Well, I talked to our church youth pastor two Wednesdays ago and told him that I really have a burden to help out with the youth. I offered to help wherever there was a need. He said that there was a huge need for a middle school girl’s small group leader! Anyway our church is very large. About 800 to 1000 people so there is a very good-sized youth group. There's a process I have to go through, first, to be leading but our youth pastor is very excited and wants to get this process over with so I can start.
The next Saturday night I drove an hour away to go to one of our church youth leader's get together. I got to meet the soon-to- be NEW youth pastor. I asked him some pretty point blank questions and was absolutely floored at how non compromising he is in his beliefs. The things he had to say, in answer to my questions, are exactly what our youth need to hear. Things that have been neglected for (in my opinion) far to long!!! I'm so excited that God is bringing someone else that is standing up for Christ's ways and willing to address some rather uncomfortable issues! Since I will be leading a middle school small group soon it will be so nice to have him backing up some of these things that have been avoided or overlooked. Things that have been such a burden on my heart for so long!!! This new guy says we need to make, leading this youth, a team effort. I have high hopes that, as a team, with God's help we can and will make a big difference!!!! :)
I went to my 'interview" last Tuesday and it went very well! Things will be up and moving very soon. (This is so much better then camp where I only have 1 week to work with the girls and then they leave and I never know if I will ever even see them again... Then a new group comes in.) With this, I will have so much more time with these kids!
Since then I've gotten to hang out and get to know some of the kids. I'm really, very, super, excited!!!!! I know this is not going to be easy because I know everything I say/don't say and do/don't do counts! Pray for me I need His guidance to handle this job well and to make a difference!!!
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Yep very cool opportunity for ya. Just another sign that the Lord's got in all under control. You'll do great! ;)
BTW, I noticed your mention of me in your profile. Well, okay, you didn't actually say my name but you did write "one of my unathletic sisters" which pretty much is my name using a few more words. ;)
Pris said to leave obnoxious comments... I'm trying to think of something obnoxious... I know, I could leave a ton of info about LifeHouse, your new band... I'll try to find some on the internet, hold on. Ok, I'm back. Here it is: This is probably copyrighted, and I'll get sued back to the stone age, but that's ok.
"Lifehouse is a melodic rock band from the United States, popular with mainstream audiences. They came to prominence in 2000 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia Keys for the No.1 Single of 2001. In 2002, they released their follow up album Stanley Climbfall. The band's third album, self-titled Lifehouse was released in 2005. The trio consists of Jason Wade, Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. and Bryce Soderberg. The band has recently completed their fourth studio album Who We Are which is due for release in June 2007. At times, the band jokingly refers to themselves as Lifeboat."
How's that for obnoxious...
No Zach, it's not obnoxious enough. I mean, if it was MY blog it would be VERY obnoxious but Candace... well, she's so obsessed that she enjoys random knowledge like that. You'll just have to keep working on the obnoxious thing... :)
Well like the Screamer said, Priscilla asked us to post obnoxious comments on your wonderful new blog. ... I'm pretty obnoxious, so I'll just comment with my name, and that'd work fairly well, I reckon. .... Strider!
There. Wasn't that entirely obnoxious?
Are you a fan of Lifehouse? I saw them live this past Saturday...if I had known, I'd have invited you to come along. Ah, so let me make an attempt at being obnoxious: "I saw Lifehouse and you didn't, la-la-la-la-la-la"!
(is that good enough, Priscilla?)
Hmmmm...or maybe you were there at the concert...which would render my attempt at obnoxiousness ineffective.
Strider and Victor,
Well done.
P.S. Victor, she was not at the concert. She tried to get in but found it was already full. Your gloating was not in vain.
I think Pris is conspiring to take controle of my blog. She's comented and talked to ya'll more then I have on MY own blog. For her it's all about domination!!! :)
Yes, yes y'all think yer so funny! I'll award Strider and Zach 17 smarty pionts for being so obnoxious... and Victor getts 20 for rubbing it in about seeing Lifehouse in concert after I was already dissapointed about not being able to go. You basicly just gave me a free pass to be obnxious back! BEWEARE!!!
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