The Bushnell YFC ministry over the last month has been stable. Throughout the week teens and myself are inviting other teens to Campus Life and other outreach events where they can hear about God. Teens are also discipling other teens in addition to our Wednesday night meeting. To see this take place has been a joy! We have a couple of young men in Bushnell that are really making a difference in the lives of others, while at the same time setting a very good example for the rest.
At the beginning of March, our 9th Annual Soup Supper drummed up a lot of excitement. The event was one of the best ever. Over 15 teens signed up to do odd jobs for people around town to help raise money for YFC. Several have completed their work already. One weekend I took 3 teens to my brother Mark’s home in Peoria where we worked on getting their house ready to sell this spring. A couple of weekend’s ago, one of our volunteers brought 3 teens to my home for a project.
A couple of weeks ago at Campus Life we lovingly shared the gospel, intertwined with a mini-series called “True Lies.” I have not heard of any direct responses yet, but the teens were very attentive and seemed to be taking it in as we shared.
Let me just say that God has put together a wonderful team of volunteers to reach out to the youth in Bushnell, but there is a constant need for more. In order to reach the broad spectrum of teens coming in and out we could really use an additional female volunteer or two for our Jr. High program. It seems like mom’s are very busy and it is hard to find those females that are able to help with teenagers. Please pray with me in this area of our ministry.
Thanks for all that you do prayerfully and financially for Youth for Christ’s outreach here in Bushnell.
