3dyc recap

Man that was an intense weekend/ first of the week.

Our students had so much fun, and so little sleep. I hope all your students got home yesterday and just crashed. This Sunday I am pretty sure we are going to do a recap and a slide show to show you all the fun things that we got to do. It was pretty awesome. I hope that all of you enjoyed the daily updates, and the pics, and I really hope the cheat sheets helped you when you student got home.

This update is going to be a little short, because I am really tired and have other things we have to get finished around the office before we ring in the new year!

Have a great rest of the day!

P.A.

The very last update :)

Junior high students are crazy! I love them though and they had a great last session last night. It is amazing to see when Junior Highers really connect with God!

We simply have amazing students at both levels.

Here is the junior high cheat sheet.
1. Ask your students if they liked the worship team?
2. See if they can tell ya the story about the orca whale?
3. Ask them if they wrote anything on the papers in the room and if they did what did they write. If they didn't ask them why they didn't?
4. Ask them again about the story with Mabel in it. This was a powerful story that I don't want you guys to miss.
5. Ask them about if they heard from God and maybe what God was telling them this week.

Please take some time to connect with your students after this event. I am praying that you guys as parents will connect with your students on a different level. Please again take time with your students after this and ask them specific questions. Don't ask yes or no questions, ask open ended questions so when you listen to them you can form more questions from their answers!

Thank you for your prayers, please be in prayer as we head back today! We should be home at like 2:00 - 2:30! Please be there by 2, and if you have to wait just a little bit I am sorry but we have lots of tired leaders that need to get home to see their families.

Thank you for all your support!

P.A.

Last update

So today is the day, 3dyc is coming to a close here in about 2 hours. We will start the process of heading home. We will hopefully be heading home by 11:30. I do not think we will be stopping on the way home but we might stop. My goal is to be home by 2:00 - 2:30. So if you could please be there by 2 I know there are a lot of really tired, and need to go home.

Please be in prayer for us as we travel and get all these things done and ready today. It has been an amazing trip and the students have had a great time! Thank you for keep us in your prayers these last 2 days.

Ok here is a cheat sheet from yesterday.

Senior high, The speaker brought up some amazing points of why God is the "I am".

I am the God that is next to you,
I am the God that is loving you
I am the God that wants the best for you!

Those statements still ring true today, and they will forever.

Here is your cheat sheet:
1. How did you like the song bombs and bridges?
2. How many hours did you sleep?
3. Did you join in the techno party?
4. When they were talking about I am what does that mean to you? Here is what it means to me.
5. What did you feel God was telling ya this weekend?

A great thing to do when they get home, is tell them you were praying for them and that you cant wait to sit and talk with them about it. Maybe take them out to starbucks tomorrow, or take them for some Taco Bell and just talk about what they have learned! Please take time to connect with your students from this I promise you it will blow you away if you take the time to ask the right questions.

Hope this helps.

I will have the Junior high cheat sheet in just a little bit. I have to go prep for the final service.

P.A.

Update

So we just got done with the Junior high session and now we are getting ready for the Senior high session so please keep us in your prayers. Here are some cool pics from just a little bit ago.

Junior high session was amazing! Students hearing God for the first time in their lives. Its amazing. Please keep praying our senior high students to hear the voice of God.

Also tonight we are going to be having youth group time we are going to be having pizza and talking about what God has been doing in our lives. Thank you.

P.A.

Tonight

Hey there parents I dont know how many of you are actually looking at this blog, but I hope some are!

If you guys could be in prayer tonight for our students tonight, Tonight is normally the night that we push the students alot in their faith. So please be in prayer for our students so that our students will hear God as he speaks.

I believe that God is always trying to speak to us, but it is up to us to place our self in a place to listen to His still small voice. So please pray that our students place their self in a way to hear God.

The music has started and we are getting ready to go so for the next hour and half the junior high students will be in their sessions. Then at 8:30 - 10:00 will be the Senior high so please be in prayer! Thank you.

I hope that this has been helpful for you all. I will update later tonight, about different questions to ask your students when they get home tomorrow at 2:30 please dont forget!

See you tomorrow

P.A.

Update

So I have some time before the dodgeball tournament starts so I wanted to drop some pics on here and let you know that all the talents were awesome, Jessica Baylis and Lizzie Woodworth did an amazing Job on their duet. Emily Mann brought the house down when she sang her solo, and then Jessica Baylis wowed everyone in the room with her piano playing abilities! It was awesome.

Also from yesterday our Jr. High Volleyball team got 3rd out of like 20 teams, and then our high school guys basketball team lost in the first round but took the team into over time and the other team went deep into the tourny. It has been an amazing time so far here, its been flying by and we are all excited for tonights sessions and pizza party. We hope things are going well back in middlebury we will be back tomorrow at 2:30! See you all later.

