Our big event in the last month was Dare 2 Share. We had 23 teens and 7 adults go to St. Louis from March 27-28. Some of the teens learned a lot and were able to constructively share the gospel with theirfriends. One young lady even had a friend trust Christ right on the phone. I made a call to one of the high school student that I have been praying for this semester. He didn’t put his full faith in Jesus, but understands the gospel truth. On Saturday afternoon we got to share the gospel with hurting people onour mission of collecting canned goods for a local mission. We also prayed with people and engaged them about their spiritual beliefs. This is always a good chance to get out of our comfort zones, grow our faith, and help people along the way. We also had a few teens that were in an out of the meetings and were distractive on the trip. Pray for them, as they have not all trusted Christ as their Savior and need guidance in their lives. Also, pray for our volunteer leaders and myself as we comeup with a plan to meet their needs and bring order into their lives.
In the last month our high school ministry has been talking about things that disconnect us from each other and God. I want to say thank you for praying for our meeting on pornography last week. The guys really opened up and realized some of the future implications it can have. All of them said they wanted a “new car”, not a used one, when it comes to getting married some day. It’s great to have a prayer team to lift us up! Send me an email if you are not on my prayer team and want to be and I will put you on the team. A really neat opportunity to explain what Good Friday is, happened with one of my son’s friends. We were driving along on Good Friday and Andrew shared a little bit what it was about and then I finished. By the end of the ride Andrew’s friend said,“Oh, I never knew that.” It was cool. Now he knows. Pray that God will open up his heart and reveal Himself to this young boy.
Our family is growing and on the go a lot. We have wonderful extended family and get to see them regularly. I even had a chance to visit my home church over Easter and attend service there. It was great to see some friends and people that I really appreciate building into my life as a youth. Thanks be to God for how He works in our lives.
In the last month our high school ministry has been talking about things that disconnect us from each other and God. I want to say thank you for praying for our meeting on pornography last week. The guys really opened up and realized some of the future implications it can have. All of them said they wanted a “new car”, not a used one, when it comes to getting married some day. It’s great to have a prayer team to lift us up! Send me an email if you are not on my prayer team and want to be and I will put you on the team. A really neat opportunity to explain what Good Friday is, happened with one of my son’s friends. We were driving along on Good Friday and Andrew shared a little bit what it was about and then I finished. By the end of the ride Andrew’s friend said,“Oh, I never knew that.” It was cool. Now he knows. Pray that God will open up his heart and reveal Himself to this young boy.
Our family is growing and on the go a lot. We have wonderful extended family and get to see them regularly. I even had a chance to visit my home church over Easter and attend service there. It was great to see some friends and people that I really appreciate building into my life as a youth. Thanks be to God for how He works in our lives.
Upcoming trips events:
May 8 – Jr. High guys campout
May 9 – Jr. High girls campout
May 10 – Baccalaureate May 17 - Graduation
May 18 & 21 End of year CL meetings
