I thought I was done

but there's more to share. I have to tell you how stoked I am about our group of seniors who took part in Leadership Advance. Kim and I had the help of a friend (Claudia) who is on staff at McLean Bible Church to coach our students. Claudia is sharp, and she had some great insights into the lives of our high school seniors.

We had such a good time digging in to personalities and strengths and watching these young leaders figure out some creative outdoor team building exercises, but the real joy was the group project. These sharp young minds put together a dynamite presentation to match a genuinely creative and do-able idea. They received more votes from other participating teams than any other group, but they didn't win the $1000 grant to try their project.

The winning team from last year's LA came in to help decide who would receive the grant, and their votes counted more than the participants. The Estonian team actually ended up winning. I was curious as to how our group would respond, and they did not disappoint!

They took the news well, and were very mature in the whole process. They were actually excited for the Estonians!

We asked the seniors to share their thoughts with the rest of our high school students last night, and things went great. In fact, the whole night was a blast. The Estonians (who are involved in student ministry in their home church) dropped in to see how we do things. The seniors had the giggles at points, but I thought they shared some great take-aways from the experience, and God is doing some great things in some great students.

It's good to be in Happy Valley!