Random Ramblings

The kidz are all right

I just got back from a youth group retreat and I have to say, if what I saw was any indication, Generation X is doing just fine ... in fact, they are quite an inspiration!

We took about 15 kids from our church and met up with another 50 from 6+ other churches out in the western part of NC. We did about 3 solid days of work for Habitat for Humanity and Samaritan's Purse. My group did landscaping and some flooring (laminate floor tiles) for an almost-complete house. At one point, we had to fill in a large mud-hole (low spot in the lawn) ... if we had some wheelbarrows to do the work, we could've been done in probably 1-2 hours. But we didn't have any wheelbarrows. So we did it with 5-gallon buckets. And no one complained. Not even once. They just went to work and we filled in the hole in about 3-4 hours. Everyone knew we could've been done much faster with the proper equipment, but no one whined about having to do it "the hard way." It was amazing.

So next time you're worried about "those kids" ... don't. They're doing just fine, and I have faith in where they're going to take us.