A Little Explanation

Traffic here on this blog was pretty sporadic, so I haven't been posting anything for a while. I have been posting Wind & Water items on my other blog. Doing both blogs seemed to be more redundant than necessary so from here on out (actually, from several months ago) I'll be just using my theoquest blog. Everything that would have been included here will be posted there, so you won't miss anything, plus I often post other thoughts regarding what God is showing me as I seek to see Him more deeply and reveal Him more clearly.

Short version: check theoquest to keep up to date with what Wind & Water Student Ministries is doing.

Camp Scholarship

Don't forget to register for camp if you have not already done so. The deadline for the cheaper rate is only a couple weeks away.

Also, if you would like the half tuition scholarship, you should be working on memorizing Matthew 10 and writing an essay (half page for Jr. High Week - full page for High School) that details what that passage has to do with how you live your life.

coldwater fundraiser

Just wanted to let you all know that next Sunday night (the 14th) we will be hosting dinner at Arby's. Part of the profits from 5:00 to 8:00 will go to help us on our mission trip this summer. Invite everyone you know to come and eat.

Good food + helping Jesus show His kingdom = awesome!

If you plan on going on the trip, plan on coming and helping at Arby's for a few hours. The service starts now. (Technically, it started a long time ago, but let's not quibble.)

If you need more information about coldwater, give me a call and I can fill in the details - but remember "not all who wander are lost."

Roadside Cleanup

Last night about a dozen of us went out and cleaned up trash on the roadside. We were assigned a stretch of road that actually includes the area right out in front of the church property, so that was pretty convenient. It's a funny thing, picking up someone else's trash.

I didn't make the mess...

It's not my responsibility...

No one picks up after me...

I'm challenging our students to look for practical ways to be useful in the community. It's not enough for us to just say that Jesus cares about people. We have to show them that we care. In the stretch of road that we covered we picked up a whole bunch of evidence that people don't care. People don't care what the community looks like - so they throw their garbage out the car window. There are so many other ways that people say they don't care about each other, about God, about even themselves.

To a world that doesn't care about anything, what does it say when the church says "We care."?

Thanks to those of you who came last night to say you care.

coldwater mission

Details coming soon, but be praying now for our trip in August.

Service opportunity

Someone has a need for some spring yard care this weekend.  (Mulching, mowing, edging, etc.)  

Let me know if you are available and able to help on Saturday.  The time is not set yet, but this will be a few hours (depending on how many are available to help).  This would be a great way to earn a little scholarship money for this summer's camp.  Give me a call if you want to help.

Just want to let everyone know you won't want to miss this week's youth night on Wednesday. We start at 7:00.

Andrew just got back from Haiti and has some great stories to tell. And if you've ever heard Andrew tell a story, you know it'll be awesome!

Also Jimmy and I and Rodd went to California last week for Catalyst. The conference was great and we want to share with you a little bit of what we learned. We'd share it all, but we're still getting over the brain overload, so we'll be nice and keep things bite-sized for now. Don't be late.