tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63686369697086704852024-03-13T21:15:13.425-07:00Floyd Young Life Reaching A World Of Kids . . . Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368636969708670485.post-38974838147628090022014-03-18T09:32:00.002-07:002014-03-18T09:37:16.474-07:00March/April Update <div class="MsoNormal">
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<li><span style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">Young Life Club: Every Monday, 6:30 pm at the Grims (1419 Old Furnace Road)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">Young Life Campaigners: Every Thursday morning, 7 am at Floyd Presbyterian</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">Wyldlife Club: March 21st, April 4th, April 25th at the Sagebiels (521 Oak Hill Drive)</span></li>
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<span style="color: #216388; font-family: Charcoal CY;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">“No more snow!” Those three words could be used to sum up the feelings of the Young Life and Wyldlife leaders in Floyd County this past month. The winter weather seems to love coming on Mondays and Fridays lately, which has caused numerous cancellations of Young Life and Wyldlife events since mid-February. It hasn’t stopped leaders from doing what they can to invest in middle school and high school students in whatever way they can. Leaders are showing up at lunches, at sporting events, even coaching some sports. They are taking kids to coffee or playing video games with kids after school. Young Life’s mission doesn’t stop at club and campaigner events. In fact, our ministry is different because our leaders go to kid’s “turf” rather than simply asking kids to come to our YL events. It is in this way that we reach the kids that are on the outside, kids that are left out or overlooked. No matter if it snows from today until the last day of school this spring, our Young Life and Wyldlife leaders will be in Floyd investing in teens in Floyd in whatever ways we can imagine!</span></span><br />
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<u><span style="color: #216388; font-family: Charcoal CY;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">ROCKBRIGE YL SUMMER CAMP: </span></span><span style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">JUNE 3-8, 2014:</span></u><br />
<span style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;"> Floyd County teens join their leaders for the "best week of their lives" in Goshen, VA. Registration has begun! $50 depotsits can be mailed in to PO Box 662 Floyd, Va with your child's name in memo line or given to Young Life leaders.</span><br />
<span style="color: #216388; font-family: Charcoal CY;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;"> Donations for camp scholarships are tax-deductable and separate from our operating budget. </span></span><span style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">Our main camp fundraiser will include sending out support letters to family and friends of kids who wish to participate in serving our community through ProjectFloyd. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #216388; font-family: Charcoal CY;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;"><u><b>ProjectFloyd MAY 10, 2014:</b></u></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #216388; font-family: Charcoal CY;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">Our county-wide service day is organized by Young Life to get kdis and adults in our community serving to meet local needs. Visit projectfloyd.org for details! </span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368636969708670485.post-69922944969747719242014-02-14T12:03:00.005-08:002014-02-14T12:05:08.958-08:00February Update<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Last month, we took nearly 30 high school students and college leaders to do work crew at Rockbridge Young Life Camp in Lexington, VA. There was a Wyldlife Winter Weekend being held at the camp that weekend with more than 450 middle school students from all over Virginia, Maryland & West Virginia. The work crew from Floyd served all over camp, from working in the Dining Hall and serving food at meals, to working in the snack bar and the camp store. Much of what the work crew does is totally anonymous and thankless, but the students who came wanted to do it because they knew that their behind the scenes work could help a middle schooler have a better understanding of who Jesus is and what he did for them. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;"> Many of those who were on the work crew had experienced a weekend at camp before they chose to do work crew. Some of those kids chose to do work crew in January because they experienced Jesus’ love for them through the work crew that was there to serve them. A few students are considering giving up an entire month of their summer to serve at a camp on a longer-term work crew. They are willing to sacrifice their time so others can have a chance at experiencing Jesus’ love in a way that they have!