Serving God by Serving Others! Events of July 2-3

(The whole team at the beach.)

(Everyone except for the St. Phillips' group at Faith Lutheran Church Friday Night.)

UPDATE: The little girl from St. Phillips is still in the hospital. After having another seizure late in the night, the doctors ran many different tests looking for answers. She was eventually diagnosed with an ear infection. The latest update is that the infection caused her extremely high fever which in turn caused the seizures. Her temperature is back to normal and she is currently on antibiotics. Please continue to keep her and her family in your prayers. Thanks.


Faith Lutheran Church had a family night last night which our entire IOWAY group was invited to. The whole team went except the small group that worked at St. Phillips Lutheran Church. The events included games with the congregation, singing in the church, just relaxing and meeting different members of the community. Today, the events continued starting at eleven and they included organizing and cleaning the craft room, sweeping the church and interacting with each other and members of the community. We enjoyed multiple games also including water balloon toss, Wii games, and card games. A free meal was served to everyone in attendance. The meal included hotdogs, chips, sno-cones.

After the event at Faith, the team went to the beach at El Segundo for a little fun in the sun and relaxation. It was the first time two team members had ever put their feet in the mighty Pacific. The waves were huge and we all had a great time! Following the beach, we had a superb meal at the fabulous Sizzlers restaurant. Our group seems to be bonding extremely well.

We also started a series of videos in devotions today called “Answers in Genesis.” Ken Hamm is the founder and CEO of this very educational series. He lays out the facts of the Bible in a simple way that everyone can understand.