Sticky Faith Video

Parents! Check out this great video all about helping our kids nurture a lifelong faith! It's a little long, but worth it, I promise. I saw Kara Powell at the National Youth Worker's Convention in October talking about a lot of this information and she does a great job of helping explain to and encourage youth workers and especially parents in ways to help our kids develop a faith that lasts. Check it out:

  

Jr. High Winter Retreat

We just got back from a great retreat up at Sierra Pines with our Jr. High students. We spent the weekend playing in the snow, sledding down hills, signing silly songs and learning more about trusting God with our lives. Our speaker for the weekend, John, talked about the importance of trusting God in every area of our lives, a lesson many of us can hear more than once. He spoke from Exodus and used the life of Moses as a great example of the important of trusting God.







We had a fun time and really enjoyed getting to know each other better on this trip. I heard many of the students commenting on how they had gotten to know someone better and built a friendship that wasn't there before this trip. I also heard from many students how much they learned from this weekend's talks and was impressed by how willing they were to ask questions and discuss the toptics further during our cabin time at night. I was especially impressed by a moment on  Saturday evening when all the students came together and prayed with each other. It was awesome to see these students really coming together and seeking God as a group.

 
God certainly did great things on this retreat! Thanks for those of you who contributed to making this trip a success. We had a great time!

Sincerely,

Jessica