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;"> Through Young Life in Floyd, high school and middle school aged kids are reaching out and caring for others in sometimes sacrificial and intimidating ways. They are looking for ways to serve each other in response to the way that Jesus sacrificially loved and cared for them.</span></span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Campaigners will meet every Thursday morning at Floyd Presbyterian Church at 7 am. Breakfast will be provided. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Shoe-Raid Club will be February 24th at 6:30. See video below & email if you want to drop off shoes in the next 2 weeks. Spread the word and help us get another 800 shoes in the next 2 weeks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6nfqPTxZQI </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Leader Committee Weekend (LCW) February 28-March 2nd. This weekend is in Richmond and will host every leader and Young Life committee person in the state of Virginia for encouraging talks, informative seminars on leadership, and opportunities to serve in downtown Richmond. We leave Floyd by 3 pm Friday the 28th and return at 6 pm on Sunday. Parents can find out more information directly about LCW, but we encourage only sophomores, juniors, and seniors to pursue this opportunity. </span></span></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368636969708670485.post-16631105589594827022014-01-09T09:49:00.003-08:002014-01-09T09:49:50.101-08:00December/January--Cold Days Make For Great Campaigner Weekends Away!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0AkifSTHiysUYXPJjILfPnnEna0q8vHRJdm0ParPV-KBzi1BEUAFNaHOA1mY4Yojfdtn2hSg-VLo32qDB2UEri0QntYbgc9GtS71jCiu6OXm4l0dv5Gx4GAYlvVkTKYiUFFbE9nPG9QMY/s1600/today4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0AkifSTHiysUYXPJjILfPnnEna0q8vHRJdm0ParPV-KBzi1BEUAFNaHOA1mY4Yojfdtn2hSg-VLo32qDB2UEri0QntYbgc9GtS71jCiu6OXm4l0dv5Gx4GAYlvVkTKYiUFFbE9nPG9QMY/s1600/today4.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfBm_aXXta4K4HHnJHim9nxC23Ouvbhgi2GMP8nXEU5bGR9sMu-p4ulX6n5wb7rrZXJExCP-u1YvC-EN2oxk054dCtgVL3p_I7vv2r7n18DMHBrGGjjDMwWUrcISOgwsVkAAHoZQ0Mcxy/s1600/today+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfBm_aXXta4K4HHnJHim9nxC23Ouvbhgi2GMP8nXEU5bGR9sMu-p4ulX6n5wb7rrZXJExCP-u1YvC-EN2oxk054dCtgVL3p_I7vv2r7n18DMHBrGGjjDMwWUrcISOgwsVkAAHoZQ0Mcxy/s1600/today+3.jpg" height="150" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Although the winter temperatures are bitter cold, the smiles and stories from Rockbridge warm the heart. Dozens of teens from Floyd who attended Fall Weekend in mid-November experienced intense fun, new friendships, and eye-opening talks about the character of Jesus. The great news is that all the camping adventures can be had again this summer at Rockbridge, June 3-8, 2014. That’s one way to get warm... think about sunny Rockbridge in June where kids from Floyd and areas all over Virginia will be having the best week of their lives! Deposits can be made starting in February to confirm a spot, so plan camps and vacation around Young Life Camp! </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br />Speaking of scheduling, winter is a break from Club for leaders and staff to focus on Campaigner opportunities and there are MANY coming up (see dates below)! Club will resume in mid-late February, but campaigner meetings resume this month. A campaigner dinner this Sunday (the 12th) 5-7 pm will be at the Grim House at 1419 Old Furnace Rd. Floyd, Va 24091 to discuss new semester plans and best times to hold Campaigners this spring--so please stay posted about set timing for Campaigners after that dinner Sunday. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><b><br />Growing & Exciting Opportunities for Campaigners to Serve:</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> We encourage Campaigners to attend one (or all!) of the following opportunities to serve, lead, grow in their personal faith, and enjoy fellowship. “Work Crew” is designed especially for high school students, however, traditionally “Prayer Overnight” and “Committee Leader Weekend” have only been attended by leaders. We will extend the invitation this year to Campaigners who are excited & ready to grow through these opportunities to sit through seminars and talks with leaders & staff. Unlike campaigner meetings and club in which every kid is welcomed at the drop of a hat, we would need to know in advance if your child in interested in attending any of the below weekends. <br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Opportunities in the upcoming weeks include:</b></span></div>
