Still Movin'...

YL Club was ROCKIN' on Monday evening... There were just as many kids this week as last week. Kids were EXCITED to be there! Golly Gee. I LOVE Energy! Energy in a room of 45 kids can make it seem like there are 150 folks there. And that is how Monday felt to me.

We sang some great songs: California (the OC theme song), Free Falling, Say by John Mayer, World's Greatest, What if what they say is true and I still haven't found what I'm looking for (and two more that I can't remember).

Our game / skit was Hilarious! I gave the game / skit idea to Chris and Dustin and they came up with it all. Their characters were Gus (mama says Guuuuuuuuuuuus) and Rickey (mama says RICKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!). 'No Shoes. No Shirt. No Problem.' They had 3 clear bins full of grapes. Girls had to squish the grapes with their feet and guys had to drink up the juice with straws.

Gus and Rickey


Leslie, Katrina and Coco stompin' away


Ryan takes a 'breather' from the juice


Heather, Sarah, Lorelei and JT


Girls singing their hearts OUT!


When the guys picked the game idea, they had no idea that I was going to be talking about Jesus turning water into wine from John 2. How cool is that? I think it's really COOL! I spoke about Jesus being invited to a wedding along with 5 of his friends. People wanted them around. They were likable people. The water runs out and Mary, Jesus' mother, says, 'DO SOMETHING!' Jesus knows that if he meets this need, Life will never be the same again. Ever. He hesitates. And then performs a Miracle. His first Miracle! Jesus took something Ordinary like Water and turned it into something EXTRAORDINARY like Wine! Don't miss the point here... This isn't just about Water and Wine. This is about YOU & ME! We are the Water. We are Ordinary. Jesus' offer to us is to turn our lives into Wine and make us EXTRAordinary!!! You should have seen JT's face during my talk. See above picture of JT. I took him lunch today at school. We ate on the bed of my truck in the parking lot. He said that he LOVED Young Life and that he WILL be back every Monday! So Incredible... God is opening up crazy doors. My goal this semester is to SMASH kids' Misconceptions about who they think God and Jesus are. I showed this video that is chalked full of Misconceptions of who Jesus is. Bare with me...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8432855181040611040&ei=CgPtSMr9GJmSrAKgyv2IAQ&q=vintage+21&vt=lf&hl=en

Sadly enough, that's how the World views Jesus Christ. This saddens me soul...

Pray for Campaigners this evening. We have had 17 kids each Wednesday the past two weeks. It's a little much. We need a bigger living room! It's hard to keep order. We are talking about Jesus appointing the 12 Apostles tonight.

Thanks for your support. We believe that Life is ALL about Relationships and that High Schoolers are WORTH IT!