step 2

On day 2 Xia Xia and I got the opportunity for a scavenger hunt. we were doomed from the beginning due to his love for showing me all the things he can do (Handstands, the wave, dancing).
We started off in our group time eating and getting to know each other by going through a bunch of questions that they gave us. Basically it was a simple conversation guide. But while doing the form we got a pretty amazing Chic-fil-A chicken sandwich each and some chips. Then we all loaded up in the van and took a field trip to the mall.
At the mall we went off with our list of questions for the scavenger hunt. We got a pretty good jump start and finished half the page pretty quickly. The rest of the time we spent looking for a few other stores. In the end we realized that we didn't see the other side of the page which had a bunch of questions left and there were a couple of stores that had closed down since the form was made. All in all I think it was all for the best because we had a blast looking around the mall and chatting about all sorts of things.
The mall trip was great for getting to know a bit more about his family and friends as we past the stores that each person likes. Ultimately it let to what his main influences are.
When we arrived back at the church the adults went back into a room where we found out a little bit about the opportunities that are a little bit less involved directly, like mentoring, or encouraging, but are still important (such as creating curriculum, giving financially, or any other talents that you might want to donate).
Obviously this second night doesn't sound like a challenging evening out. but He had tons of fun and it made our friendship a bit closer. I highly recommend checking out www.stepministries.org to see if any of this looks like something you can do.
It doesn't seem like this was a very deep conversation day but i learned about his family life wich gave good insight on where Xia Xia was coming from as far as bible knowledge goes. For an Eight year old he knows quite a bit.
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