"And may the odds be ever in your favor."

As I mentioned in my Monday post, this past Sunday was our church's youth fall kickoff event. Matt and I began volunteering with the youth soon after we moved to Maryland. We've had a blast getting to know the kids and making great friends with other youth leaders. Matt and I were tasked with the adventure to host the first annual "Southpoint Student Ministries Hunger Games" where only the silliest, craziest, and frankly the hungriest survive! 

Matt and I dressed in our best Haymitch and Effie attire, and I donned my finest British accent. We divided the youth into districts 9, 10, 11, & 12. 



Let the games begin...
'Cinna'mon Toast Crunch Easting Contest: We gave one student from each district (boys first round, girls second round) a cup of cinnamon toast crunch (no milk). Whoever ate it the fastest won!

Next...
Peeta Flip: Two students from each district put swim flippers on their feet. Then they put pita bread on the flipper, flipped it up in the air, and without using their hands, tried to toss it through a fellow district member's arms. Unfortunately no pictures... 



We ended with a group game...
Arena Style Paper, Rock, Scissors...except we did Sword, Bow, Beast: Sword beats beast, beast beats bow, bow beats sword. Teams met in the middle of the "arena," counted down, and did their chosen motion. Whoever lost ran back to their side while they were chased by the winning district. Whoever was tagged on the losing team had to join the winning district.

It was an awesome time! Matt and I are both looking forward to a new year with the youth! I can only imagine what great things God has in store for not only the kids, but for Matt and me.