Minutes of November 17th...A Very Interesting Night =)

And so it begins…

Someone is doing the cha-cha?? Daniel H cha-cha’s things when he gets bored apparently. He cha-cha’d a sports thing at one point…what the heck is he talking about? Wood chucks chuck as much wood and a wood-chuck would. Does a walrus eat chocolate chip cookies? I guess it would most likely eat them and then get a sugar high…according to Jordan. Apparently people who edit Wikipedia articles are nerdy.

Where is Katie W? No one knows.

Prayer requests:

Someone is leaving. Where is Laurel by the way?? Who got arrested? Oh, there’s Laurel. She watched the “Princess Bride” seven times and cried every time. It was beautiful. Daniel G. makes some kind of horrendous, disaster noise from the kitchen, followed by a yelp.

These minutes are gonna be good this week

Jordan’s grandma can fly. Is now in a care center and is improving.

Katie W walks in. Its cold outside! She is an icicle.

Daniel H is talking about picking people up on the side of the road. The weather is pretty nasty out.

Jordan needs a house. Preferably with a big closet.

Continual prayer for Aliyah and her cancer situation.

Daniel G switches seat. Daniel H wants to know if he smells. Nope.

Noel needs a job when he moves.

Mrs. Gill speaks off the record………..
Chelsea is leaving for school. Needs prayer.

Mrs. Gill picks up paper: “Jane Austin vs. Austin Powers - the Battle for Respect in Our Culture”. Daniel H bursts out laughing hysterically. Daniel G imagines he is a gentleman in a fancy restaurant. Apparently Daniel H belched on air??

Explanation: playing radio commercials for a local game. The bosses were giving play-by-plays and Daniel didn’t have a whole lot to do or say. Accidentally belches looooooooong (thinking he was alone), then hears hysterical laughter from the radio feed. People started laughing and talking about his belch on the air. Maybe radio isn’t the best trade for him…. Very embarrassed. It was recommended he use the mute button in the future.

Back to the paper. There is an appropriate time and place for things. We need to use our manners and be discreet with our speech/bodily functions. Many people give TMI….Mrs. Gill gives a lengthy stare at Daniel H. Boundaries are what allow us to have freedom. Proper manners and propriety enhance our social relationships. Mrs. Gill believes we should always show respect and chivalry.

Time to watch the Francis Chan video. Apparently it takes two Daniels to operate the dvd player and television…

How are we representing Jesus in our lives? Session 3 is titled: stand out.

Kaitlyn reads Daniel 6:1-9 and 16-23.

Daniel G is an evil leprechaun.

God is our defender. He can close the mouths of lions, he can soften the hearts of kings, and he will be our avenger and the executor of justice. Daniel (as in the one in the Bible) stood out as a man of power, of conviction, of honesty, and of justice and truth. He honored his authorities, even after they sent him to a den of lions.

Edit edit edit edit edit edit edit…Daniel and Daniel converse…need I say more?? Edit edit edit edit edit edit edit…good grief!!!

I’m so lost. And Laurel is going to die from suppressed laughter and a red face. Now I’m really lost. Somehow we got from Daniel in the Lion’s Den to Joseph being a slave and something about stereotypes and people groups…heaven help us all. Laurel needs air. Lots of it or she is not going to live through this evening. That’s right Laurel, take a looong drink of water…but don’t choke please. Uh oh…now Daniel H is crying from laughter and sounds like a chick wiping his eyes and squealing, “oh gosh!” Daniel G is wondering why people don’t think there is a book written about him.

Mrs. Gill takes deeeeep breath. When Francis Chan repeats the verse about, “depart from me I never knew you”, she says we need to seriously consider what the verse says. Does God know us? Or our we trying to live off our family’s or our church’s faith? Do we have a sincere relationship with God? Is He OUR God? God is always faithful and we need to make sure we are experiencing the faithfulness of God, listening to God, and putting away our distractions….like turning off our computers .

Youth Group Minutes October 20, 2010

Youth group minutes, October 20, 2010

Mrs. Gill introduces Operation Christmas Child. Tries to cram bear stuffed animal into box. Barely makes it fit.

Laurel is 18. Talking about piercing her nose. Daniel says she is now legal to buy lottery tickets and cigars. Laurel says she’s too cheap to start a habit like that.

Mrs. Gill - prayer requests.

Daniel started internship and has a borrowed camera. Knows how to answer phones and clean stuff. The joys of internship. Pray that the transition from other job goes smoothly.

Chelsea - animal was lost at the clinic. Needs prayer for stress. Laurel busts up laughing behind her notebook when she found out we did CPR and assisted breathing on the dog. Jordan says she almost hit a dog today.

Jordan - her dad’s cousin died today from cancer. Daniel starts complaining about Jordan’s “92 cousins” and we contemplate the definitions of 1st and 2nd cousins and twice removed…you get the picture. Laurel is still laughing. Daniel and Daniel decide they go to youth group with some evil girls. Laurel laughs harder. Daniel G. has hard time tracking the different cousins who have died or are having cancer. Poor thing. Its not his fault he’s slow.

