i’m sure there are so many blogs out there about how to start out the new year right…and i’ll make sure this isn’t one of those:) i’m actually quiet excited about this new year and what it’s bringing already. we kicked off iT/24:7 last night and boy was it awesome to be surrounded by everyone again…3 weeks w/o youth group was def killer!
we started our new series last night called “What Matters Most”. It’s a 7 week series journeying through certain areas of our life that seem to always be in the forefront; friends, family, money, spirituality, etc. last night we hit on the topic of friends and how who we surround ourselves with makes a HUGE difference in our life. really good night. can’t wait for next week~
what an awesome sunday together doing ministry. we all (31 of us) drove 2 hrs down to crossbridge community church in swedesboro, nj to help out with their trunk or treat event.
we all met in the cafe @ LHC, had some pizza, then hit the road. when we arrived at kingsway regional highschool (where CCC does church) we pulled into our spots and our crew, fully decked out in costumes that were amazing, unloaded and started decorating our trunks for the kids. both the students and trunks were AWESOME!!
we had four vehicles, so we made 5 trunks and a face painting station! (someone we parked next to didn’t do a trunk, so we made on on the bed of their truck…only to realize they weren’t with the event!!) there must’ve been a couple hundred kids and parents there to participate in this event.
as a youth pastor, i can’t tell you how proud i was of our group. they went above and beyond the call of service to help these kids have a good day. two of our students (trent & sean) even dressed up like a cow and chicken (FULL COSTUME!) and sat in the back of the van willingly being targets for dodgeballs. if they got hit, kids received praise and candy! great for kids, not so much for the chicken cow:)
when all was said and done, we helped the church reach out a ton to their community and let people know that this was a church that cared about them like Jesus did.
then on the way home, we all painted (for those who can’t grow them yet;)) mustaches on our faces and raided BK in style. great ending to wonderful day of ministry.
our group will be heading down to Crossbridge Community Church in Swedesboro, NJ. this is a fantastic outreach that we get to help out with. there will be over 30 of us going total…so look for pics soon on flickr!
I can’t believe it’s September already and PBbk is tonight! I honestly can’t wait…I’m sitting in my chair right now jittery and the thought of getting together again tonight. I really hope that’s not my body going through BK withdrawl…that would stink! I know many of you are chomping at the bit to come back b/c of all the text and emails I’ve been getting. I bet you’re not this excited to go back to school tomorrow (chatham) and monday (madison)!
Maybe this will encourage you…we’ve been going back to school for a looong time…
If you don’t remember this show, ask your parents (I did:))
so we got here…a little unorthodox, but we got here:)
cargo van got here late, bus got up late, and the band didn’t get here till about 930…an hour and a 1/2 later than our sesssion…
but the amazing thing is, God was in control of it all! i really think He had a plan in mind that was way better than what we put together. we started our week out with some amazing ideas and conversations about what it really means to live for Christ. we dove into Gal 2:20 and tried to explore what it means to be dead to ourselves but alive in Christ!
it was a great night…
today has been spent hanging out with God in our small groups and by ourselves, eating fantastic food, finding tiny farm animals dropped by the barnyard spaceship, and catching high speed water balloons without getting killed.
tonight we get to look into what it means to serve each other and explore what Jesus did with his disciples on the last night he was with them; foot washing….
