Last Saturday Matt and I were chaperones of a huge all-nighter (almost) that united youth from most of the Cristiana Reformada churches in Olancho. Over 150 people came! We were surprised at the great turnout.
We were involved in this through the Ecclesiastical Training program with Diaconia Nacional. Our supervisor Roldan had already set up a very energetic youth board of directors who did an excellent job planning the night. There were several preachers, groups of singers/songleaders and performances by each group. Here is a picture of Matt, Brayan and Oscar performing a song.
Matt and I had the task of leading games. We had a bunch planned, but had to throw a lot of them out at the last minute due to a cultural difference: in North America kids come to all-nighters dressed ready to run and be active. That's not the case here, nearly every girl had on high-heels and there were even a few prom dresses. Huh... Here we are playing a name game.
There was one thing common between all-nighters in the two cultures though. There was plenty of energy! Here's a quick video of some singing.
Around 1:30 am it started to rain, which was a problem because we were in a school yard without a great option for moving things indoors. So, we called it a night and ended the event early. All went well, and the youth definitely planned an event to be proud of.
We'd like to say a HUGE thank you to our friends Christy at Madison Square Church and Ben, Tim, and Cheri at Grace Adventures Youth Camp for giving us some wonderful ideas for group games.
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