Consecutive Blog #1 – Can I do it?

My, how the summer has past!

I have been horrible about keeping up with the TVC Youth blog. So, to make up for my poor punctuality of picture posting, I have decided to post a blog a day for the next week. Let’s see if I can do it.

Today I have not posted any images because I would like to talk about the service project we participated in last night. A group of TVC Youth headed over to East Nashville to work with Bridge Ministries. This night we planned to minister to the lower income families in the neighborhood.

Two large trucks pulled into First Wesleyan’s parking lot. The first truck was filled with chairs and a sound system. The second truck was filled with food. With all of the volunteer help, we set up for a worship service and two buffet lines in no time at all.

The evening began with a hot meal of vegetables, spaghetti, and pineapple glazed ham. It was all topped off with a strawberry cream pie. During dinner, many dining guests participated in singing gospel praise songs. An area pastor came forward to give a sermon on facing our giants. He taught us how we can look at the story of David and Goliath to understand how God helps us become victorious in the battles we each face.

As the worship service ended, the buffet lines were reset with grocery items. Each guest was invited to go through the line and fill there bags and boxes with free grocery and cleaning items. I had a great time seeing the happy faces of those coming through the line. I also enjoyed meeting the volunteers who came from many different churches.

I highly recommend joining TVC Youth the next time we volunteer with Bridge Ministries.

- Peter Carlson

for those of you who didn't get to serve the people you missed a really great trip and the salsa was the best

- mackenzie

Summer Retreat 2007

TVC Youth just returned from the Summer Youth Retreat. This years retreat brought the youth to Ichthus Festival in Wilmore, KY. Three full days were spent listening to music, hearing great sermons and seminars, and having a great time. Nobody wanted to return home when the festival was over (except maybe the youth leaders).

Aiden & Chapman Makin' Breakfast

Time to wake up!

Ale 8 was a hit Kentucky drink. "Thumb in a Bottle" was a hit as well.

This one explains itself.

Two Guys

Two Girls

Jordan sank the Titanic

Weeeeeeeee!

Chapman gets slammed!

Chapman slams back!

Matthew, had enough shows?

Toby Mac

Toby Mac-Attack

Nashville City Fest

One of the biggest free events to hit the Nashville streets happened on May 19 & 20. TVC Youth was there. The Nashville City Fest put on by Luis Palau brought in over 90,000 people to the downtown streets to hear great music, see extreme sports, have fun, and hear the good news of Jesus Christ.

Freestyln'

While at Nashville City Fest, Chapman and Peter decided to hone in on some freestyle walking skills.

Displace Me

Recently, a group of TVC Youth went to an event, in Hendersonville, called Displace Me. The evening was planned to raise awareness for the displaced people of Northern Uganda. If you are unfamiliar with this situation, you can learn more about it at http://www.invisiblechildren.com/ and www.mochaclub.org.

We arrived a bit late. So, we ran in carrying our supplies in a large box. We tied a rope around it and pulled it like a pack of sled-dogs.



We quickly joined the group of 1,500 other teenagers and college students to take part in the filming of a documentary that was made to show on the senate floor.



A major part of the event was sleeping in huts made from card board. Each hut was personalized with slogans and scripture.


It was an exciting experience to learn from the video-clips. We heard testimonies by Ugandan children and adults. Even the First Lady had a special message for us. We were also visited by a political leader from Uganda.

A large challenge of the night came when it was time to retrieve our water rations. Only the females, who were 18-22 years of age, in each group were allowed to retrieve the water. On top of that, they were only allowed to get one bottle of water per visit to the distribution area. To make matters more difficult, our group did not have any females in the correct age range. So, we found creative ways to obtain our water. It was a valueable lesson on survival.


The night stayed rain-free, but ended up quite cold. Three out of the four girls who attended ended up sick. The boys were worn out as well. A great time was had by all as we learned more about life in Northern Uganda.
-peter

Tori

Aiden

Matthew

Wesley

Banditos for Peace

This Saturday TVC Youth will be attending an event called Displace Me. In preparation for the event, we viewed a film entitled Invisible Children and made t-shirts with a large red X.

The t-shirts symbolize the need for Americans to take more effort in helping stop the war in Northern Uganda and help the children revive from the devastation the war has put them through. We have photographed ourselves with these t-shirts. We will attach the photos to letters we will write to our state senator, letting him know how much we care about these children.

To learn more about Displace Me and the Invisible Children film, visit: http://www.invisiblechildren.com/. If you would like to join TVC Youth at this event, visit our web page at http://www.thevillagechapel.com/.

- Peter

Check out some of our past events!

Hay! Look up there!

Rebecca can't feel her face.

Hike for the Homeless was a lot of fun.

Bethany, arn't you going to the symphony after this?

Don't the fall colors look great on Amy's face?

A day at Nashville Shores proved to be a good girls day out.

Go Bella! Go!

"Is corn bread considered a vegitable or a bread?"

The freezer unit at Second Harvest Food Bank is really cool.

Chris & Bella are "The Tops" when it comes to cleaning.

Somewhere behind all that mess is Amy.

Rock Night!

Jordan Plays Drums

A frame from the TVC Kids Easter Movie