Shalom at Sol House 2.0

This past Wednesday our C-Group made its monthly trip to Sol House for dinner with the teens. This time they turned the tables on us. Normally we take food over and prepare dinner with the teens. This month the teens decided they wanted to cook for us. They worked together and went out and purchased all the items and put the whole thing together on their own. John Paul, who is the evening Resident Director, worked with the teens in planning the menu and organizing the shopping. When everything was said and done, we enjoyed pasta with chicken and a really cheesy alfredo sauce, broccoli, salad, and garlic bread. John Paul also made a home-made chocolate-cherry cheesecake for dessert.

One of the residents was really the one responsible for putting this together for us. He is leaving May 3rd as he is joining the army. Last month during our dinner he had the idea of the teens cooking for us as a "thank you" for us coming over to cook with them. This was important for him as this month was the last time he would be there for our monthly visit.

I also found this video from today's Pepper & Friends as I was posting my previous entry about Big Brothers. On today's Pepper & Friends, Sol House was highlighted. This video is an interview with Zack, one of the Sol House residents that we have gotten to know during the last few months. I'm unable to be specific about Sol House residents in my blog entries and I can't post any photos because of confidentiality issues. But, since Zack did this interview on KOMU it is public and it can be shared. 

We have enjoyed our time at Sol House so far and we are looking forward to our upcoming dinners there. These teens have a lot of potential and the more we can stand beside them and the more we get to know them I believe their chances of success in life are increased.