May11-Golf Outing

9th Annual YFC Golf Outing

Saturday, June 4th, 2011

WIU Golf Course

Registration 7:00 a.m.

Shotgun start 8:00 a.m. ** $50/person

What do you get: A light breakfast, 18 holes of golf with cart, a $15,000 Hole-In-One

50/50 Split Contest & a catered grilled lunch, and (of course!) prizes.

Organize a church team and compete for the Traveling Trophy!

Register now by contacting YFC at yfc@macomb.com or call 309-833-3026.

May11-Special Thanks

Also, special thanks goes out to all the Pizza Lunch churches (Industry Assembly, Macomb

Assembly, The Crossing, Wesley United Methodist, University Baptist, Scotland Trinity, Macomb

1st Christian & Maple Avenue) and to Ken Foxall, John Brewer, Roger Provine & Larry Morris

for undertaking the concrete repair project (for our life-size game boards)!!!

May11-Macomb News

Wow - we are just having a blast at YFC Macomb! We continue to pack the place with Pizza Lunch - and May 27^th is our last one for the school year. We will, however, be offering $2.00 lunches during finals week (the menu is planned to be BBQ, but will default to tacos and/or Mac & Cheese if the weather is not cooperative.) There will not be lunch served on the last day of school.

Fifth graders are now eligible to join Tuesday night Campus Life Club… the 8^th graders will upgrade (promote) at the start of school.

The Campus Life Dance for Japan Danceathon raised $350 for the Red Cross to aid in this disaster!

The First (in recent years) Annual YFC Yard Sale was a huge success! We earned about $850 and donate many clothes and items to The Crossing Thrift Store (the funds raised there go to local benevolence efforts).

We are running our 6 week program, through June 9, for high school seniors called College Ready, helping incoming freshmen “navigate the college maze, recognize the key areas where they'll need to succeed, and craft their own plan and personal vision”. A repeat of the program will be offered in a one-day session in August. More details to follow.

Watch for the Macomb campus students at Heritage Days - we will be sporting brown tee-shirts, with a wi-fi-like cross, reading Youth for Christ: Connect to Jesus. We will be marching in the Heritage Days parade and hosting Minute to Win It Games in the park. Come try a few.

Wish List: As our numbers continue to increase and the weather improves, we continue to be in need of patio/lawn furniture. Any contributions would be greatly appreciated. Also, we have several students that would love to go to camp, but are unable to do so. If you would be interested in providing a scholarship, please contact Lauren at 252 0404.

May11-Macomb Calendar

May

27 (Last and) FREE MHS Pizza Lunch

30 Memorial Day (Sunday night) Nighttime Mini Golf

June

1-2 Final Week lunches… BBQ

4 Golf Outing (YFC kids to help; adults to play)

6 Photo Scavenger Hunt: Open to those completing grades 7+ (drivers are needed)

7 Bring a Friend Challenge Night - goal is to hit 50 people!

12-17 High Teen Camp - anyone entering Grades 10+ (not over 19 yrs) ($190)

19-23 Niners Camp - anyone entering 9th grade ($185)

23-25 Heritage Days - Come check out our Minute to Win It Games

25 Heritage Days parade

27 Jr High Lock In - raindate June 28

30 Cornerstone (thru July 3)

July 10-15 Junior High 1 Camp ($175)

May11-New Board Members Needed

What are we missing? YOU!!

YFC-WI is looking for representatives from all of our supporting churches to be on our Board of Trustees. Just as we partner with area churches for Pizza Lunches and other events, we would love to have an ecumenical board.

We need your perspective, we need your vision. This allows YFC to become YOUR ministry, not ours.

May11-Bushnell Beat

Redneck games

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CL Seniors

Have you ever had a packed month? That's the way I feel about this past month or so. There is always so much going on in the month of May. Good stuff, though. Since there has been so much lately, I am going to give you this month's update in bullet form. Here goes:

• Volunteer Leaders

◦ They are AWESOME! Wouldn't be anywhere near as effective without them.

◦ THANK YOU!!!

◦ They do so many things for teens and myself for the Kingdom of God!

• Faith Bible Camp Jr. High Retreat

◦ Andrew and Abby each got to take a friend with them

◦ We had a dozen Bushnell teens at this retreat

◦ Pray for a couple of JH girls struggling with life situations and the young woman counseling them – Praise the Lord that they have trusted in Jesus

• Gospel Night at Campus Life Middle School

◦ More new students get to hear the gospel presented clearly – Pray for God to make the seeds grow

◦ Mary Beth, a JH volunteer leader, shares a poem about God in an amazing way and the teens listen.

• BPC Baccalaureate

◦ All graduates attending receive a Bible – will they use this weapon in this fight against the devil?

◦ Very clear gospel messages communicated by various speakers – Pray for seeds to sink into good soil

• Sr. Night at Campus Life

◦ One senior said, “I don't know what I am going to do without Campus Life.”

◦ Another said, “Even though it doesn't look like I am paying attention, I think about all the things you guys talk about.”

◦ Still another said, “Campus Life has taught me a lot about God and respect for others.”

◦ Red Neck Olympics were a hit – “Look out for that trash can lid.”

• Depth Charge

◦ One young man is really getting this Jesus thing and hungers for more

◦ I see my own children growing in their knowledge of God and asking questions

◦ Pray for a couple of high school girls that are being distracting and can't seem to focus.

• YFC Golf Outing – June 4

◦ Come play, support YFC, and enjoy the beauty at WIU's golf course

• Arkansas Mission Trip – June 18-24

◦ Our whole family is going and I am excited

◦ We need to raise $1000 for the trip – Can you give an extra gift for us?

◦ Pray for the teens that are considering going on the Arkansas Mission Trip – We have 5 potentially.

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