Lord I Lift Your Name Up High (Echo)

[BayMickey]

Jerrod Phillips drew a circle on the chalk board, dividing it into three parts. He wrote 'Prayer' in one third, 'Worship' in another, and 'Church' in the other. "This is what your Christian life should be made of. Prayer, worship, and church. You should pray everyday. No matter what. No matter your situation. You should worship Him. You should praise Him, always. And, you should go to church. You relationship with God all involves these things. And something else. You need to take some time in your day to connect with Him. Whether it be five minutes or five hours, take time for silence. You never know what He has to say." The crowd of teenagers clapped. "Thanks guys. Now, Youth is dismissed. Se you guys next week!" Everyone bid for their cars, except the priest himself. "Jerrod. Can I talk to you?" Brother Brady took him for a walk down the corridor. "I'm bringing in a partner for you. I thought you needed one to help you out. You'll meet her next Sunday. I hope this works out." Of course, the conversation was longer than that, but that's just a sum up of it. Jerrod agreed, walking back into the Youth room. He cleaned up a little bit, straightening the chairs out and cleaning up the paper plates. He walked out the door, shutting off the lights, and walking out the church.

(Not too good. But I thought you good be the girl. And here's the church & stuff)

Church outside~
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Youth Room~
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Jerrod~
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(Skin darker, tho.)

[• Echo]

Hollyn's eyes lifted to wander over the church in front of her. Shutting her car door, she locked it and tossed the keys into her bag. So this was the church she'd be going to from now on. She loved her old church, and all the people there, but the drive every Sunday all the way to Pine Valley from her school was costing her too much, and this church was much closer. Plus, her professor had recommended it, and she was looking forward to it, as well.
Shifting her bag higher up on her shoulder, she started towards the church, pausing just in front of the door to push her blonde hair out of her eyes, then pushed open the door and stepped into the air-conditioned room where services were held. There were people everywhere, all talking to one another, and she immediately felt a little awkward, standing there alone, until she saw someone walking up to greet her.

[BayMickey]

Jerrod heard the slight clicking sound of the door shutting, and turned to see who it was. It being a young woman, he walked to go greet her. "Hello there. I'm jerrod. Would you happen to be Hollyn?" He smiled warmly, holding out his hand for her to shake. "Welcome to Cornerstone church, by the way." Jerrod winked at the girl. A seventh-grader ran up behind Jerrod. "They got the grape juice from the refridgerator. And they're drinking it." Jerrod nodded. "tell i said stop. And if that doesn't work, come get me again." And of course, the kid was back.

[• Echo]

Hollyn smiled back at him, extending her hand to his. "Yes, I am, nice to meet you, Jerrod," she said, looking around at the interior of the church again.
"Thanks, it seems very nice here," she said, watching as a boy ran up to them. When he ran off again, she looked back at Jerrod.
"You're the youth pastor, right?" she asked, knowing the answer already but asking just to make sure. A moment later, the kid was back.
"You might want to go get them," she suggested, smiling briefly.

[BayMickey]

"Yes, I am. And from what i was told you are too." Jerrod grinned, flashing his pearly white teeth. Oh, how he hated braces, but they were worth it. Jerrod calmly walked in, and the grape juice was put up. "Thanks, guys." The teenagers laughed, walking back over to the couch to talk. Jerrod walked back out to Hollyn. "Come in, I'll introduce you." Jerrod reached forward, pulling the door open for the young woman.

[• Echo]

Hollyn gave an almost shy smile and nodded slightly. "I guess I am now," she admitted, feeling a slight twinge of nervousness. Normally she had no problem taking in front of others, but this... This was different, in every possible way. Jerrod walked in to fix the juice problem, and Hollyn found herself standing awkwardly alone again watching the other people. Just as she was about to leave, Jerrod was back, walking to her again.
"Okay," she agreed, walking a bit slowly through the door he opened for her.

[BayMickey]

Jerrod led the girl into the Youth's Room. "Hey, guys. This is Hollyn. She'll be helping me with Youth for however long she can take it. Be nice, and make her as comfortable here as you can. Thanks." He looked back towards Hollyn. "The room is not too complicated. The kitchen is behind that door right over there, and that's what that window right there is depicting. The food is already ready, so don't worry about that. The band intsruments are behind that curtain over there, behind the stage. The stage is where I go up and talk. That's about it." Jerrod smiled once again, though no teeth showing. "I can't thank you enough for helping me out."

[• Echo]

Hollyn followed him into the room, running her slender fingers through her golden locks. All heads turned towards her as Jarod introduced her to the youths, and she felt a slight unsteady tremor course through her gut. Forcing the excitement and stage fright down, she placed an easy smile on he face and said a casual “Hey, guys,” before following Jarod again as he began to explain the youth room to her. She nodded when he finished and returned a smile back at him.

“Sounds simple enough,” she agreed. “And it’s no problem, it’ll be fun,” she said enthusiastically. “When does youth start?”

[BayMickey]

jerrod looked down at his Rolex sitting on his burly arm. "It starts in about ten minutes. More people will be coming in. This is the only church in the city part of town, so we get so much of the teens around here. And not just the rich ones, the ghetto ones too. They won't lay a hand on you, though. They're good kids. I'm a senior at the college up here." He put his hands in his pockets. "I've got everything planned, the paperwork about the plans are in my office, I'll go get them for you to look over if you want."

[• Echo]

Hollyn nodded as Jarod spoke, looking around at the kids as he did. They all looked pretty happy. Looking back at him, she smiled small again. "Sure, that'd be good," she said, nodding again. It would be nice to know what to expect beforehand.



Bleh, sorry.

[BayMickey]

Jarrod went and fetched the papers for her, shuffling them around and handing them to Hollyn. "There you go. Nothing too complex. Just a activity and then the lesson. We will be done at about 7:30." He nodded and looked back towards the kids. "Black chairs, everyone." They all proceeded to go to the black chairs in front of the stage, and Jarrod jumped onto the stage, but before he whispered to Hollyn. "Jump in whenever you want."

OOC~ It's alright.

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