The sound of raindrops outside the 53rd story window was a surprise at first so early in the morning. It was so peaceful, but soon we would be walking in it. A whole lot of us. We woke up early. We had to. It was service day, which at first didn’t really mean much. We […]

“We are out of eggs sir.” “Do you have any breakfast food left?” “Nope.” “Were you expecting this many people?” The poor woman behind the counter smiled, and shook her head no. “I’ll take a BLT then on flatbread please.” “Sure thing.” 30,000 people can run a food court out of some stocks of food. […]

The night before I roomed with two boys from the St. John’s group and we all awoke to a boxed breakfast which was enjoyed in the room. Then only minutes later we separated and found our groups and loaded up the vans. The next stop was Cedar Point Amusement Park! There the St. Paul youth […]

It’s hard to know how challenging sharing one bathroom between 28 people is until you are faced with the situation. But all three groups, with some help from the Lord, made it work. AJ, the youth leader for Center made the morning all better with boxes of Dunkin Donuts for all 3 groups. But Moses, […]

To help share events from the National Youth Gathering, Jackson Hoch, one of our youth will be blogging the groups’ experiences from the event. Jackson is a soon to be Senior at Carlisle Area High School and has a heavy interest in English and Creative Writing. He is a member of the Carlisle Thundering Herd […]