Lots, Lots, LOTS Going On!
I know that it has been WAY too long since I last blogged. My life in the last several weeks has been so incredibly busy. But I wanted to take some time and bring you up to speed on what has been going on…and what’s to come.
Over the last month we have seen some really cool things take place at IMPACT. About a month ago was our Morphis weekend. The theme was “Rooted” and Justin Hanneken did an amazing job bringing the Word and the guys of Fever Fever led us to worship our Great God. The weekend was one of the best weekend retreats I’ve been a part of. There were many challenges issued throughout the weekend and we are asking the Lord to continue to move. If you were a part of Morphis…THANK YOU! Whether you were a student who took part in the weekend, a parent who allowed your student to come, an adult who came and served with us, you opened your home, or you spent time praying. THANK YOU.
We have also been getting prepared for our trip to Haiti. In a month and a week, 25 high school students and 10 adults will be serving alongside of FBCV missionaries, Stephen and Autumn Byxbe. We will be leading a 4 day VBS for children ages 5-12 in a local fishing village. We will also be working with Haitian teens and teaching them about how God has called us to be holy and to honor Him with our purity. We will lead 2 revival/worship services in the village. We will also be spending time with children in the orphanage that the Byxbe’s serve in. There is still so much to do as we prepare for this mission. Please continue to pray for us!
On a not-so-side note, there is a great opportunity for you to encourage those on the team. You can write an encouragement note/card to members of the team. Turn in your cards with the team members name on the envelope at the Haiti Missions table in the foyer no later than Sunday, June 24. There are 35 team members and we will be having “mail call” each of the 9 days we are in Haiti. If you have any questions please contact Christa Puckett 937-424-7675/ythwife@yahoo.com. Christa has led the charge in this endeavor for many of our trips and it is amazing to watch students faces light up when they get that special word of encouragement and to know someone is praying for them.
Yesterday was an exciting day as well. We had the opportunity to honor our high school seniors. They are a great group of young adults and I am excited to see how God will be using them in their next stage of life.
There are also some things I want you to be aware of.
This Sunday (May 27) is the last day to get your student registered for our Youth Summer camp at Seneca Lake. The deposit is $50 and the total cost is $160. Camp is July 16-20.
Last summer we gave our middle school students a chance to go on mission too. The dates and registration for MX78 (Mission Experience for 7th/8th Graders) will released in the next week. Be on the lookout for more information.
We are looking to re-schedule a summer picnic that was scheduled for June 2nd. We want to ensure that we can have it at a time that doesn’t conflict with grad parties or weddings. So once we get a date, we will let you know.
For Wednesday nights…Wednesday, May 30th will be our last Wednesday night Bible study until the fall. With everything we have going on during the summer, we are unable to be consistent on Wednesday nights. We may look to schedule Bible studies now and again during the summer. Once we have some dates in place we will let you know.
Keep praying for our ministry.
Pressing On,
Dale
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