P.A.

3dyc update

Alright parents!

I am sorry that this is late and not from yesterday but I got up early today to get on here and update ya!

So far we are having tons of fun. All the students are having a blast and everything is going well. The sessions are awesome. The high school session have been focusing on the renew aspect alot and is talking about what does it mean to make God your everything, and how God uses even people that aren't "perfect". So here is a cheat sheet for your high school student after day 1:

1. How was the band at 3dyc?
2. What was your favorite funny video they did?
3. When the speaker and the video talked about Moses what did you think?
4. Do you think that God still uses people today like he used Lazarus?
5. How do you think God can use us in other people's lives!

There are some questions for ya so you can get more then a "fine" when you ask how was 3dyc!

Junior high parents!

The Junior high have been listening to some really funny stories and some great challenges from the speaker Jason Raitz. Its been really amazing to see our junior high worship and be challenged from this guy.

Here is a little cheat sheet for you parents who have Junior high students.

1. What was your favorite funny video?
2. What has been your favorite story from the speaker?
3. What was your favorite time of worship?
4. What is this I hear about a huge hole with a goat?
5. Did you catch anything when they were throwing things out?

If you use those questions or something of that nature you also will avoid the dreaded "fine" answer. Hope everyone back at home is doing well. We are having an amazing time here.

Sorry I do not have any photo's or video yet. The connection here is really slow and I dont have alot of time to load video's and pics here. Maybe later today I will get some more time too!

Keep praying for us here for God to move and for God to open up ears and hearts to hear His word!

Thanks!

P.A.

3dyc Agenda

Hey there everyone!

We are leaving at 8am on Sunday morning, but you need to be there at 7:30 so we can check in go over rules, and then take off for the best time ever. Also we need to pick up our T-shirts to wear this year, I must say they are pretty awesome!

We will be back around 2 - 2:30 on Tuesday afternoon so please make sure your parents know, and parents if you are reading this please make sure you are there to pick up your child because everyone will be sleepie including the leaders so please be considerate to us we dont mind staying another hour with you student but we also wouldnt mind an hour at home on our beds :)

Please no IPods, or MP3 players. You can bring Cell phones but if you have music on your cell phone please do not listen to it! Also Texting will be monitored all the time! So if we see you texting all the time then we will text you to bring us your phone!

We are excited to go and its going to so much fun!

One last thing, please bring some extra money if you want to get pizza one night with your roomates, and also bring some breakfast food if you want. Because breakfast is not served there. They only provide Lunch and Dinner!

See you all on Sunday! I cant wait!

P.A.

All I want for Christmas

So I was thinking about all of the traditions at my house and how we do things at my house and its gonna be cool this year making all new traditions with my wife this year! Its gonna be fantabulous!

Do you guys have any cool traditions that maybe esther and I could steal from ya :). Let me know I hope everyone has great Christmas.

Please remember that we are leaving at 8am on Sunday morning for 3dyc, please be here at 7:30 so we can leave on time and get up there with plenty of time to have fun and hang out before all the festivities start.

Also if you want to bring like snacks for up there do it because you will need some breakfast food with ya! Talk with you all later!

P.A.

Really funny

Hey there everyone I know you are all at home and bored so I decided to post some funny video's for ya'll to watch!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0_Sa-cw_Aw <------ click or copy this! Its hilarious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEiEBEadZFI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXiMs65ZAeU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-DAFkXRhkk

Here ya go guys! I hope things are going well for ya at home!

If you want to do something really productive take some time and pray for 3dyc! Also take some time and prayer for your leaders at 3dyc!

-P.A

The final countdown!

Hey there everyone this is a little reminder that 3dyc is this Sunday!!!!!

I know I can't believe it! Its going to be amazing!

Just remember we are leaving at 8am on Sunday morning, so you need to be at the church at 7:30am! Do not be late.

I hope everything is going well for everyone this week!

4 day weekend whoot whoot!

I hope everyone has great Christmas!

Christmas Party!

Man last night was fun!

Good job everyone bringing gifts that were wrapped. It was an awesome night!

Sorry we dont have any pics we are still in need of someone to come in and take pics!

We had 78 students come to our christmas party last night and it was so much fun.

So keep up the amazing work at bringing students.

Make sure everyone remembers that we are leaving at 8am on the 28th for 3dyc! YOU HAVE TO BE THERE AT 7:30am! DO NOT BE LATE!

We will need to take off so we can get up there before the 1st session and give you enough time to get to your rooms and hang out for a little bit. So make sure you are all there by 7:30 so we can go over rules and what we are going to be doing!

