The New Phase Of My Internship

As most of you already know, I am now well into the new phase of my internship here at Fellowship Church...Junior High Ministry! I know what you're thinking...she hasn't done junior high ministry since right after high school. God sure does like to keep me on my toes, huh? I've really been enjoying getting to work with the amazingly talented staff in junior high and meeting a brand new group of students. The Junior High Ministry at Fellowship is 6th-8th grade, with 6th grade meeting at their Merge services during each of our four weekend services and 7th-8th grade meeting on Wednesday nights at Surge. Right now I am working with the team to develop both the services for Merge and Surge, although my primary focus is the 7th grade students. They are looking to hire a 7th grade pastor, so I am just filling in until that position gets filled. It's funny, I feel like a celebrity working with the junior high since I have been on stage a lot in the last few weeks. Andy, our junior high pastor, really wanted to introduce me right so the guys made a game so the kids could get to know me (called Meet Stephanie). This picture shows me leading the game for Merge during one of the weekend services. They had a series of facts about me and had to pick one of the two answers given that was the truth. The first one was "I am from this state...a. California or b. Alaska"...you can guess that most of the students thought I was from California! The other ones were: Craziest thing I've ever done is...a. skydiving or b. swimming with sharks (answer is a), Favorite childhood memory is...a. watching my uncle run a marathon or b. building and igloo with my brother (answer is a- they all picked b!), Farthest I've been from home is...a. Europe or b. Texas (answer is a), and the last one was One time I...a. fell from a two-story window or b. caught a salmon with my bare hands (answer is a). It was super fun and now the kids think I'm like the coolest thing since sliced bread! Good times in Junior High :)