30 Hour Famine

Last weekend, (November 18-19(Friday-Saturday)) my youth group and I did the 30 Hour Famine. We fasted for 30 hours!!!! It was very interesting! I thought it was kind of easy, (we could drink water), but some people might disagree with me. We all raised money for World Vision (World Vision helps people in third world counties who don't have any food). I raised $391.00!!!!
On Friday, our last meal was lunch, and that night we went to church as usual for Youth Group. After youth group, we just hung around, then we played sardines, it was really fun!!!! Then we had a praise and worship time. After that, we went to sleep (it was about 2:00 A.M. Saturday) the boys slept in the basement, and the girls slept in the auditorium, I slept on a pew!! They are really comfortable!!!! Anyways...when we woke up the next morning, we raked the whole church's yard, then we raked Ms. Havens's (one of the lady that goes to our church) yard (the boys went to her house while the girls stayed at the church to finish up with the leaves there. When the girls got to Ms. Havens's, all the boys had given up and were all in the Korean church's van. About two of the boys were still working and all of the female leaders that went to Ms. Havens's were still working.) After all the leaves were done, all of the girls and one boy went to Boston. All the other boys stayed at the church and rotted their brains out playing video games while we were in Boston. We went to Elias's work and then took the T into Boston. When we first got into Boston, everyone had to go to the bathroom, so Elias made us walk through all of Faneuil Hall to get to the bathrooms!!!!!!! There was a really long line for the girl's bathroom, so, Elias was taking pictures of us in line and Kevin was making a movie!!!! After that, we just walked around. We saw some break-dancers, they were really cool!!!!!!! We also went to the Holocaust Memorial, it's really sad! We stayed in Boston for about 4 hours. We left at about 6:00 P.M. It's alot of fun to go on the T!!! In Faneuil Hall some people got chocolate and goodies for after the famine!!! The boys who didn't go to Boston were really sad!!! For dinner, we had french toast, pancakes, eggs, and sausage. You couldn't get any food for yourself, someone else had to serve you because the famine wasn't about us, it was about serving others. It was interesting.
All in all, it was really fun. Kevin made a movie of most of it. If I can, I might put it on this blog.



Matthew 25:35-45 (New International Version)

35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
37"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
41"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
44"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
45"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'