2002-2003. Our first year in Vero Beach, Florida was a great one to remember. We were getting to know our new church and the kids in the youth group and letting them get to know us. We were also getting to know each other better, as we'd gotten married and moved down here within the same month. It was a time of a lot of transitions for us and the church, but lots of good memories. Matt introduced a new name to the youth group--S.P.L.A.S.H. Ministries--Students Praising, Loving, and Serving Him. The kids have really taken that new name on and grown into a group of teens that live it out.Our youth group is AWESOME, and even though we were just getting started, we had a lot of fun activities that first year here. Like for a few examples: our first Mission Encounter weekend to Miami, FL, Going Against the Norm (the first year was like none since!), Naz Cafe nights, Senior and Junior High Camps, and of course, NYC in Houston. Here are just a few pictures from that first year here in FL. The kids all look so young! They're going to hate these photos!
