Last night during youth group, we sorted plates.  "How fun!" you might say (maybe even with an eye roll)...but it was!  There was some debate as to where we should do this, why should we bring them all downstairs just to take them back upstairs, and so on.  But in the end, it was fun and it was joyful and messy and chaotic.  The plates have been collected over the past weeks for people who will soon have their own home.  And they will need something off of which to enjoy their meals.  So, we sorted dishes of all shapes, sizes and textures to fix 63 complete place settings.  Everyone should a place setting and a place to put the setting.  Combined with other settings, the total comes to 113.  And there are so many more dishes!  Some settings are missing pieces, but we are close to each person having two.  Activities like this sometimes seem like busy work, but the lasting impact is tremendous.  Not just for the recipients of the dishes, but to us because we got to spend time together, work together and share in God's work together.