Big Chill debriefing, purity ceremony, and Junior High NEXT class

We have lots of things going on this week, and we have had an amazingly busy February! Wow.

First off, today I am heading up to Kalamazoo to meet with the other 2 youth pastors that went with us to Big Chill we are going to be debriefing today about how it went and what we can do better for next year, we are super pumped on how it went this year! I am pretty excited about this meeting.

Also I know I have filled the blog these past couple days with our purity ceremony, but I believe in this event, and I believe that God is going to do some amazing things at this event. So 1 last time, here are the details for tomorrow.

Where: Crystal Valley Missionary Church.
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
What to bring: A dessert to share.
What to Expect: Fun games, Great worship, a Challenging message, and time with your son or daughter to pray, encourage, challenge, and have a lasting memory of something really special with your family.
What not to bring: Small Children, there is no childcare for this event. I am sorry, leave them at home with a babysitter.

And last but not least, this coming Sunday we are going to be kicking off our Junior High Next class again, so Junior High students this coming Sunday during 1st service its on!

We hope to see you there!

P.A.

Purity Ceremony this Wednesday

Hey there everyone, welcome to another week where God can do some amazing things in you and through you! Take advantage of all those opportunities that God offers you this week to make a difference in someone's life!

This coming Wednesday night is our 6th annual purity ceremony. These ceremonies can be a great tool to talk with your students about sexuality, and I promise that this night could change the trajectory of your students sexual path.

We are asking all parents of teens to be a part of this night, not because we want to fill the place with people but we want to give every parent an opportunity to talk honestly and openly to their student, and for the students to hear wisdom from scripture and others who have walked before them. We want to help them understand the traps that the enemy sets for them, and how we can avoid those snares and start changing this generations very ugly sexual habits.

Here are the details for the nights.

We start at 6:30pm, at Crystal Valley. We are asking everyone to bring a dessert to share. We are also encouraging parents to get a purity ring, necklace, or something of significance for their student. Now for those who have already for them something in past ceremonies, this is a great time talk again about what that ring means, or what it means to remain pure. Now this is not mandatory by any means, the biggest part of the night is having the parents there to talk and pray with their student.

If you have any questions please email me at cvmcadam@gmail.com. I would love to answer any questions you have!

Hope you have a great day, and I hope that we see you on Wednesday night.

P.A.

Friday's Video

Hey there everyone, I am super busy tomorrow and I won't be able to post anything so here is a video a day early. It's a pretty awesome video, list to the words, and I honestly believe this message is extremely accurate with so many people today! Check it out.

Refuge Recap

Hey there everyone! I hope your week is going well.

All I know is that I woke up this morning to Facebook blowing up about no School for Northridge! I say well done fog, no school is awesome!

Here is a little recap from last night:

We did a Q and A time with our High school students last night. They texted in questions they had for our panel of leaders who did a great job last night. Here are some of the questions that got asked.

- What is a good boundary for high school students?
- What do you say to a friend who was sexually abused?
- Is sex good?
- Why should we wait?
- Is purity not just having sex?
- What should I do if I want to break up with my boyfriend?
- How do you know if you have found Mr. Right?

There were about 30 other questions that we didn't get to. It was a great night!

Our Junior High students went down to the other end of the building and their small group leaders talked about temptation, and then had a great time having the students ask each other questions. It was a fantastic night.

Next week is our Purity Ceremony, We are inviting all the students and their parent's to join at 6:30 - 8:30 for a time of games, worship, and a time for the parents and students to pray with one another and for the parents to give their student a purity ring, necklace, or something that would symbolize a purity commitment. We are super excited for next weeks purity ceremony.

If you have any questions please contact me at cvmcadam@gmail.com.

We are asking that if you come please bring a dessert to share with others!

Thanks! Have a great day!

P.A.

Refuge tonight!

Hey there everyone, I hope things are going well for you all! Here is the plan for tonights REFUGE!

Senior High - We are doing our text in your relationship questions tonight. This is a great night to be a part of, We are so pumped to have a great panel that will be there tonight to answer questions. We hope to see you here tonight High school students, start thinking of some questions you will want answered tonight.

Junior High - We are going to having our own Fred Keiper talking with you guys tonight. The other leaders will be helping out and putting on an awesome time together for your talk tonight! You guys are in for a real treat tonight.

Also the cafe is fully stocked with Gatorade, Starbucks, and some goodies! So bring some money because this goodness is only around for a little bit!

We are super pumped for tonight, so we hope to see you tonight at 6:30pm at Crystal Valley! We will be done right at 8:30pm.

Hope to see you then!

P.A.

Being overwhelemed

Hey there everyone, I hope your Tuesday is fun and exciting. I know my Tuesday will be filled with getting tomorrow night all set up and getting things ready for Pancakes and prayer.

Pancakes and Prayer 8am at Esther and I's house. 14075 Claire Lane! Hope you can make it.

Just going to through this out there, I am not sure who this is for but I just want you to know that God is with you. Even though you might feel overwhelmed at this point in time, God is with you.

God wants to strengthen you through this trial, and through this pain. The question you have to ask yourself is, are you using this as an opposition or an opportunity? God takes us through some weird things, but I have faith that God is in control and that there is nothing that He can't do.

Last night Esther and I got to play worship for like an hour and half and we got to a part of a song where it says "nothing is impossible for you, Nothing is Impossible" it just resonated within the depths of my soul, and I wanted to pass that on to you today.

Nothing is impossible, the situation you might be going through might seem like it will never end, like it will take everything you got, but understand that God is with you all the way, and that God can still do some amazing things through you!

Desire, ask, believe.

Be blessed today!

P.A.

Monday Monday

Hey there everyone, I hope things are going well for you on this glorious Monday. Here are a couple things you need to be aware of for this coming week.

1. Pancakes and Prayer - This Wednesday morning from 8:00am - 8:40am. At the Sharps house 14075 Claire lane. We do this once a month where we get all the students who want to wake up a little bit early and come over to Esther and I's house and we cook pancakes and we pray for one another. It's a great way to start off a day, and it creates some great memories. We are super pumped for the students to come over to our house. We hope to see a ton of students there this coming Wednesday morning!

2. Wednesday night! - This coming Wednesday night is our High school relationship Q & A. We take our Junior High students and we take them to other end of the building and they have their own talk and small group time. And we have a time for our High school students to text in and Relationship Questions they have anonymously. It's a great way for students to ask questions they have always wanted to ask but might be to embarrassed to do so.

This is a great night to invite your friends to that might have questions, and its a great talk to bring your significant other to! I promise this will create a lot of conversation between the 2 of you.

So this Wednesday night we are calling all High school students to REFUGE at 6:30pm. We will have night filled with great games, awesome worship, and then we will get into the questions. We hope to see a lot of students here Wednesday night!

3. Movie Night is being moved from Friday Night to Saturday Night! We are going to be watching a oldie but a goodie! We are going to be breaking out CARS! Great movie for friends to come and hang out at our house, 14075 Claire Lane. We will provide popcorn, but you need to bring your own drinks. Movie night starts at 8pm, and it will be done at 10pm. We are moving it because of the Comedy Dinner night!

We have a really busy week ahead of us but we are super pumped to be having a lot going on so students can get involved.

If you have any questions please email at cvmcadam@gmail.com

P.A.