Community in Action
On Thursday October 18th and
Friday October 19th, we had the privilege of being a part of Mount
Calvary Christian School’s Spiritual Emphasis days. For Flick, the trip to
Mount Calvary provided an opportunity to build upon relationships he had formed
with students and teachers during his student teaching and assistant coaching
days at MCCS. As for T.J. and Brett, they looked forward to building some brand
new relationships during our two days there. As we arrived on Thursday morning,
we were excited about the opportunity to challenge students in a new way.
We kicked off our day with the 5th
through 8th grade students. The beginning of our time with these
students included some icebreakers and games. Many laughs were shared as
students attempted to form various positions during a partner game, such as
“toe to nose.”
After a few more games, T.J. had the
opportunity to share a challenge with the students. He started this challenge
by having students describe and imitate a few “mood” faces. The final “mood”
face was and angry face. He built off of this face during his message on Job.
T.J. challenged the students in their reaction to unpleasant circumstances in
their lives. Our natural and sinful reaction to when things are “taken” from us
is to be angry or upset, just like the “mood” face. However, Job’s reaction was
worship. He praised the Lord despite all of his loss.
After the message with the 5th-8th
grade students had come to an end, we spent some time playing a few more games
with them before our time with them was up. We then had the opportunity to
spend some time with the 9th-12th graders. Throughout our
time with these students, we were able to enjoy some fun times through
icebreakers, games, and team charades.
The highlight of our time at Mount Calvary
was seeing students being real with one another and watching the transformation
within the student body. By revealing what was below their waterlines, sharing
their own story with one another, and Walking the Line, students grew in unity
and love for one another. This all culminated in one of the coolest scenes we
have ever been a part of, a time of celebration! Mount Calvary students
celebrated one another by cheering each other’s names, carrying students on
their backs, dancing, etc. After that, the entire body of students came
together for a unified cheer which ended in the singing of Silent Night, a song
that is often sung at athletic events. This was quite a change from our first
day with the students of MCCS.
We were thankful to take part in MCCS’s
Spiritual Emphasis days and we hope that the community that was created during
out time there will carry on throughout the school year!
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