Back to the Future

What a great movie...

So my laptop is back up and running, new screen, fingerprint free. Wohoo. Things on this end have been good, how about for you guys?  We're gearing up for the summer here and things are looking busy.  Summer youth Group, Fun In the Son, Son Servants, Conrad Weiser, It's gonna be a busy summer.  

We're heading back to FITS after a year off, and I'm really excited.  Fun In The Son is the place where my faith really came alive, where I figured out that my life was rather useless without Jesus.  FITS also is something that I really look back on as an amazing time with my friends.  Some of the best fun that i've had was down at FITS hanging out on the boardwalk, playing games with everyone. Some amazing conversations and the hardest laughs i've ever had were on that trip.  I'm really looking forward to getting back there.

All of this reminiscing has gotten me to thinking about favorite memories of youth group, trips and other hanging outs that have occurred over the years.  Use the comments to share some of your favorite OPC youth ministry memories.  Even if you have long since graduated out of our program and just found your way here through the site or my Facebook, take a moment and tell me your greatest memories.  It's always fun to take a look back.

As we look back, we're moving forward. Sr. High small groups are nearing their start (We're hoping to have everything up and running by next week; you can still get involved).  We're heading to KY for the first time in 8 years.  We've got new Churches joining us at Conrad.  And summer Youth group is going to have a whole new spin.  As we move forward in what God is doing in this ministry, let us continue to remember how faithful He has been to get us here. 

Broken Laptop and what's a blog for anyway?

So the screen on my lappy is not being so cooperative these days.  So after a couple phone calls to Dell, I should be back up and running within a few days.  So for now, my faithful and reliable Mac is getting the job done and getting it done well. 

So far, I'm not sure anyone has really even looked at this blog.  But I'm sure it takes time for a massive rise to blogosphere fame.  Eh, who needs fame. Anyway, if you are out there, leave a comment to say hello.

The Famine was pretty incredible.  I had an excellent time and was thrilled with the work that was done.  You guys are amazing and really did some great work A ton of money was raised through sponsorships and the car washes that will all go to help those in need. Excellent work to all.  I had promised Pics of the event, but my camera never made it out of my bag, so does anyone have  any from the weekend? I'd love to add them to the website.

I just had a meeting this morning with the churches that put together Conrad Weiser. It's April and I'm already pumped as anything for that trip and what's going to be happening there.  I finally got a price from everyone so head over to our trips page to get more information on that.  FITS and Son Servants are rapidly approaching. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE get your sign ups in early this year. Current eighth grades, this means you too. Don't worry about the cost, we can help out with the car wash and other things we have planned. 

For those of you in high school, get your info in if you want to get into a small group. 

That's about all for the youth min announcement type stuff.  On another note, if you've known me for any period of time you know that I'm a video gameaholic.  I'm currently pretty big on Smash Bros Brawl on the Wii.  If you have a Wii and want to play online, email me your friend code and I'll send you mine and then I'll take you down.  If you don't have Smash Bros., but you have a Wii, I'm always looking for other Wii friends.  Hey, If I can't have friends in real life, why not have them in the form of little animated characters? right?

Time for the Famine

It's just a little before noon on friday, so that means the famine is starting soon.  

I'm looking forward to this.  But not just because the event is a lot of fun, but because we get to do something we don't normally do. How often do we really sacrifice something for the purposes of pray, and service. Fasting is not just about giving up meals as a challenge, it is an ancient spiritual discipline that is an amazing communion with God.  Our lives seem too busy to take time to be with God. This weekend we have an amazing opportunity to serve and interact with God.  Though I know we'll all be hungry by the end, I know it'll be worth every moment.

I'll post some pics of the event up here later. See ya.