9th GRADE PICNIC
August 30 @ 1pm Roark’s House
11337 Shorecrest Ln.
Chesterfield, 23838

If you have a rising 9th grader, we would like to invite you to the 9th grade picnic. We will be celebrating your child as they are rising into 9th grade. Please contact Karen in the church office at 748-8613 to notify her if you are able to attend. We reserve this time for rising 9th graders and their parents/guardians only.






Route 10 Tour

What is it:
The Rt. 10 Tour is a tour of outdoor youth gatherings
throughout our community. Joining together with other youth groups from around the area, we are coming together to promote community among the body of Christ in our county.

Where is it:
The locations and times are at the bottom of this newsletter. The address to each location is there incase you need it.

What do you do:
While at the Rt. 10 Tour there will be activities starting at 6:30p. The activities will change with each location. We will have something for everyone; ranging from kickball, flag football, soccer, ultimate frisbee, basketball, and sand volleyball to board games, card games, and just hangin’ out. We are out there to have fun and get to know one another, so the activities won’t be super competitive but there will be a ref for each activity, including Scrabble!

How do I get there:
To make sure that we start on time and have everyone there
we ask that you provide your own ride to and from each location. At the entrance to each location there will be balloons to help guide you to the location.

Who will be speaking:
Each one of the youth pastors involved will be sharing on a different aspect of community. Service will end at 8:30p each night.


August 12 Chester YMCA 3011 W Hundred Rd.
August 26 Rockwood Park 3401 Courthouse Rd.
August 19 Thomas Dale HS 3626 W Hundred Rd.
September 2 Ironbridge Park 6600 Whitepine Rd.

Pictures from Montana

Hey guys! I wanted to post some pictures of the Montana trip (especially of the youth serving) that you guys might not have seen or taken yourselves.  Enjoy!  Also, this is a reminder to be at all 3 church services this Sunday for testimonies from the trip. 

Wednesday/Thursday

Sorry we weren't able to send an email update from yesterday. We have found it to to be quite a challenge working in a community without frequent use of cell phones, internet, and easy transportation. Sometimes it feels as if we are set back in time 50 years! Yesterday was an action packed day as we were able to host our community cookout at the Boys & Girls Club for anyone who wanted to come. Tim Brock cooked us up some hamburgers, the youth shared their human video's, and we were really able to interact and spend quality time with the residents of Lame Deer. The human videos were very powerful and it opened the doors to speak to some of the younger children about drugs, alcohol, church, and Jesus. Definitely the highlight of the evening would be the annual basketball tournament that most of us participated in. Since there is not alot to do on the reservation, the people play basketball alllllllllllllllllllllllll thhheeeee tiiiiimmmmmeeee:-) And they are REALLY good!!! It was a great night getting to share in living the life that these people do on a daily basis. The youth met other teens their age and I even saw some of our youth praying with them before they left. It was a wonderful outreach night.
The leaders came together late Wednesday night with what we realized was a huge spiritual attack straight from the enemy. Through lots of prayer, intercession, discussion and encouragement, we woke up today with a fresh spirit of unity and excitement for the rest of the trip. We encouraged the youth this morning to completely give their everything for the remainder of the trip, asking them to come on board with the new vision of unification that we have been praying for. So far today, it has been incredible. It's awesome to serve a God that shows up when we ask him too!
Today is our last day to work with the Boys and Girls Club and also with the Outdoor Camp. The Lame Deer children are already saddened to know that we will be leaving in a few days but I know that that just shows that relationships have been made. The youth are doing so great and parents, I think you would be proud to see them working so hard (especially in this 100+ degree weather!) Thank you again for all your prayers! Pictures to hopefully be posted later this evening!

The computer is about to die but I hope to put more pictures up soon!

