Friday morning we awoke and went straight to breakfast. We had a few bites of cinnamon rolls, breakfast casserole and some cereal before heading off to finish packing. Once everyone gathered their things in the Soul Cafe, our work teams were assigned final chores before we could leave SPY. Each group went to complete their chores and as some groups finished faster than others, they would offer to help the other groups that were still working to expedite the process. The last thing we did as a group was gather in the Celebration Room for a group picture. Then we said our goodbyes and the two other church groups left while VOY stayed for some group building and family group time. After some bonding time, we loaded all of our baggage, said our final goodbyes to the staff and headed off to lunch. Everyone chose between Arby's and Burger King for lunch. A while later we left for Wal-Mart and a chance for everyone to pick up any essentials they had either run out of or lost completely. Of course there are always those that find things they never really needed too! When everyone had gotten back on the bus, we headed for St. Paul UMC in Staunton, VA.
We arrived to the beautiful and rather large church up on the hill. Everyone helped to unpack and get settled in the church. We were able to rehearse for the service and then were invited back to the fellowship hall for a baked spaghetti dinner. We thanked the members of the church for the wonderful meal and then changed and made the final preparations for the concert. Mollie's group led devotions in the fellowship hall and then we headed into the sanctuary for the service.
Lizzie H. shared her testimony with her home church. Alli B. also shared some thoughts and reflections she had from the trip so far.
We were blessed to have so many alumni join us for "In Remembrance" and "The Lord Bless You and Keep You" both of which were conducted by George Amos, who directed the choir in 2004, 2005, and 2007.
After the concert, each youth was assigned a host family and were eager to get to the houses to start the laundry!
We arrived to the beautiful and rather large church up on the hill. Everyone helped to unpack and get settled in the church. We were able to rehearse for the service and then were invited back to the fellowship hall for a baked spaghetti dinner. We thanked the members of the church for the wonderful meal and then changed and made the final preparations for the concert. Mollie's group led devotions in the fellowship hall and then we headed into the sanctuary for the service.
Lizzie H. shared her testimony with her home church. Alli B. also shared some thoughts and reflections she had from the trip so far.
We were blessed to have so many alumni join us for "In Remembrance" and "The Lord Bless You and Keep You" both of which were conducted by George Amos, who directed the choir in 2004, 2005, and 2007. 
After the concert, each youth was assigned a host family and were eager to get to the houses to start the laundry!
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