This is the first advertisement for our 13th Annual Spring Youth Rally. This year the Youth Rally's theme is "Confronting Culture" and it will take place on the weekend of May 2-3! Hope to see you there!
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Haleyville Youth Rally
The trip to Haleyville, Alabama for the 9th Avenue Youth Rally was awesome! We left from Henderson around 4:30 pm and finally made it down there at 11:30 pm! I admit that I might have miscalculated how long it would take us; however, the drive down wasn't terrible.
We stopped to eat outside of Hopkinsville, Kentucky at a Wendy's/Subway/trashly truck stop to eat. Kayla almost ordered the "Baconater" but decided against. Not to worry, Caleb took up her slack and pounded the sandwhich, fries, and a dessert.
Without a doubt, the most eventful point of the night came when we stopped just before we entered Alabama at a little gas station to get gas and use the bathroom. Apparently, the girls bathroom was just a little bit nasty (for more info you'll have to speak with Ariana and Kayla)! As we were leaving, I heard one of the girls say in a cringing voice, "I NEED A SHOWER!!!" Shortly (2 hours) there after we were in Haleyville and off to our host parents houses! Everyone I know had a good place to stay with good food, company, and hospitality. The boys I stayed with (Sam, Jesse) and I stayed up a little while trying to play XBOX 360. We were treated in morning with breakfast pizza, a great combination.
For the rally...everything went well. One of the keynote speakers, David Bragg, has MS and is partially confined to a wheelchair. He did an excellent job as did all the class teachers. For a funny side note...Adam Faughn, the 9th Avenue Youth Minister, called upon me to lead the opening prayer that morning. However, I was outside trying to get some of the kids' luggage loaded into the van. While Adam was trying to locate me, he figured (out loud) in the auditorium that I must have been in the bathroom. Thankfully, Alan Bush from Washington Avenue took my place and the catastrophe was averted! Overall, the trip went great. Except for the long drive, each of us enjoyed every moment. We are definately going to return to Haleyville next year with one modification, we're going to stay somewhere between Haleyville and Henderson next year on the way home.
There are some pictures posted to the Flicr account. If you just follow the link to the left entitled, Youth Group Pictures, it will take you there.
Neal Mathis
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