Last weekend was amazing. Both of our events (STORM and the Youth Rally) were well attended. They ran incredibly smoothly- there were moments were I stood back in complete amazement.


For the STORM event- the teens are asked to go out an invite their friends back for an evening of games, food and speaker. It forces them to step out of their comfort zone and take risks. Our teens were amazing! Some were reluctant and learned some powerful lessons as a result. Others were so excited! We had a total of 57 teens attend- with 29 of them being friends! The evening ran well and the gospel presentation was really clear. Our teens were really encouraged by what they saw. One boy, who was quite the heckler at the event- actually had the opportunity to win a free weekend at snow camp. The speaker was able to talk to him individually afterwards and he even returned to club this week. We are so excited about what God is going to do in him life. We are also praying for the seeds planted and that our teens will continue to have the courage to invite their friends to youth group and other events.


Sunday we hosted a youth rally- I invited 14 youth groups to attend but only heard back from 5. I was nervous about numbers- hoping that we would have a good turnout. We ended up having 117 teens/adults attend. When they started arriving, I was pleased with the number of kids I saw- then I went outside and saw a mass of 40 kids playing football- I was overwhelmed! We had a worship band from a neighboring church come and they did an amazing job. The worship time was sweet and allowed our teens to experience something outside of their comfort zone- it was also the first time drums were used in our church (sad)- but so awesome! I can not wait to do another rally. I hope next time we are able to encourage even more interaction between the youth groups. One of the best parts was seeing a young man who came this time last year and got saved- stand up and challenge the entire group to stand for Christ in their schools. The change in this boys life has been amazing!


These events took a lot of planning and so many hands. In the end, I had to relinquish my plans and let God have full rein. And- it is amazing to see what happens when you do that.



Looking forward to a day of rest~
Always
Elisabeth