Hello Everyone!
Just wanted to let you know that I found an easier blog to blog on! I'm pretty computer stupid! Here's the link:
http://chrisbreneman.wordpress.com
Thanks!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Broken Down, God-Ordained Things
Hey Everyone!
I know it's been a day, but I just wanted to fill you in on our ride home and how awesome God really is!
First, one of our vans broke down on the way home about 250 miles from home. To make a long story short, we were traveling with Rick Wulf and his Echo Valley kids and they were able to help out to an extent and they definitely did.
We found out that there was a huge accident on Route 70 which put some York people behind on time, but perfect timing for us.
The rental place called and said they would pick up the van and I could travel back with my youth group. The York church came and met us and everyone got home safely!
It is amazing how God works!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Last Full Day...
Our last full day of Momentum was filled with joy and happiness. As of last night, we found out our service project and were super excited to find out that we were going to the Community Action Partnership in Inner-City Dayton. We were so excited to find out that we were going to give out 500 bags of food to the needy and homeless of Dayton!
As we pulled up, the excitement was building as we saw the people in line waiting for food. It was exciting to know that they didn't just get one bag of food, but two. As we got into our positions, we were eager to start. As the line starting coming, it was amazing to see the smiles on the people's faces as they picked up their bags of food.
Sometimes you go in to something like this and your goal is to be a blessing to people, but in my case, I was blessed by others.
I met a guy by the name of Mr. Thomas. He recently got ran over by a vehicle at his work and has congestive heart failure. The doctor said he would not walk for 6-8 months. Mr. Thomas told me that he prayed to God and it's been 2-3 months since his surgeries and he is walking with no problem! This man was in such high spirit's that it was out of control!
Another woman named Leona (I don't know if I spelled that right) came to our truck and as we gave her the food and prayed with her she told us that we made her morning. Things have been tough, but she said we made her day! How exciting is that!
I also got to pray with another man who was living in a homeless shelter because he lost his job and lost his apartment. He finally took a step and found an apartment and is looking for a job. The man seemed very determined to complete his task and we prayed together and asked God to provide and the man said that he knows God will come through.
Many stories, many people, many lives touched for God. Thanks so much for praying!
As we pulled up, the excitement was building as we saw the people in line waiting for food. It was exciting to know that they didn't just get one bag of food, but two. As we got into our positions, we were eager to start. As the line starting coming, it was amazing to see the smiles on the people's faces as they picked up their bags of food.
Sometimes you go in to something like this and your goal is to be a blessing to people, but in my case, I was blessed by others.
I met a guy by the name of Mr. Thomas. He recently got ran over by a vehicle at his work and has congestive heart failure. The doctor said he would not walk for 6-8 months. Mr. Thomas told me that he prayed to God and it's been 2-3 months since his surgeries and he is walking with no problem! This man was in such high spirit's that it was out of control!
Another woman named Leona (I don't know if I spelled that right) came to our truck and as we gave her the food and prayed with her she told us that we made her morning. Things have been tough, but she said we made her day! How exciting is that!
I also got to pray with another man who was living in a homeless shelter because he lost his job and lost his apartment. He finally took a step and found an apartment and is looking for a job. The man seemed very determined to complete his task and we prayed together and asked God to provide and the man said that he knows God will come through.
Many stories, many people, many lives touched for God. Thanks so much for praying!
Friday, July 25, 2008
The Results Are In...
Well,
NAC and Bible Quizzing is over and you are probably wondering what happened...
This morning in our Main Session, we got to see the Final Quiz which our NAD teens made...It was super exciting and super close, but we came out in 2nd Place and are SUPER PROUD of our teens! We lost by 20 points (if your not familiar with quizzing, that's one question).
As it relates to the other things...
-Jay Hoerr received GOLD for Piano Solo (can I just say how much he deserved that)
-Puppets and Worship Band both received SILVER!
I'd say we did pretty well for ourselves! I'm super proud of our teens and praise God for all their work.
