Day 1- Rapid City Trip: Let's get to work!

After a late first night that consisted of delayed plane rides and a sack of 30 hamburgers from a Hardee's drive-thru, we were able to get a good night's sleep and start some work here at Bible Fellowship Church. After sleeping in for a little bit, we got up and had a service day around the church as a thank you for hosting us. A few of the guys mowed lawn, some helped move some large rocks from the front of the church, and helped set up chairs in the worship center for their church service. Our girls did some work preparing food and getting snacks organized for food and lunches in the days to come.After working for a few hours in the morning, we took a little break and played a rousing game of football! We spent the afternoon getting acquainted with Rapid City. To the left is a picture of our team sitting on a "Stegosaurus" at Dinosaur Park, a popular local landmark up on top of a hill. We got to see many of the president's in downtown Rapid City (statues on each street corner). Finally we stopped for a pizza dinner to cap our time out on the town. We have been spending the last few hours hanging out at the church with some of the JH students that call Bible Fellowship Church their home. We will probably make one more run out for Ice Cream before the night is over. So far I have been very encouraged by how the team has has connected with one another and how well they have listened and worked! I am super proud of them. I know that they will do great in the days to come and I look forward to see how God will continue to grow them as the week moves along. We'll be back on tomorrow to let you know about our experience at another church, another youth group, and an excursion to Mt. Rushmore. The hard work starts Monday!