard without any complaints! Not only were they great gardeners and landscapers, they were able to build relationships with new and existing friends! To top it all of, we stopped by Quick Trip for some Slurpee's and headed back to 24:7 for some dodge ball and a sleepover! So needless to say, this Mission has begun with a BANG!!! Stay tuned for more updates!

Meghan Rinestine

Neighborhood Connections Intern

Latest from Rio

The Rio Team must have come across an internet connection! Here is the latest news from Susan:

Yesterday was a great day for the Rio team in Brazil. We spent the morning seeing the town. We went to the Christ the Redeemer statue and had a great view of the city. It was very cloudy and the clouds continued to roll in but it was a great time in spite of the weather. We spent the afternoon preparing a meal of potato soup for the church. We attended service and then served 129 bowls of potato soup. Their mid week service is on Thursday. We are at the church building now getting ready for the retreat. We will leave here about 8 pm and drive two hours into the mountains. It is very cold and rainy. They say it will be cold on the retreat. We are all looking forward to spending time with our new brazillian friends. We will return to the church Sunday evening. Everyone is doing well and staying healthy. We send our love. See you soon.

The team returns early Wednesday morning (July 29). We can't wait to see (and post) more news and pictures!

Mission Nashville

It's a strange feeling - to be in such a huge city, doing such good work, but being hindered by internet connections (once again - sounds like Pine Springs!). We have received word and pictures from the Nashville team (thanks Terry Spurgin!) and are excited to share their news.

This email arrived late Wednesday night:

It's been another very good day in Nashville. We had rain overnight and drizzle on and off, so some of our outdoor activities were curtailed, but we put in a full day of service. Some of us served at a women's shelter, some packed bags and delivered necessities to homeless people. Some did more painting and room decoration at the Woodbine church building, all participated in worship, games, and crafts with the Y.E.S. kids. God found many opportunities for us to "do unto others".

In the evening we went to a camp that Y.E.S. opperates for a dinner and devo. The campfire had to be skipped due to wet firewood, but we had much fun with the kids and a great testimony from Michael Peters.

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