We should be so proud of our young people. They saw a need in our community and did something about it. Last Saturday I am sure there are many fun things they could have been doing. Instead they were walking through neighborhoods and knocking on doors. They were collecting canned goods for the food pantry. Doing good for others. Not thinking about themselves. When you see a HFUMC youth, tell them you are proud of them. They are the future of our church and community.

Looked in a Room With Open Doors…

“If we don’t use our gifts, we lose them.”

“We are not given equal talents.”

“Even in times of economic stress, we are called to tithe.”

“God only calls us to do the best and be the best.”

“It’s our honor and privilege to share Christ with our community.”

“That’s what we’ve got to be about…the business of the kingdom.”

Ahoy Matey…

We need the following in order to make our high seas adventure a success…

• old ropes
• nets-fishing or soccer
• barrels

Volunteers needed. You can volunteer without teaching. There will be a brief meeting on Wed. May 5 at 4:45 in the Assembly Room for all volunteers.

Register for VBS today. Ages 4 yrs to 5th grade. Fill out a registration form and drop it in a High Seas box or bring to church office.

To guarantee t-shirt size turn in reg. form by May 16th.

Sorry you haven’t heard from me in a few days. Things have been really crazy! We left Rome early yesterday and drove to Sorrento! It was hard for all of to get going because we really tried to see as much of Rome as possible! Beautiful, BUSY place We visited Vatican City…oh how beautiful it was! St Peter’s was incredible. I don’t have the words to express the beauty of it all! After spending the day in Rome, we took a night bus tour around the city and went BACK to Vatican City to see it lit up. Absolutely GORGEOUS!

We spent the night in Sorrento last night. We stayed in a very unusual place, to say the least! This morning we literally RAN to the pier to catch a ferry to the island of Capri. While there, we took a boat ride around the island to see the caves. The water was SO ROUGH, we were all pretty much soaked through by the time we got back to the pier. The water was beautiful, but it was COLD!!

We have had wonderful guides and have seen some incredible sights. But I think we are all ready to come home!

Colin and Clay Miller have pretty much been our entertainment crew. Colin can imitate our host guide perfectly! I do believe this has been a WONDERFUL experience for these young people!

Please pray for our safe return!

Peace,

Lynne