FCA Banquet

Last Wednesday night, I mentioned the FCA banquet that is coming up next week. (This is the annual banquet that FCA does to raise money for scholarships to FCA camps.) This year the banquet will be held at the Gering Civic Center and will feature Steve Fitzhugh (former Denver Bronco) speaking. The banquet will be at 6:45 on Wed., April 30th.

Because we already have things planned that night and didn't know about the banquet until this week, we won't be going as a group, but I wanted to get you the information if you want to go yourself. (I know several of you are already planning to go, so watch for each other.)
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Don't forget you should have your stuff together for the talent show. Practice beforehand and be sure to invite everyone you know. Remember the point is raising money for BiteBack. (Only $5.50 was given last week, bringing us to only about 5% of our total goal of 300 nets.)

Don't Disappear

Summer is a great time for students to unwind; getting out of the school routine, enjoying great weather...

Unfortunately, it's also a time when a lot of students get disconnected from the youth ministry, the church, and ultimately from Christ himself. Don't let yourself get disconnected this summer. To help you stay connected, we're going to keep more of a regular schedule throughout the next several months. (As opposed to hit & miss on different nights of the week.) We will still meet on Wednesday nights all summer long (with a few exceptions).

This summer, LIFE in CONTEXT will be our theme. We'll be meeting in a different place than usual... you'll have to wait and see where all that will be. I want us to really dig into a few portions of Scripture and look at what it meant in the context when it was written and how that translates into the context of now. I want you to discover what it means to be the church in CONTEXT.

Don't disappear this summer. In addition to LIFE in CONTEXT, we'll be having a summer UVR on May 28 at 6:00. Also Dan Cummings of Norton, KS and NCC here all summer doing an internship (Dan was on NCC's camp team last year, so some of you met him then).

On the Air

This Saturday night, our ministry is responsible for The Cutting Edge on KCMI. The show is 3 hours of sweetness from 7 to 10 PM (note the time change). You can listen locally at 96.9 FM or online at KCMI (just click on Listen Now at the top of the page).

If you have requests, listen and call them in. (Keep in mind this is a Christian station reaching out to students of the older variety - please don't request japanese veggie songs - please... let's keep it rockish...)

If you want to come in and be on the radio with me, call me.

Looking Foolish

Tomorrow night we'll be talking about looking foolish. What does that have to do with following Jesus? Come find out...

Also, remember that tomorrow night is the last night to sign up to share your talent at the BiteBack Benefit.

BiteBack Benefit

Don't forget the BiteBack Benefit coming up.
We want to raise as much money as possible to buy nets and educate people about malaria. We won't raise anything if people aren't here, so start talking about it. The show will be at 7:00 on May 7th. Get your parents to bring their whole small groups, neighbors, grandparents, etc. Next week will be the last week to sign up to share your talent, so get a form and let me know what you want to do.

Trip details

We'll be leaving for Spring Thing this Friday, the 11th at about 3:45. (Just come when you get out of school - if you have it that day.) Make sure you bring a sleeping bag with you because we'll be staying at some great people's houses! Also bring money for supper on Friday night and lunch on Sunday. If you'd like to do a skit, or a karaoke song, bring along whatever you need. Finally, you'll want to bring some clothes for the time at the YMCA.

--special note for Shane - when we travel together, RedBull is not your friend...

BiteBack update

The last couple weeks, the total has been another $46 plus a few bucks in change. That's another 5 nets.

- Be sure to let me know in the next week if you've got a talent to share in the BiteBack Benefit.

- See if you can find some odd jobs around your neighborhood to raise money to fight malaria.