In The Pursuit Of Happyness

The last couple of mornings, we watched clips from the movie “In the Pursuit of Happyness.”  We have looked at a guy that had been “down on his luck” and wondered after the end of each clip if that was the end of his story. Each day, we learn more about Joseph, another guy often “down on his luck.” Is Potiphar to be the end of Joseph’s story?    

In the pursuit of the perfect cupcake, today we had our own version of “Cake Boss” hosted by the McGrady’s.   After some tutoring in cupcake decorating, the folks here created a table filled with masterpieces.  We had two young men, and a young lady win prizes for most creative, most elegant, and most unusual.  And yes, the guys REALLY got into it!

During the afternoon, we continued with “Woodwright’s Shop”, Kinston style!  The excitement grew as the treasure boxes came together with hinges and hasps. The boxes really took on some personality as each person stamped or painted his/her lid. And yes, the girls REALLY got into it!

We all gathered in the evening for a dessert social featuring our incredible display of cupcakes.  After dessert, we all settled in to watch a movie.  What should we watch?  Pirates of the Caribbean?  Is it the latest one?  Nah.  National Treasure?  It’s about the Declaration of Independence.  We’ve talked about that. Nah. How about, In the Pursuit of Happyness?  We’ve been watching snippets from it each morning. Yeah!

For these young people, the pursuit continues. We continue to be awed at the way God has intertwined our activities this week. Thank you for continuing to pray with us for these young people, their caregivers and their families.

Note that our youth group also came down for a short time today.  They painted picnic tables and then had lunch with our team.  During lunch, one of our young ladies made a very special gift to Ms. Sandy for use at Kennedy Home.

Specific Prayer Requests for Thursday

• Continued heath in the heat (cookout and pool party on Thursday).
• Safe travel for team members on the road.