Well, our youth rally weekend has come and gone... and it was a tremendous success!! We did not have large numbers attend, and that allowed for an intimacy not possible at larger gatherings. The theme/title Kyle chose for the weekend was Offerings: What Will You Give? and that idea reflected pretty much all that happened. There was the usual "youth rally stuff" like singing and talking to the kids, but it was much more experiential, including off-site service projects in which the kids did useful and meaningful things in the community... cleaning up God's creation at a wetlands... hosting a carnival for under-privileged kids... working at a food bank... singing at a nursing home. And the kids loved it even though it was not all about them and their comfort an entertainment.
In addition, two groups of college kids really boosted the "quality" and energy for the weekend. Seekers of the Word, a drama group from ACU spent their whole spring break with us, interacting with our teens, doing service related things and just having normal spring break fun. Their contribution to the youth rally was immeasurable... great hearts. Also, Won By One, those wonderful student singers from Pepperdine, came up for the youth rally. Their presence always brings energy, and they are also such good examples to the middle school and high school kids of what it can look like to follow Jesus as you get a little older.
Kyle had a lot of help putting the weekend together and things ran smoothly. The adults really stepped up in various areas, and I think everyone finished the weekend both truly satisfied with the outcome and worn out from the effort.
Bottom line... God was glorified... and my guess is that at least a few lives will never be quite the same.
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