Tuesday, July 21

Another great day here in Montana! All the teams jumped into action this morning and I heard great testimonies from each group on what's been going on with their interactions with the people of Lame Deer. Please continue to pray for divine interactions with the Cheyenne people. Each group has had different opportunities, but all purposely intentional by God. The construction team finished up their work at Christ the Rock church, helping them turn a junk room into a cafe. This group was also able to participate in a prayer walk around Lame Deer this morning. They would stop at houses and ask people how they could pray for them. One of the youth was so excited that he was able to share and pray with a 5 year old little girl who was struggling with alcoholic parents. To see his face light up as he was talking about this opportunity was awesome. The Boys and Girls Club team had a fun day of loving kids and swimming at St. Labre. It is a challenge trying to stay afloat with 5-7 kids attached to you at all times! The kids really brightened up when they saw us return on the 2nd day, so I feel as if we are making an impact with relationships. The Outdoor Camp really stepped up today with a homeade curriculum created solely by the youth. They taught the kids about the importance of trust, along with the armor of God. The children participated in a blindfolded obstacle course where they learned about the importance of trust and love for one another. It was a really cool day for the the outdoor camp.
For our fun activity tonight, the bus actually made it 45 minutes away from our camp to General Custer's Last Stand. The scenery was absolutely breathtaking and after a brief history lesson, we broke into small groups to debrief the day. After a gas station junk food stop (sorry parents!), we headed home for a night of rest to prepare for Day 3 of ministry. Thank you for your prayers!!
**On a sidenote, their is no cell phone service in Lame Deer. Diane Wood has provided the youth with free prepaid phone cards but we have had difficulty finding phones for the kids to call on. There has been no injuries or emergencies with any of the youth so please be reassured that everyone is doing well. We hope to make phone calls throughout the week if the opportunity arises.

Monday, July 20

Well, we've officially delved into our work here in Lame Deer! We have the youth divided into four subgroups all working on different projects while here in Montana. The first is the outdoor camp at Crazy Head Springs which is where the youth are holding a daycamp for children 12 and under. It consists of activities, bible stories, and lots of games and food for these precious children. They are going to be illustrating learning to put on the full armor of God daily. I feel as if these children are going to have a truly amazing experience this week. The second and third groups are ministering through community service- consisting of painting, lawn mowing, church repair, etc. The kids really seemed to enjoy themselves today and showed a great sense of teamwork getting their jobs done. The last group is actively involved at the Boys and Girls Club organizing crafts and sports for ages 10 and under. I (Shawn) was able to be a part of this today and I can tell you the children love for us to be there. Sadly, you can feel a sense of separation or annoyance with some of the workers there as we are trying to bring Christ into these children's lives. We are strongly praying against the attack of Satan this week.

Which brings me to our highlight of the day....:-)

On our way out to Buffalo Jump (a hiking trail and overlook) for our fun activity of the night, our faithful schoolbus that we have been borrowing from Pastor Dean's church decided to stall out. Thankfully Anthony Wood is a diesel mechanic and immediately got to work. We sent a few people back into town and the youth were all safely transported back to Lame Deer with the help of a borrowed 18 passenger van and some of the wonderful youth workers here. It turns out that the gas gage doesn't exactly read the correct level of gas and we apparently just ran out of gas. The bus is fine and we will attempt to hike Buffalo Jump tomorrow. We ended the day with a good time of prayer and small groups and are about to head to bed for Day 2 of ministry. Thank you for your continued prayers..... we can feel them!

We've Arrived in Lame Deer!!

Sorry for the delay in writing to all the parents, but we've officially and safely made it to Lame Deer, Montana! We arrived here last night around 10 pm, with all kids and ALL luggage safely. Our flights were uncomplicated and thanks to our neon yellow shirts, we were able to share with alot of people about what we are coming out here to do. We are staying in separate Head Start buildings with guys in one and girls in the other. It always takes a little adjusting to the time difference (2 hours) and we crashed late last night. This morning we split into groups and had the priviledge of attending 3 local churches (Christ the Rock with Pastor Michelle, Morningstar Baptist Church with Pastor Dean, and the Pentacostal Church with Pastor Luther Yellowrope ). All of the churches were very welcoming and I hope that we were able to bless them as much as they blessed us. This afternoon we headed out to Crazy Head Camp to swim in the lakes, play some wiffleball, and have a cookout for dinner. After dinner tonight we will have our first opportunity to break into small groups to pray for the impact of our upcoming week. We are super excited to begin the camps and community service tomorrow and appreciate all prayers for God's perfect will for His people out here. We are anticipating God's best!!!