The End...

Wow! What an amazing week at Impact Youth Conference! We heard some great preaching by Bro. Jonny Pope, Bro. Kenny Baldwin, Bro. Steve Roberson, Bro. Ron Bishop, Bro. Ralph Sexton, and, of course, Bro. Capaci. There were more than 2,000 young people in attendance at the conference with many making decisions for Christ. There was also a large of number that received Christ as their Savior! Praise the Lord! We were able to talk with hundreds of young people who stopped by the table and give them information about the college. And, to help keep the excitement level up, the college also gave away an ipod touch. I think it went over pretty well. :-) We were able to have alot of fun with activites and games this week, but most importantly, God was moving in the services. The point of the conference isn't just to get together and have a good time (which is great!), but the main purpose is to work in the hearts and lives of young people and change lives, and I believe that God did that.
Well, our summer tour is officially over. We left after conference was dismissed on Friday and are all safely home now. :-( We sure are going to miss all the fun times that we had and the good people that we got to meet. Praise the Lord for His hand being on us and for His protection as we traveled. Hopefully the Lord was able to use us to make an impact on someone this summer!
Here are a few pictures from this past week...and a few memories from earlier in the summer as well :-)


The table was crowded with young people filling out information cards

Caleb and Kyle had fun getting the crowd excited by throwing out free t-shirts every night

Dustin made alot of new friends :-)

...Caleb signed a few guys' foreheads :-) lol

Two of our new friends, Sabrina and Kelby

We got to sing a few times...yes, that's us on the platform, sorry its so far away

Caleb usually managed to gather a crowd every night...

Our last group picture before we all left...except for Kyle. He had to leave early.

Now here's a few memories...

Kyle and Deanna cheating in Capture The Flag...shame shame :)

Visiting alot of states that some of us had never been to...

We became a little traveling family...

...That sang...

... Alot... :)

We got to see the chapel at Duke in North Carolina...pretty much amazing

I think Caleb liked this waterfall :)

(sigh) That was a fun 4th of July!

This is Caleb taking down the Champion board for the last time...I think I see a tear on his face

I'm going to miss all of our picnic lunches. Whether we were actually at a picnic table...or whether we were making pb&j's in the van (which is harder than you think, let me tell you) lol

Silly girls...

We got to see alot of really neat places...

But the most important thing we got to experience this summer was the powerful moving of God!

Our Last Sunday

Our last Sunday was an awesome day! That morning we were at Liberty Baptist Church in Chickamauga, Georgia with Pastor Rick Ball. It was a great morning that started off with Caleb and Kyle each bringing a message in Sunday school, and ended with a spirit-filled morning service full singing and a message brought by Pastor Ball. Sunday night we were in Southside, Alabama at Riverview Baptist Church with Pastor Justin Smith. This church was great and Bro. Tony was able to bring the message after we sang. All in all it was a great day and we were able to meet lots of really sweet people.
Thinking back on it, this has been an awesome summer! We are all going to be sad to see it end, but we have had the privilege to see God do some pretty amazing things! And it's not over yet! We still have one more week at the Impact Youth Conference in Gatlinburg. I'll be updating at the end of the week to let you know how that goes. Be praying! :-)


Getting ready to sing on Sunday morning

Sunday night with Pastor Smith