In each of my entries, I always ask you to pray for something...today is no different.
I want you to pray and pray HARD for our group as we move into tomorrow. Tomorrow we are going into the heart of Dayton, OH to pass out food and do other random tasks. Please pray as some of us are facing fatigue that we just look for opportunities to share the Gospel with whoever we come in contact with. I am so PUMPED for this opportunity and I think it will be successful, but not without prayer.
Only one more full day and we're coming home...bittersweet!
NAC and Bible Quizzing is over and you are probably wondering what happened...
This morning in our Main Session, we got to see the Final Quiz which our NAD teens made...It was super exciting and super close, but we came out in 2nd Place and are SUPER PROUD of our teens! We lost by 20 points (if your not familiar with quizzing, that's one question).
As it relates to the other things...
-Jay Hoerr received GOLD for Piano Solo (can I just say how much he deserved that)
-Puppets and Worship Band both received SILVER!
I'd say we did pretty well for ourselves! I'm super proud of our teens and praise God for all their work.
In each of my entries, I always ask you to pray for something...today is no different.
I want you to pray and pray HARD for our group as we move into tomorrow. Tomorrow we are going into the heart of Dayton, OH to pass out food and do other random tasks. Please pray as some of us are facing fatigue that we just look for opportunities to share the Gospel with whoever we come in contact with. I am so PUMPED for this opportunity and I think it will be successful, but not without prayer.
Only one more full day and we're coming home...bittersweet!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
God at His Finest!
Hello Parents!
What an exciting 24 hours! We will be sharing on Sunday, but I'll let you in on something that happened last night that was AMAZING! I am still speechless as of today. Last night Jim Brown, a FGBC pastor from Ohio, spoke about taking care of the poor and needy with a global mindset. At the end of the night he told us that we would put everything into practice.
So, when he was done speaking, he asked if we thought we as a conference could raise $15,000 for the poor and needy. If we raised $15,000 we would feed 100,000 people for 2 years. Parents and anyone reading this, you are about to be amazed! Our entire conference which is made up of 85-90% teenagers raised...
$92,500.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
With that being said, we took $15,000 out to feed 100,000 people most likely in Africa. With the rest of the money we are going to, as a conference, build an orphanage in Cambodia. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL...
If we raised $20,000 more, we could build a second orphanage in Thailand. We left the session last night full of hope and tears of joy.
This morning we found out that an Ex-pro football player by the name of Jarod Cherry was at our conference with his FGBC church. Cherry was a part of the New England Patriots when they won their last 3 Super Bowls. Cherry came on stage this morning and said he felt God leading him in such a way that he was going to give his Super Bowl ring into the mix which will most likely fund the rest of the 2nd Orphanage.
A representative from Hope for Asia was there and said that these Orphanages will be called "The Momentum Orphanage".
HOW EXCITING IS THAT!?!?!?!
On another note, I just got back from the quiz results. Jay and the NAD squad are in the SEMI-FINALS!!!! We are so proud of him and are wishing him the best. Hopefully tomorrow I will have the final results for you.
God is doing some INCREDIBLE things down here and we thank you so much for your prayers!
See you tomorrow!!!!
What an exciting 24 hours! We will be sharing on Sunday, but I'll let you in on something that happened last night that was AMAZING! I am still speechless as of today. Last night Jim Brown, a FGBC pastor from Ohio, spoke about taking care of the poor and needy with a global mindset. At the end of the night he told us that we would put everything into practice.
So, when he was done speaking, he asked if we thought we as a conference could raise $15,000 for the poor and needy. If we raised $15,000 we would feed 100,000 people for 2 years. Parents and anyone reading this, you are about to be amazed! Our entire conference which is made up of 85-90% teenagers raised...
$92,500.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
With that being said, we took $15,000 out to feed 100,000 people most likely in Africa. With the rest of the money we are going to, as a conference, build an orphanage in Cambodia. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL...
