As the mc's and pl's are getting ready to start the crazy summer schedule of ministry charts, chore charts, blogs, and debriefs. I wanted to share with you what God has been teaching me and keeps showing me. That the relationship is the most important thing. First your relationship with Him. Make sure you are spending time daily seeking His face. Second the relationship with the ministry partners. What has God been telling them and how can we come along side them and help. And the last but not least is the relationship with the participants. Spend extra time getting to know then and sharing with them. Eat with them, serve with them and play games with them. I think  a lot of the life-change happens in those moments when we can pour into them.

Jimmy Hutson

Ministry Coordinator, Appalachia '08