Hope to see you all Sunday!

Talk with ya'll later!

P.A.

Tonight is the Night!

Dirty Bingo is here~!

So make sure that you are come with a Wrapped Gift under 5 bucks!

Also if you want to bring a snack to share with people you are more then welcome too!

We will have food here, but again please remember that its not going to be a huge meal just snack stuff so please do not snarf everything down! When you get here :)

But you have to remember to bring a gift that is wrapped!

We have all the bingo stuff ready for you when you get here so please be here right at 6:30 because we want to have enough time to hang out, have fun, and play some DIRTY BINGO!!!!

See you all tonight!

P.A.

Updates to the Blog!

Hey there everyone make sure you guys play some Dodgeball here on the blog spot! There will be more games to come soon!

Also for the parents we are looking at up loading all messages in 09''! So you will be able to hear what your students are hearing from their youth pastor. Also Hopefully we will be able to record worship too.

I hope you will be able to use this as a great resource!

P.A.

Everyone better get excited for Tomorrow because we are going to have extreme's amounts of fun!

Please remember to WRAP your gift that you bring tomorrow! It wont be fun if its not wrapped! I promise you will not want to miss this night!

So bring a friend and a snack (if you want) and come and hang out with all of us at THEE CVMC youth group!

Hope to see all tomorrow at 6:30! Please be there early so we can start on time!

P.A.

Monday morning tiredness

So my friends I am really happy right now because!

THE COWBOYS WON!

Sorry I had to get that off my chest! Go Boys!

We are now officially in the final countdown! (Que Final countdown music)

This Wednesday we are having the 2nd annual dirty Bingo Christmas Party this Wednesday which means that everyone one who is coming needs to bring a gift that is wrapped, and under 5 bucks!
The gift can be funny, neat, awesome and CLEAN! No inappropriate gifts because we will throw them away. Please Please Please do not forget to bring a gift because we would like everyone to leave with a gift!

Also if you want to bring a snack to share with everyone you are more then welcome too! We are going to be having lots of people here and we are going to have so much fun! So bring a friend and tell your friend to bring gift so we can all hang out!

I cant wait to see ya all on Wednesday!

We start at 6:30 and we are going to start right now time this week so please be here early! Talk with you on Wednesday!

P.A.

The new the fun the Hectic!

Hey there my fellow readers. I am sorry I did not update yesterday my wife left me yesterday for the Bahamas for 8 days so I was trying to see her in between work, counseling appts, heading to South Bend for a meeting, and bowling league. I didn't get to update from yesterday!

Update for today is a couple things.

1. Please remember that this coming Wednesday we are going to be having our Christmas Party! Which means everyone needs to bring a gift that is under 5 bucks and WRAPPED! Do not forget that! The present needs to be wrapped and under 5 bucks! So come ready to hang out and eat some snacks!
2. If you want to bring a snack to share with the group that is more then acceptable if you want to bring a snack for just your small group that's cool too! We will have snacks here, please remember that they are snacks not a full meal, not dinner, this will be snacks so dont come ready to snarf everything down. Eat dinner before you come because this will and should not substitute dinner for ya!
3. Packing list for 3dyc. Please pick one up so you know what to bring, and What NOT to bring!
4. We do not have Youth group Christmas Eve or New Years eve! Spend time with your family over the holiday break!
5. Go sledding this break! Sledding is awesome!

I hope everyone is having an awesome day! If you know of any families in need please send to the church we have the Pass it forward sale going on now! Its a free garage sale for families in need! We have so much stuff so send anyone that you know in need this way!

Have a great weekend everyone!
Hope to see ya Sunday!

P.A.

Running towards God!

All the students are in small groups right now, and I am going to give you a couple things you can talk with your students about tonight when they get home or when you read this.

Tonight we talked about running to God and how do we do that?

Some good questions to ask your student as they come home:
1. How were the games tonight at youth group? - I heard something about a human Christmas tree!
2. The I'm a fire song what are the motions to that song?
3. What do you think the Shepperd's were saying as they ran toward Jesus?
4. How can we run towards Jesus together. Give them a time when you felt close to God and were running after Him.
5. Ask them if they think its hard to run after God?

Hopefully Parents those will help you connect more with your students!

P.A.

Tonight

Hey there everyone!

Tonight + Everyone coming + God + worship + Doug Edlund = Tons of Fun!

So lets make the equation happen tonight!

Come tonight and lets have a great time hanging out playing some games and chat'n about God!

