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“As the camp proceeded, though, we noticed that through passionate soccer games, dance parties, and incredible teaching from the Shoal Creek group, the kids began to play and laugh together. The shyness evaporated as the kids began to see that they weren’t so different from each other and that maybe, just maybe, this new friend that they had made might be able to understand them in a really deep way.”  From the staff of Mission Adelante

1. Mission Adelante Week Planning THIS coming Sunday – 12:30pm Attic – Every summer we do a kids camp for Mission Adelante and the Hispanic families that live there in KCK. What you read above is a snipit of what’s going to go on June 20-23rd. We need LOTS OF HELP, starting with the planning meeting this Sunday.
2. KC Mission Trip – Want a more immersive cross-cultural experience for your teen? If I can get 8 more students to sign up for June 20-23rd, we will do a 4 day 3 night “mission trip” during the Mission Adelante Kids Camp week, spending the nights, serving during the days and evenings. $50/students (covers rooms and food). So far I have only 4 signed up, I need 8 more to make this happen or we not be able to make it happen. Deadline to sign up Sunday May 29.
3. New Parents Meeting Sunday May 22nd – NO BUYA, ATTIC NOT OPEN. – If you know a parent of a 5th grader that will be graduating up into Buya this summer, forward this to them. This meeting is to brief them on the major changes they will be seeing in their students spiritual growth as they graduate up in to Buya.
4. Crash Hangout THIS Coming Friday – New Crash leaders Henry and Lindsay Williams will be having hangout–Outdoor Game Night–this Friday night. Email (mrhenryjwilliams@gmail.com) for details.

1. Sunday May 15th – 12:30-2:00pm – Mission Adelante focused Waypoint and “KC Mission Trip” – It’s time again to start prepping for our annual week of serving the Hispanic families of Mission Adelante. We’re going to put on another STELLAR week of kids camp, and we want you and your student to see this as an amazing opportunity to serve together and give some of your time, energy, and heart to a population of families with unique needs right here, 20 minutes away from Shoal Creek. We need:

• 20-25 total adults, divided up over the course of 4 nights, Mon June 20-23 (so about 6-8 adults taking one night a piece)
• 15-20 students/night, to interact, serve, and lead the children of Mission Adelante in childrens songs, skits, crafts, and games.
• 12 students who want to spend the night on a first ever, more immersion experience we’re going to call ”KC Mission Trip”. We have worked it out to be able to spend the nights a dormitory (Sanctuary of Hope), which is 2 minutes away from Mission Adelante. We will spend Mon-Wed night at Sanctuary of Hope, spend the mornings serving either Mission Adelante or Hillcrest Transitional Housing, and spend the evenings with the other Shoal Creek Students with the Mission Adelante Kids Camp. Cost for the 4 days/3 nights, including all housing and food, is looking to be about $50/student.
• PLEASE RSVP to the Planning Waypoint on May 15th, so I can plan ahead for how we can split up into equal teams. If you’re student is interested in this very unique meaningful KC Mission Trip, please let me know ASAP because 12 total spots is not a lot and I need to set up our service projects quickly.

1. Vamos! Road Trip THIS Saturday – Last week to let me know if you’re coming. Save your spot www.shoalcreek.org/vamos. Bring both your forms on Saturday if you haven’t gotten them to me yet. If you haven’t given me your $30 registration fee, I’ll need that too. Don’t forget, your student needs to bring about $20-$25 cash on the day of the trip. If they are painballing and want more ammo, it’s $5/100 rounds. There are about a dozen spots left.

2. Two Spots Left for Summer Trip to CO – Leave cell phones behind and get into some of the most beautiful creation we have in North America! Check out http://www.noahsark.com/ to see exactly where we’re going. Date of trip is July 8th-15th.

1. VAMOS ROAD TRIP – An Opportunity to Connect the Unconnected – Right now we are half full on our trip. Almost all of which are students that are already connected to Shoal Creek. I LOVE that we get this time with them, but this Vamos trip is IDEAL for YOUR son or daughter to get just ONE friend to Shoal Creek to come. If each student signed up just brought ONE friend, HALF our trip would be students that could potentially find their home at Shoal Creek. Please work with your son or daughter to help them find that friend they could invite, because this trip is about creating an community that is attractive to those still not connected to God. Attached are the forms, and here is the link for online registration: www.shoalcreek.org/vamos. Here are three videos to help share and promote: