Tuesday, April 24, 2007

YF this Friday

thanks for being so attentive to the Ling family as they shared about relay for life, please continue to consider participating as shelly and i will be fundraising and running in it. please remember our study of 1 peter 2 in yf and philippians in sunday school and apply it to our lives.

this friday, hannah hopkins from cef will give us a brief introduction about cef and the Christian youth in action opportunity this summer. i know some of you are already in the middle of filling out applications, but for anyone else who is interested, the application and brochure can be downloaded here [application and brochure]. following the brief presentation we will once again look into the Word and talk about (maybe distribute materials and forms for) the 30 Hour Famine. these are great opportunities to serve as we discussed friday night and sunday morning.

please arrive slightly early as we would like to be considerate of hannah and not disturb her sharing when arriving to yf. look forward to seeing you all on friday!!

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

YF Bible study and updates

thanks for the meaningful and honest fellowship night we had on friday. it touched our hearts to know that deep friendships and honesty is being shown in yf. i was so encouraged on friday to hear the honesty of all the guys and being able to pray together following the sex talk was great! shelly said that the girls had a really good discussion too!! please keep in mind what we learned about relationships and sex and to be conscious of our thoughts and actions.

this week is Bible study and we will be continuing our study of 1 Peter. please bring your Bibles (if you don't have one, let shelly and i know so that can be changed). also, for those of you who have talked to us about your interest in baptism, please let us know if you are serious about taking that step as soon as possible. it's been so encouraging to see you all grow!! contact us if you are willing to meet up sometime, we have met up with lots of you already - we like to know how we can pray for you all (by name) and know that we are praying for you all. looking forward to seeing you all on friday!!! peace.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

let's talk about sex

it was really awesome to see all of you at no other name and to worship with youth from all around ottawa, i know some of you ran into youth from your high school that you didn't even know attended church, some even believers. i hope you all take the messages to heart and were edified by the worship and communion. shelly and i were also encouraged to see the baptisms on sunday!! its so awesome when people proclaim Christ in their lives!

this week, one of the main organizers of no other name is coming to speak to us regarding sex. tiffany actually attended his workshop and had great things to learn and say about it. males and females have different issues and struggles regarding sex, some common and others not. pastor joey from the met has had many talks about sex and developing relationships and has graciously accepted to speak at YF this friday, i look forward to seeing you guys this friday and know that we will be blessed and learn from His Word on sex.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

no other Name

this friday (6th) is Good Friday, youth groups around ottawa will rally together at sir robert borden to celebrate the Name above all names. this is a good chance to fellowship with believers around the city and to see familiar faces from the getaway (as the other churches are also participating), if you haven't done so already, register at noothername.net as soon as possible. please let me know if you are planning on going by quickly e-mailing me so i can get an idea of who is going and contact karen (an organizer of the event). please ensure that you have transportation to the event (9:30am) and back (9:30pm) [detailed directions]. if you choose not to go to no other name, there is a Good Friday service that you can attend with your family at CCCO in the morning. shelly and i have enjoyed visiting with some of you, please let us know if you would like to hang out too! see you guys at no other Name!