Just a little reminder Next Wednesday we are having our Christmas Party! So please bring a WRAPPED gift for 5 bucks or under. And if you want to bring a snack to share with people awesome! If not thats cool come and enjoy the food and the fellowship. Please if you are bringing a friend next week they need to bring a gift WRAPPED! Because we wont have enough if they don't. So invite your friends to come and share in this awesome time!

Hope everyone has a good day. Also if you read this and tell me you did I will have something for you tonight! Have a great night!

** If anyone wants to come and take pics tonight contact me so we can have some pics up here for people to see! Have a great night everyone!

See you later

P.A.

Sorry

I'm sorry I haven't updated this in a little while but I am sitting meetings and I didnt have time but I wanted to say that I am so excited for tomorrow so make sure you are there!

Also if you have read this come up and tell me and I will have something for ya!

6:30 - 8:30!

Reminder next week is our Christmas Party!

Bring a gift wrapped, and under 5 bucks!

MAKE SURE ITS WRAPPED! <----------------- Next week! Not Tomorrow!

-Adam

Whoa.

So this last Wednesday night was awesome! The problem is we dont have anyone taking pictures yet!

We have all these students and all these fun games going on but no one to take pictures. All of my staff are busy getting things around, and helping students we just dont have time to take pictures!

So if anyone out there would want to come on Wednesday nights and take pictures, contact me at the church.

So this last Wednesday was so fun we played Strobe light Techno Clothes Pin Tag, and Christmas Jeopardy! It was sweet. Then we worshiped God by screaming we are a revolution and doing some pretty sweet motions. Then we learned about becoming God bearers to others like Mary was in the Christmas story. Also we talked about how it must have been hard for Mary to tell her parents that she was still a virgin but pregnant. This last Wednesday was rocking awesome.

I can't wait for next Wednesday to come and sing and shout and Praise God. So Get ready for next week because its gonna be awesome!

Also please be in prayer for 3dyc because we want God to work and move so students, and parents please be in prayer for this trip! It can be life altering in many different ways.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Dont forget the Christmas party on the 17th, bring a gift WRAPPED, and under 5 bucks. We are going to be playing dirty bingo. Where if you get a bingo you can get a new present or steal someone else's! It's gonna be awesome!

P.A.

Mary......wow

So tonight is the night where we come together for some awesome times and some sweet worship!

I can't wait for tonight. We find out what to bring for 3dyc, we see who is rooming with us, we get to learn about the Christmas story its gonna be good!

Come tonight and bring a friend. We are going to be digging deep into luke 1:26 - 36. Talking about Mary and how it must have felt at a 15 year old to be having a baby. Jesus none the less. And how does that story effect us today!

Hope to see you tonight!

I should be posting pics tomorrow and hopefully some video! See you all tonight

P.A.

2 hour delay!

So this morning I wake up and get dressed and walked out to my living room and there stands Morgan. So I immediately thought she was skipping school. Because it didn't snow that much, and it wasn't even snowing this morning, so I asked Morgan if she was skipping if she could start the fires :). Then she informed me that she wasn't skipping and they had a 2 hour delay. I was flabbergasted but hey its all good to have 2 hour delays. Hope everyone had a good time sleeping in!

So tomorrow is the kickoff of the countdown till 3dyc! And I am excited, tomorrow when you walk in the door you will need 2 find things. One the packing list for 3dyc, and second the room assignments you can see who you are rooming with and who is your leader. Get excited!

Also if you come up to me tomorrow and said I read the blogspot I will give you a piece of candy! Because we need to have more people start reading this because this is where all the announcements and information will be doled out. Also I will be doing lessons, and follow ups from the sermon on here. Hope you all have a great day!

P.A.

Welcome Back Welcome Back Welcome Back!

Hey there everyone!

Hope everyone had a great thanksgiving with lots of fun with families and friends. But the thanksgiving season is over and it now Christmas season! I am so pumped for these next 3 weeks of Youth Group!

This Wednesday we are going to be talking about Luke chapter 1:26 - 37. We are going to be disusing how mary might of felt when she found out she was pregnant and was going to have a baby. There are so many really cool things that God has placed in this amazing story about Jesus being born. So we are going to read through it and talk about it, and I am pumped.

Also I will have the packing list for 3dyc for you on Wednesday, and also who everyone is rooming with. So make sure you are all here so we can hang out and talk and play some really cool games!

Alright this next part is for the parents, during 3dyc I am going to (hopefully) be updating this blog twice a day with video's, pictures, and questions that you can ask your students when they get home. This will be a huge resource to you if you make it one. So please check this often and I will be posting more and more information on here because it is coming straight from my desk to yours. So please check this often I try to update this every day!

Have a great week everyone talk with you later!

-P.A.