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Sept10-Bushnell News

Getting back in Gear

August has been a month of gearing up for this school year. Going to football practice, going to games, meeting with teens, keeping in touch on Facebook, meeting with volunteers, getting to lunch at school are all an integral part of youth ministry. We had our first Campus Life organizational meeting on Sept. 2. Here is a glimpse of a couple of teens and volunteers having a blast!

Fall Festival Parade

In order get the word out about Campus Life this year, our daughter Abby and her horse TJ, (with signs attached) rode in the parade with a couple of teen helpers and dad passing out flyers to teens and parents along the way. Our other daughter, Katy, rode behind a lawn mower pulled by one of the Bushnell teens tossing candy to the waiting spectators. In addition, I was able to speak on the radio about Youth for Christ and our upcoming events for this year.

Going deep at Depth Charge

I love going deep with teens. They are alive with thoughts, struggles, and questions, trying to find their identity in life. It is up to us to point them toward Christ. That happened a couple of weeks ago with a couple of young men I have been building into this summer. Evan (not his real name) is struggling with doubting God. His friend is struggling with not being loved by his father. Pray for these two young men as they venture through life this year.

Faithful Giving

I don’t say this often enough. Thank you so much for giving faithfully toward the ministry of Youth for Christ in Bushnell. Thank you for giving toward our financial support. We could not be here doing the things we do with teens without you! May the Lord bless you as you seek Him and fulfill His Kingdom work this coming year.

The Rodeffer’s

Things to pray about

The two young men aforementioned

A middle school teen that struggles with home life and depression

Campus Life Kickoff’s coming up

Volunteers as they work with teens

Teens to be open to God’s working in their lives

Sept10-Macomb News

YFC Macomb Update

We have started off the new school year with a bang! During our Free Pizza Lunch - held the first Friday of school - we had over 100 students attend! During the $2.00 Pizza Lunch - we had nearly 70 students attend! We went through 45 pizzas in two days!!! Praise God!

We held our first-in-recent-years Fifth Quarter with a dozen or so Junior High Students - complete with bon fire and s’mores.

The Macomb house has also kicked off an afterschool hangout program called Vent - come vent about the day. Some wonderfully talented ladies keep us supplied with cookies for the kids. (Could the way to a teen’s heart be through their stomach?)

Soon to launch programs include: Battlefield of the Mind for Teens by Joyce Meyers, Bible BABES (Beautiful, Accepted, Blessed and Eternally Significant) by Andrea Stephens and God in the Games - facilitated by Tom Surprenant.

We have been blessed by a variety of chairs (although anyone looking to discard good-condition patio furniture, we will gladly put it to use.

The main thing on our wish list now - cans of soda and bottled water. This could prove to be a large expense as the number of program participants continue to grow. If you would like to donate soda/water, please just leave it in the garage of the YFC house.

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