It seems like me becoming involved in our youth group has been a semi-slow process. I guess it's just because our transition/move took longer than usual too. I've been here a little over a week now (for good). At the beach I felt kind of out of place, and just kind of hung out (the same way I've felt the past few Sunday evenings during The Flow). But this evening, I felt much more "in the loop". Jerry was swamped getting money and permission slips for Youth Week, so I had to be the person in charge for a little while. I didn't exactly step in and take charge of anything major, but did when needed. By the end of the night it seemed like many of the kids were finally responding to me. (Maybe playing "Black Magic"---no, nothing Satanic whatsoever---helped some too.)
With Youth Week this week, along with VBS, I should finally just slip right into my "role"....ahhh, it's good to be "back"! I've missed being involved in ministry this past year.
