Happy Turkey Day!

I know...I am one day behind on the whole Thanksgiving thing, but I still wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you had a great time stuffing your faces with your family. It has been really nice for me to relax and enjoy the company of my family. Too often, I take them for granted.

I know this is going to be hard for you all to believe, but yesterday morning Lacey and I woke up to run in the Beaumont Turkey Trot. Sounds like fun, huh? Well it was 5k (3.1 mi) of blood, sweat, and tears...ok, maybe just sweat! Our final time is not important though...all that matters is that we finished, right? Haha. While we struggled with the 5k my brother and his wife busted out a 10k and made us feel really bad about ourselves. I hope it motivates us to get in shape!

I hope your Thanksgiving was as eventful and family-filled as ours.

Wow!

Movie in the Park was a lot of fun, and we had a great turnout for our 1st one ever. I really believe this is because many of you were praying for this event, and we had an incredible team of adults who devoted to praying for Movie in the Park everyday last week. Due to all of the faithful prayer and because of our prayer-answering God, we had 54 teenagers show up and we were able to build connections with 12 unchurched teenagers. If you pitched in to help with Movie in the Park, thank you so much. Your time and effort is so appreciated, and it paid off...God is good!

Now, to change gears a little... (I shared this with a student already, but as I was sending the email I realized I should share it with you all.) I was reading in Acts 14 this morning and it spoke about Paul and Barnabas strengthening and encouraging the disciples in different cities. And as I think, you are disciples of Christ that God has placed in my path so I just want to be an encouragement to you today. Stay strong in your faith. I know it might get boring sometimes and it is really hard to make time for God, but keep holding on. God is using you guys to do awesome things, so keep going, relying on Him for strength, power, and boldness. Many things are going to be hard, but press into Him and keep going. Make time for Your Creator (who is your friend) today! Hope to see you @ Encounter on Wednesday for a crazy, good time!

Moving Forward

It's hard to believe that I have been here for nearly 8 months. You know what they say, "Time flies when you're having fun!" God is definitely doing some cool things among us here at First Highlands Student Ministry. Last week we had 7 guests at Encounter and in the month of October 6 teenagers were saved as they received Jesus into their life. That is so awesome! We are also moving forward with our Servant Leadership Team...yah...so you will soon be plugged into the roles you have expressed interest in. You guys are a blast to be around, and it's incredible to see how we are growing closer to God together. I hope you find this blog to be helpful in getting info and letting all your friends see what is going on in FHSM. Maybe it will even become kind of an internet home for you (meaning you are looking at it weekly). We will constantly be adding dates and posts just for you. I love all of you so much, and I could not think of a better place to be in my life right now than spending so much time with all of you guys.

Don't forget about Movie in the Park this Friday @7pm at Stratford Park. It's going to be a blast!!!!

Congrats to Coby Johnson for making the Impossible Shot last week in Encounter and winning $20. Bring your friends and you could also find $$$ in your pocket.

MOVIE IN THE PARK