The Moments I LOVE!

This past Friday 6 youth and I headed to Edmonton to a Newsboys concert. On Saturday I realized Although I'm really not old, I don't feel as young as I once did after a late night like this one, but it was worth it. While jumping up and down and singing and screaming to loud music is kinda fun, the moments I love at these kind of events is when the band starts singing those songs that really touch your heart, the ones that make you want to raise your hands and really offer praise to Jesus, in those moments I love to look around and see the youth really worshiping. Because to me that is what it is all about, it's about God getting glory through there lives and about them being drawn into a deeper relationship with Him. I love playing with youth, just having fun hanging out and being together, but i REALLY love getting to see them in those moments when they are connecting with Jesus, and I love standing next to them and worshiping right along side of them, recognizing that the same grace that they need as they walk the messy path of adolescence is the same grace that covers me daily, that the Same Jesus that rescued me is the same Jesus that they need to rescue them, and I LOVE it when together we can praise that Jesus.

A shot of the newsboys snapped by one of my youth with her ever so trusty Phone Camera.


As a Side note, I want to thank those of you who have been helping me reach my fundraising goal through my One - Fifty campaign, I'm not there yet but I am so blessed by where i am! Check out my page here to see how far you guys have brought me. Thank you for making my work possible!   

Happy New Year!

Ok, I know it's not a new year yet, but it sure feels like one in my life . . .and I am sure in the lives of many of the youth who have just begun their new school year. I feel like September, with the start of a new school year, is a brand new year for me.

It has been exciting over the past few days to be back into schools. It is still early in the year, so very few of our programs have started up, but I know where to find kids! Last week after going to an opening day assembly at St. Augustine school I took a few girls out for ice cream, it was so encouraging to connect with them and hear about there summers, it got me excited for what this new year will hold. It's just really encouraging to be back in the swing of things, to know that I can head into schools and connect with kids.

Tonight is the start of my Wednesday night youth bible study and I look forward to hearing some "back to school" stories, I also look forward to having a weekly opportunity to connect with these kids, to learn and grow together. I look forward to seeing what this new school year will hold. So Happy New Year!!