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<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Prayer Overnight January 31-February 2nd: </b>Leaders, Staff, & Student Leaders will attend a retreat at Rockbridge joined by leaders & staff all over the state of Virginia for a time of directed prayer for the mission of Young Life and for schools across Virginia. Prayer Overnight is very meaningful and focused on prayer. Similar to the above, we leave later Friday and return by 3 pm on Sunday the 2nd. The cost is $45 to attend, and the packing list is the same as above. </span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Leader Committee Weekend (LCW) February 28-March 2nd</b>. This weekend is in Richmond and will host every leader and Young Life committee person in the state of Virginia for encouraging talks, informative seminars on leadership, and opportunities to serve in downtown Richmond. We leave Floyd by 3 pm Friday the 28th and return at 6 pm on Sunday. Parents can find out more information directly about LCW, but we encourage<b>only sophomores, juniors, and seniors </b>to pursue this opportunity. <br /></span></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368636969708670485.post-15930327940075734392013-10-29T11:25:00.002-07:002013-10-29T11:26:56.960-07:00November Update<div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;"> A busy month has passed, but an even busier month is coming up! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">Thrift Shop Club was our most exciting club so far this semester. Kids were encouraged to get a group of friends together to hit the local thrift stores such as Angels in the Attic or the more well-known Goodwills throughout the NRV. Kids showed up, some in crazy outfits, others in what they wore to school that day and were pleased to find tons of donated clothes that they could have their pick of to find their perfect outfit for the night. We had boys v. girls relay races and the kids with the best outfit won the highly sought after “Golden Shoe” lamp as a prize </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">(pictured below)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">. Kevin shared the power of Jesus by talking about him calming the storm and applying that to what that means in our lives. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;"> It has been a fun semester of clubs, games and relationships deepening between kids and leaders. The next half of the semester should be even more exciting! Here’s a look at what’s coming up in YL:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">*November 4th- Fall Weekend Sign-Up Night at El Charro, 6:30-8 pm: If your child wants to go to Fall Weekend and you, as a parent, would like more information please drop by Nov. 4th or call Kevin Parkhurst- 540-250-5708</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368636969708670485.post-19794029435120439382013-09-24T11:51:00.003-07:002013-09-24T11:54:45.162-07:00Floyd Young Life has hit the ground running…literally!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;"> On March 28th-29th Floyd YL took about 140 8th-12th grade students to an annual all-night bowling event called Bowl-A-Thon. It was a crazy night that started with the biggest Young Life Club that Floyd has had all semester, with at least 130 kids showing up to sing songs, play games and simply have fun together. At the end of club Kevin shared with everyone there the story of the paralyzed man at the pool of Bethsaida in chapter 5 of the Gospel of John. He shared how God created us to have Him as the center of our lives, and that even though we fill our lives with countless other things, he still loves us and calls us to be the people we were created to be! After club, all 130+ of us went on to Grace Baptist Church where the church members prepared an incredible meal for us. We had a great time of hanging out and eating together before we all loaded up onto the bus again and headed to NRV Bowl in Christiansburg. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;"> We arrived in Christiansburg just before midnight and geared up for 6 hours of bowling, arcade games, and billiards, but most importantly, we had ample time for our volunteer leaders to deepen relationships with the numerous kids who had never come out to any Young Life event before. The whole purpose for Bowl-A-Thon was to take kids out of their usual routine and get a chance to be with kids in a new environment. We had a great time together (with very few people sleeping through the night on the bowling alley floor) and I’m sure everyone in attendance spent the rest of their Good Friday sleeping!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Above, kids start club with Paper/Rock/Scissors-Under-Over (Loser joins line, through winner's legs!)</b></span> </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;">At the first Club of the Spring 2013, or maybe it's still winter... a mixed crowd of kids from all over the social spectrum and grade-range gathered together to laugh, to sing, to hear about a love that isn't based on performance or behavior but on the endless compassion of Jesus Christ. Kevin read the story of Zaccheus and told kids at the closing of Club, "That is the kind of love we'll be talking about this semester!" "That" is the kind of love that changes lives, and communities, and relationships. "That" is the kind of love that welcomes kids of all kinds. "That" is the kind of love that reaches out and restores goodness to our broken world. "That" love is from Jesus. Pray that kids understand their worth & the love the Father has for them as they show up, laugh, and listen each week to a message of "that love."</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368636969708670485.post-31369923638920604662013-01-22T09:06:00.000-08:002013-01-22T09:06:20.334-08:00Work Crew Weekend 2013!
