Final Thoughts on Chesapeake 07

Well, it's now Tuesday afternoon and I've had a few days to reflect on last week. In case some of you don't know, I was at Chesapeake 07 last week with about 50 Students and leaders on a missions trip. We took 30+ people from Nazareth, connected with 16 people from Focal Point Church in Corpus Cristi Texas and a half dozen people form Focal Point Chesapeake to spend the week in Chesapeake Virginia.

Here are some final thoughts about the week.

• Students can accomplish a ton, when they join together and focus on a common goal. In fact, maybe adults can learn something from this point.
• It costs a lot of money to feed 50 people, 3 meals a day for a week.
• It takes a lot of gas to move 50 people around for a week.
• 50 people can distribute thousands of door hangers in a relatively short period of time.
• Kids love games and winning prizes. They don't have to be complicated games or expensive prizes but showing a child that they are important, valued and worthy of a gift, goes a long way. Maybe there's something for us adults to learn here as well.
  
• Our staff and students are amazing. We spent 24 hours per day together and didn't have any major issues or concerns. We connected with total strangers and worked together to accomplish our goals. It was great to watch and be a part of.
• Photos of the trip will be available soon. Keep checking, IgniteStudents.net.
• Fast food, bagels and sandwiches are great . . . but not for every meal for 7 days.
• Chevy and Ford vans both get almost exactly the same gas mileage.
• Golden Corral is a great place for a quick meal when traveling with 30 people.
• My van was fairly quiet most of the way home. I think after very little sleep all week, the students were ready for a nice long drive home.

For the most part, this was a great trip and it will be exciting to see how God uses this trip to change lives in Virginia, Texas and here in PA.

G3