Sep. 14, 2006 - InFusion
InFusion groups started last Sunday night. It was so much fun! Lets start somewhere near the begining lol. Over the past 3 years I have been attending the Mantzell/Brooks group. Well this year the Mantzells werent doing a group. So one night at church me and Melanie were looking over the groups. there were 6 groups. 3 of them looked good to us....like they were all great groups just not the right group...so anyways...we narrowed it down to the Copeland/Roberts the Gravvitt/Wilson and the Adams group...well alot of talking through everyhting and stuff we both decided we would go to the Copelands group...so the saturday before groups started melanie calls me and shes like im going to the Gravitts group...and i was like ok....i wasnt really sure how to tae it...cause like weve always been in the same group...and this year we were going to a different group and we werent going to be inthe same group. So I showed up at the Copelands group as planned...I walked in and i knew most of the kids there...well all but 2.so i talk to them all and stuff and then we start group...we didnt do a lesson that night but we bonded. and like weve already connected alot more then we did at the Brooks group. We played lots of games, lots of "get to know you" games. It was lots of fun. There were only 13 of us there...3 guys lol...but it was great. I had a wonderful time. but somehting we said when Chris (the leader) asked what we wanted out of the group the kids mostly said just to connect with everyone cause like we have frinedships with eachother but not to where we really know eachother. it was cool cause thats excatley what i want.I want to connect. THEN last night at church our youth pstor John was talking about our InFusion groups. And how like everyone needs to feel that they are cared for and they can share things...and he just went on and on about what the group is supposed to be...and like what he said is how i have felt for 3 years. like in the Brooks group they already had a cliche and they didnt really accept anyone into it...and i stayed in the gorup for 3 years...and i have no idea why...i love the Brooks but i think i was scared of change. But last night at church I was sitting next to this girl named lindsey. Shes goign to the Copeland group this year also....and like during the service she kept looking at me...and I would just smile....because what John was saying about the groups is what Lindsey was saying in group. John said we live for friendship with people....but we crave for deep friendships with people. we want to connect wit hthem we want to know what makes them tick as John put it. Honestly I crave those deep friendships wit hsome of these girls. and lindsey is one of them. when we went on stage to sing she kept lookign up at me (cause she shorter then me lol) i dont know know how to explain what im feeling. like Lindsey is one of the sweetest, funniest, people i know...and i guess since our Katrina trip which was in December last year ive been wanting to get to knwo her better. but we havent realyl done anything about it....like i know from the way she talks to me and looks at me and from what she has said to me and she really loks up to me. which is a weird postition...like i know i look up to people...i look up to most of my friends but its really weird to hae someone look up to you the way Lindsey does. but i crave for that friendship and i crave for a friendship with this other girl Taylor. I think ive written a few things about her in here...she confuses me most of the time...weve talked through emails and stuff alot...and her main problem is boys....and i dont know how to expali nher either but i want those friendships wit hthem...and i dont knwo if that will ever happen. but well see wont we? we find out whos minis (small small groups) we are in this week. wel lat least im hoping. which minis are jsut groups of like 5 people inside of the 20 or whatever...like we had 13 kids...the 3 boys would have gone with the 2 male leaders and the 10 girls would have been split between the 3 female leaders.
ok so now im done.
Comments
Sep. 25, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by DancingFeet
Those groups sound great. I hope they turn out the way you're hoping they will, and that you'll be able to get closer to some of these girls.
Love,
Briana
Oct. 4, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by SandBetweenMyToes
Please stop by and wish Briana (DancingFeet) a happy 17th birthday today!
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