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">This past weekend, Jan 18-20, Staff Associate Kevin Parkhurst, and a few of the volunteer leaders took about 20 Floyd students to Rockbridge to do Work Crew. This meant that they volunteered their weekend to serve other kids who were having the best weekend of their life on a Wyldlife Winter Weekend. They worked in the Dining Hall, setting tables, serving each meal, cleaning the tables after meals and then setting them all over again. It was an awesome weekend, and the kids that were on Work Crew were so encouraged in their faith as they sacrificed their own weekend so others could have a great time. The idea behind Work Crew is that we would all be non-verbally communicating the gospel to the campers, as Jesus said in Matt. 20:28 "The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many," as a work crew the kids did all they could to be an example of that verse and a reflection of Jesus Christ all weekend. The kids worked their tails off, but none of them regretted it. One of the kids who came, Josh, said at one point: "I would rather work here all the time than have a job that I get a paycheck, the pay off for this work is WAY better than any paycheck or amount of money I could have earned!" It truly was a fantastic weekend of serving others and the hope is everyone came home changed. That all who went trust Jesus a bit more than they did before! </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;"> Trevor King, 9th grader at FCHS, was the victor of the first Young Life Mr. Elf Christmas Pageant last night! This"Android Elf," in android character all night, was the landslide winner! Amidst all the laughter & excitement of the pageant, the highlight of the night for everyone was hearing from Randall Hale, as he shared his testimony to over 150 attenders. "There is nothing like the love of Jesus," Randall shared as he explained that he felt empty in his quest to find full life in golf and video games a year ago. "I first came to Young Life because there was a girl there I liked... but it was the talks at the end that really got me." Randall shared that it was a year ago today, December 4th, that he started a relationship with Jesus at Fall Weekend (Young Life Camp), and how he's experienced a full and purposed-filled life since then. Randall and others share their story in this video also shared last night: <a href="http://vimeo.com/54778617" target="_blank">CLICK HERE FOR YOUNG LIFE VIDEO!</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">"Young Life rocked tonight!" said a Facebook post from a girl who just started attending Club this fall. Last </span>night there was a sense of fresh enthusiasm from kids after a nice little holiday break. Though new sport schedules and holiday conflicts kept many kids away, every kid there seemed to just take an hour break away from all the pressures of school, sports, relationships to laugh, feel welcomed, and hear a great message from Emily about how Jesus is powerful, but also very personal. Jesus doesn't want to only heal and impress us with miracles, but He desires to know us and love us in a personal way. The simple, gospel-centered messages at Club have a profound affect on many kids, many who don't know that Jesus wants to know them like that, many who have been compelled to attend Campaigner Bible Studies for the first time this fall as we've moved beyond the book of Luke and into a focus on spiritual leadership. The semester may be winding down, but it seems like the work God is doing in the hearts' of kids is gearing up. With another month of Club and fun plans for Campaigners all winter, we have high expectations in how the Lord will creatively bless this season! "Tis the season"... we celebrate Emmanuel--God with us! How better to celebrate that than to tell kids each week that God is with us through Jesus Christ! </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368636969708670485.post-33817298156525314242012-09-25T07:20:00.000-07:002012-09-25T07:20:22.749-07:00FIRST CLUB OF THE FALL!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; line-height: 25px;">"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; line-height: 25px;">2 Corinthians 5:17</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; line-height: 25px;"> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY'; line-height: 25px;"> With the <i>new</i> school year, I thought, "Why not a <i>new</i> look for the Clubhouse?" Aside from wanting to keep up with the fresh renovations at the high school, there were some sanitation issues that needed to be mastered as a results of 2 years of high school students by the hundreds coming in and out recklessly from Club and Campaigners. So we recruited help from 40 teens 2 weeks ago after Campaigners to help clean and paint, but the popular criticism was, "I love it this way, why are we changing it?" My response: "Because it's been covered in your filth & grime & funk for the last 2 years." They begrudgingly helped and watched the clubhouse transform into a cleaner, newer place. In the process, they made some "interesting" discoveries that made them say with disgusted faces, "Oh, this is why we're cleaning" or "Who would put this here?" Once we were done, the new popular response was, "Wow, it looks so different and good down here." That even from those who didn't see a problem in the first place. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #216388; font-family: 'Charcoal CY';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"> I love how Jesus is doing the same thing to the hearts of these kids. Many of them are looking at their lives saying, "I love it this way, why would I change it?" But as they hear the gospel, as they experience the love, the healing, and the offer for cleansing, they start to look inside and see some filth. I love when they have that "aha moment" when they realize, "Oh! This is why you wanted to clean me up Jesus." The kids impressed me last week with their willingness to do hard, dirty work to make the Clubhouse beautiful again, but it impresses me even more, the hard & dirty work Jesus was willing to do for us to make us beautiful again. I'm happy to say, it's a <i>NEW</i> Clubhouse! We were pumped to clean and get rid of some old junk that didn't belong anymore--that does mean we'd be happy to accept your donations of used couches, carpets, etc for the Clubhouse! However, I would be even more happy to accept your prayers that just like the Clubhouse, kids' lives would be MADE NEW by Jesus. Pray this semester that old insecurities and fears would vanish and NEW hope & identity in Christ would come! </span></span><br />
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