On our last couple days we got to perform our concert one last time on the road at the Samaritan Center in Jeffersontown, KY! A couple of the residents there really interacted with the songs and puppets during the performance which was unexpected but really cool at the same time. It was a great final road concert for our group and for the residents.

We slept on the floor of the gym at Christ Lutheran Church in Jeffersontown, KY on Monday night which was really neat because we got to have our senior vespers where the Juniors talk about each Senior and give stories about how they’ve touched their lives. It’s pretty much a big 3 hour cry-fest! It’s really cool though because the underclassmen get to see how big of a deal this is for the older kids and some of the younger kids even cry. It’s a pretty emotional night and many kleenex boxes had to be sacrificed .

The drive home on Tuesday was a quick one and we were ahead of schedule. The mentors debated rolling into Our Saviour’s early and letting the kids go home to shower but decided against it. Instead we spent an hour and a half at a mall in Indianapolis at the suggestion of Ray, our bus driver. It was an excellent time!

When finally got back to Our Saviour’s we were greeted with a dinner that the parents had prepared! We had some family time together which was awesome and then performed our concert one last time in the sanctuary. At the end of the concert we sang our song “He Never Failed Me Yet” but with different lyrics talking about Brad. Since he is getting married on June 27th this was his last ministry tour with us and so all the EW alumni that were in attendance got up and sang to Brad. He was completely caught off guard which was excellent!

After the concert we presented Brad with a gift from the congregation… a 40′ Flat Panel TV! He had no idea that was happening and was completely speechless!

Here’s some pictures from day 8 and 9

Stay tuned to this blog throughout the summer for more updates!

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