Last Wednesday I traveled to Bayard, Nebraska to visit the youth of the Bayard Christian Church. I was there to teach a lesson, share about the college and hurt Chris, er… I mean to lead some games.
The best part about visiting Bayard was sharing stories from our time at SCC. Chris, the Youth Minister, was my roommate in college. I was able to share my story, of how Chris helped me get out of my shell, and some funny stories about waking up. One involved a metal hanger, yelling Chris’ name and well… I think you can figure out what happened.
After the lesson and story, we played various games of tag. I love tag - it requires no extra supplies… just youth and room to run. We played varitions of Everyone’s IT, one of which was called Ninja Tag (my favorite). In Ninja tag, you are allowed to be tagged three times, but each time you are tagged, you have to cover the wound with one of your hands. Thus, after 2 times, you’re relegated to a purely defensive stance, but it is fun.
We also played a version called Rooster tag, in which you are allowed to only stand on one leg, and are only tagged out when the leg you are holding up touches the ground. This version ended rather quickly, mostly because of a painful incident involving Garrett’s knee and Chris’ back. I tried not to laugh. Really!
Anyway, it was a fun trip to Bayard and I enjoyed visiting with the students. So, now I pose a question:
What’s your funniest youth group story?
in Christ,
Isaiah
