What's New With FHSM!?!

Well.... For starters, this is Brianna Edwards, the NEW youth intern for the summer. And might I say, I am pretty jazzed about getting to hang out with you guys this summer. It is going to be a crazy, wonderful, life changing, God moving kind of summer.

I have been praying for this youth group for quite some time now. And today marks the 1 week mark in my internship here. So if you have had some random girl calling/annoying you about camp, that was me. For those of you who are unaware, camp is less than a month away. We are going to Highland Lakes Baptist Encampment 30 miles outside of Austin. (I looked it up.) It is going to be an amazing experience, and for those of you who don't get to come with us, you should have picked up the phone. Just kidding. But seriously.

We have a Mission Trip to Elsa, Tx coming up as well as, pool parties, a Health Fair for homeless, ENCOUNTER (featuring an amazing band), a beach trip, hang outs, FREE FOOD, and basically a whole lot of fun.

Even though this summer is going to be packed with alot of fun, it is also going to be packed with life changing experiences. That is why I am here.

Let me share with you a little bit of why I felt called to coming back to Highlands this summer. God is going to move mountains. And He is going to do it through the youth! I am not sure if that pumps you up, but it definitely does for me. He has already started igniting hearts and the passions of this generation and He is not finished.

This summer is all about hearing the call, opening our eyes to those around us, and then using the gifts that God has given us to serve Him. We are called to step out in faith, so this summer, my challenge to youth and adults alike is to explore your comfort zone and then completely trash it. Break down those walls. Don't sit back and use the old excuses of I am too young, or old. Or am too young of a Christian. Or I don't do well meeting new people. Or whatever else we are clever enough to come up with. Those aren't scriptural and require way to much thought and time to think of.

This summer I pray that we all catch the disease of following Christ passionately.

Once again, I am so excited to get to be a part of this amazing Youth Ministry and I hope to meet and grow close to all of you this summer!

God Bless,
Brianna


P.S.- A very colorful calender will be sent out very VERY soon.