I don't have all the answers...

Last night, I was asked to attend this sort of 'Think Tank' meeting at a church in town that wanted to know about the youth / 20 somethings of this day... The average age was probably 60. It was a really great venue to be really frank and really honest with folks.

They asked really great questions such as:
1. There are 40,000 kids in Killeen ISD and 250 churches. There are about 3,000 involved in church. Why are the other 37,000 not involved.
2. How do you relate to a culture that is influenced by MTV / Hollywood / iPods / iPhone / whatever else?
3. As parents / grandparents, how do we?
4. Should we even care about the youth if we can't reach them?
5. Why is it cool to become a Buddhist and uncool to become a Christian?
6. What are kids 'looking for' these days?

I left the church really drained and exhausted. I felt really heard and really loved. I think they were a little taken aback by some of the things that I said and how blunt I was, but they really appreciated it. I was really excited that I got to be a part of that time.

We are still trying to get kids signed up for camp. Please pray. Please pray some more. Kids are crazy! I was texting this kid about camp and when I could come over and speak with his mother and blah, blah, blah ... and his 'signature' on ALL of his text messages is this: Ask Them Ho's About Me! WoW! I am not sure how many I know, but I will definitely do that! I actually saw him at school yesterday. As he was walking away, I called out his name, he turned around and I said, 'Hey, whatever you do ... don't forget to Ask Them Ho's About Me!' He could not believe that I said that!!! We began texting last night after Taylor went to bed and his NEW 'signature' simply says: Think About It! I never told him to change his 'signature.' I never told him that I thought it was wrong. Maybe it was me actually saying the words out loud. Who knows? But I thanked Jesus for this young man last night. Please pray for Tim. He needs to know our Savior in an intimate way. He really needs to be in Georgia with us this summer.

Taylor and I are painting the Young Life office this weekend. Lime Passion. That's the color! It is gonna be B-R-I-G-H-T!!!!!!!!!! It will go wonderful with the new YL logo and color scheme.

I have had some really wonderful conversations with leaders, donors, pastors, old YL kids and others this past week. Such a blessing. Please pray for my words. Pray for Wisdom. People's lives are being changed in Central Texas because of the work of Young Life!

Thanks for being a partner in something greater than what we can see!

Because High School kids are worth it...