If we raised $20,000 more, we could build a second orphanage in Thailand. We left the session last night full of hope and tears of joy.
This morning we found out that an Ex-pro football player by the name of Jarod Cherry was at our conference with his FGBC church. Cherry was a part of the New England Patriots when they won their last 3 Super Bowls. Cherry came on stage this morning and said he felt God leading him in such a way that he was going to give his Super Bowl ring into the mix which will most likely fund the rest of the 2nd Orphanage.
A representative from Hope for Asia was there and said that these Orphanages will be called "The Momentum Orphanage".
HOW EXCITING IS THAT!?!?!?!
On another note, I just got back from the quiz results. Jay and the NAD squad are in the SEMI-FINALS!!!! We are so proud of him and are wishing him the best. Hopefully tomorrow I will have the final results for you.
God is doing some INCREDIBLE things down here and we thank you so much for your prayers!
See you tomorrow!!!!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Day 3
It's sooo nice down here in Ohio. Not too terribly much humidity, but it is nice and cool in the evenings and mornings.
Yesterday, Jay Hoerr had his piano solo as well as our worship band having their time. They both did exceptionally well. Talking with Jay, he felt like it was his best performance at an NAC event. He did excellent. The Worship Band nailed it as well. They hit every note and the music was dead on.
As I am writing now, our puppet team just finished up and Jay is quizzing. For you quizzing maniacs, NAD one its first round match. They did very well.
Last night and this morning, David Nassar really challenged us in the area of mercy and humility. The teens are being really receptive to the speakers and I'm super excited for what God is going to do.
Thanks for praying for me as well. My sessions have been going really well and I've gotten some pretty cool comments.
Please pray for unity among our group. We have a good bit of it, but there is some room for improvement.
We had "Youth Group Time" last night after the session and almost every single teen shared something that has impacted them. I'm super excited for where God is taking our Youth Group.
Well, gotta go...stuff to do, quizzers to watch!
Yesterday, Jay Hoerr had his piano solo as well as our worship band having their time. They both did exceptionally well. Talking with Jay, he felt like it was his best performance at an NAC event. He did excellent. The Worship Band nailed it as well. They hit every note and the music was dead on.
As I am writing now, our puppet team just finished up and Jay is quizzing. For you quizzing maniacs, NAD one its first round match. They did very well.
Last night and this morning, David Nassar really challenged us in the area of mercy and humility. The teens are being really receptive to the speakers and I'm super excited for what God is going to do.
Thanks for praying for me as well. My sessions have been going really well and I've gotten some pretty cool comments.
Please pray for unity among our group. We have a good bit of it, but there is some room for improvement.
We had "Youth Group Time" last night after the session and almost every single teen shared something that has impacted them. I'm super excited for where God is taking our Youth Group.
Well, gotta go...stuff to do, quizzers to watch!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
We've Made It!
Hello All!
Just wanted to let you know that we have made it safely down to Cedarville, OH. We arrived yesterday at around 3:30 (due to ladies who had to go to the bathroom every 5 minutes).
As we pulled in, we were greeted with the smiling faces of volunteers to direct us to where we were supposed to go. As we pulled in the parking lot, I almost hit this young lady named Arianna Shaffer who literally tackled our van with excitement. It was awesome to see her again.
Registration went smoothly and we settled in to our dorms.
The entire worship time was incredible. Francis Chan spoke God's Word very clearly and for the first time in Momentum history (supposedly) Francis Chan felt the need to have an "altar call" and a great number of people came to the front confessing that they were sinners and/or that they were living a fake life.
Amazing things just on the first day.
Please be praying for our teens! They are having a blast, everyone is getting along, and we're excited for what God is going to do.
Please also pray for me the next 3 days as I teach a seminar on Biblical Leadership. I found out they are going to tape my session for audio and now I'm a little freaked out! Yikes!
Well, gotta go...busy day!
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