Mrs. Gill intervenes and puts us back on topic.

Katie - prayer for Courtney and Ryan as they travel over the pass. Ryan was sick the whole trip. Daniel G. mistakes “sickness” for “syphilis”. Daniel H. finds this very humorous.

Mrs. Gill - “Help us Lord…”

Daniel H. complains about getting compared to a smoker who has 5 kids and two boats. Daniel G. thinks that boats make up for everything. Somehow the conversation switches to a Mexican who came to the states on a bus…or a donkey.

Mrs. Gill drives us back on topic.

Someone spends a month in Disneyland every year. Jordan is trying to find another apartment otherwise there will be 5 people in the one bedroom apartment. Conversation switches to houses that are for rent…maybe the old Methodist church in Hoquiam. Daniel H. laughs at Chelsea trying to take these notes down. Apparently there’s a new 2nd hand store in the area. Mrs. Gill says she’s about to start one in her garage. Daniel G asks if she’s planning to start a church or a 2nd hand store. Apparently he’s still confused. Mrs. Gill talks about Greg… wants him to call her. She’s going to put his stuff up for sale. We all laugh as Mrs. Gill talks about hanging up on Greg. Apparently he has not kept in touch very well and she doesn’t even know if he was the murderer.

Daniel G. says its not a good idea when the stenographer starts laughing about her own notes. Mrs. Gill hopes I didn’t put in the notes about Syphilis. The room bursts out laughing. Daniel H doesn’t watch Sense and Sensibility.

Daniel H is still depressed about being kicked off the whole Flag Football League team. He’s hoping to join a basketball League soon. Daniel G says he expects the other Daniel to get kicked out of that one too for one personal foul. Daniel H flips cellphone up and down as he talks. Claims he never gets in fights with people. Andrew G. says hi on text. More accurately he said, “SAI HAI!!!”.

Mrs. Gill jumps back on topic. Wants us to give a Scripture about taking care of each other. Kaitlyn brings up a verse in James about taking care of the widows and orphans. Katie W brings up Romans 12.…the whole chapter. Also, “Treat all people with hospitality.” Daniel G…. “E-phesians! Bro’s before hoe’s!” …… nobody got that one. Mrs. Gill wants to know what he meant. Daniel says, “well…you’re supposed to take care of your bros before the hoes and that the verse is in “he-phesians”….still don’t get it.

Mrs. Gill insists we should take action if God lays it on our heart to do something. Good intentions don’t get us anywhere. DO IT!!! Don’t just think about it. Concerned for the needy people in our community. Katie says homeless people like Danish Pastries. Group shares about times they reached out to homeless people. Daniel H tells me to stop looking at him while I’m typing. He’s messing around and going to break something if he keeps playing with the t.v. door like that….

Laurel’s phone buzzes. Mrs. Gill says we are don’t to loan money. No, that was not a typo. Apparently she is only a substitute teacher. Daniel H talks about loaning/giving money to a person who needed it and wondering if it was the right thing to do or not. Laurel laughs about someone cooking meth in an apartment. Apparently storage units don’t rent out by the day…only by the month.

Daniel G says we only need to eat about once every 3 days. So Daniel H shouldn’t worry about getting back the money he loaned. Mrs. Gill tells him to be at peace. Jordan’s phone starts singing, “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth…” Or maybe it was an alligator.

Boys try to get dvd to work. It starts….without sound. The story at the beginning of the dvd shows a guy with a cardboard sign saying “I’m hungry”. A guy feeds him and the sign now reads, “Not anymore. Thanks to this guy” . Nice guy pays a random parking meter that has expired. Nice guy leaves a photo of himself on the car of him paying the parking meter and writes “ur welcome” on the window. Nice guy also leaves a fat wad in the tithe plate at church. Nice guy tries to help not-so-nice lady carry groceries from the car. Asks lady to update his status from his cell phone that he is helping her. Not-so-nice lady hits him in the stomach with purse. Moral of the story: don’t boast your own works.

The What's Abouts

We have an amazing youth group. If there were three words I could use to describe this group it would be: Friendship, randomness, and sheep. Its a great time of fellowship, learning about God and how to act out our love for Him in our lives. Its probably the one place I can always feel comfortable being myself and being 100% honest.

Unfortunately, several of our awesome members are away at school or newly married and out of state. So, we thought it would be a good idea to take down the "minutes" so that we all stay in touch. If you've never spent any time with this group, the minutes will probably make absolutely no sense to you. That's ok...you can try if you want. To those of you who are fortunate enough to have spent some measure of time with us, I hope you enjoy your reads. =) And of course, we miss all of you guys who are missing. ='( Posted is the first set of minutes and some introductions. Love ya!