Regarding the TAPPS Competition:
My pipe-smoking duck unfortunately got 7th out of seven contestants in graphite drawing. My broken-mirror one didn't place at all. But my Kenya one did, and I also got 2nd in Current Events. I can't go to state in Current Events, but my art can. But my Kenya one probably won't make it very far over there. My water one didn't make it at all.
Small groups was so good tonight. Shayna wasn't there, but we still managed alright. We talked about the gift of faith, which took up all of our time, so we didn't move on to any other gifts tonight. Afterwards, though, the Villageezy girls (Jackie, Bree, and Bianca) convinced me to talk to them about demons and such. Through this, I came to learn that they had trouble with demons after small groups moved into their house. Good thing I talked to them, eh? Anyway, I told them what I could within an hour, and then had to return a RedBox dvd (The Rocker is a great movie). They are so incredibly spiritually mature and open than most high schoolers. They told me that I had patience, but I think I would lose self-control if I was in a high school small group. At least these guys talk about their life, and aren't afraid to speak up about things that are important to them, rather than a group of teenagers who "don't like to share" about their lives, or what's going on with them. The only time I experienced ANY frustration with my small group is when I messed up and didn't prep for it with Word time.
