This past Sunday two senior guys came to church with me because an old volunteer leader was preaching.  After church these two guys joined me and some friends for lunch as we shared stories and talked about what had been going on in our lives lately.  It just so happened that we got on the topic of how prayer really does work.  A few of the guys shared some personal stories of how they have experienced this recently in their lives.  I was not sure how these two senior guys were going to respond to all of this but I was blown away after lunch.  One of the guys asked me what the guy meant when he said he shared the gospel with someone, was he referring to a particular set of scripture or what?  We got to talk through what the gospel is again, “That Christ died for our sins..he was buried..he was raised on the third day”!

The day ended and just a few hours later he popped up on my tweeter feed and this is what he said…

All Metro Young Life

Our first annual “bigger and better” club was a success! For those of you who dont know what bigger and better club is, its hilarious. You divide kids into groups of 8-10 people. Each group starts with a paperclip. They have 45 minutes to go out into the neighborhood (on foot, staying together as a group) and get something bigger or better. The other rule is, you have to be able to keep the items you receive. So, groups go door to door asking for things. My group traded a paper clip for a candle, for a phone book, for a clock, for a couch!!!

“Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.” 1 Thessalonians 2:8

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Aye’sha let go of her two-year old’s hand, as he waddled to the toys. Surprised that JR didn’t cry, she walked back to the club room, past the racks of baby clothes she would get to shop from later.

Thursday night four girls and two children buckled in car seats and squeezed in for the ride from Richardson to Allen to attend the first ever Young Lives club in north Dallas.  The girls were all smiles as they hopped around, stomping on balloons, and raced to pry apart frozen t-shirts.

Like any other Young Life club there were messy games and music. There was a funny skit, and a club talk at the end. But unlike a traditional Young Life club, a dozen babies played in the nursery next door.

On the way home, the suburban buzzed with young moms excited after enjoying a night created specifically for them. When asked what they
liked and didn’t like about the evening, the group anonymously replied, “We liked everything!”  What an incredible night. As Young Lives grows and relationships are formed, not only will the girls hear of Jesus great love for them, but their children will experience Christ’s love as well.

We are in need of mentor-moms from Richardson to meet with the young moms and attend club with them once a month. If you are interested
please contact me at turnerallison11@gmail.com.

I am excited to announce the first ever Young Lives club in north Dallas! Young Life in McKinney, Allen, Plano, and Richardson is coming together to create an environment specifically for teen moms and their
kids to hear about Jesus.

At club, girls will share dinner, make a craft, laugh, sing, and get matched with a mentor-mom. Most important, however, for a moment they will get the chance to forget the struggles that come with motherhood and talk about their Savior.

If you are interested in providing girls and their babies rides to club or becoming a mentor-mom, please contact me at turnerallison11@gmail.com

-Allison

Pancake Breakfast for Crooked Creek On Monday morning, Pearce YL had a pancake breakfast for kids that are not signed up for Crooked Creek. The purpose was to stir interest for these freshmen and sophomores and to help them win money off camp. The night before, a dozen seniors got together at the Pinkstons to call, text, and facebook their underclassmen friends and invite them to the breakfast. Then, on Monday these seniors drove around town picking them up. They gathered 31 kids who were not signed up, plus a handful of them that are already going. In total, there were nearly 65 people at the breakfast. We ate pancakes, watched a Crooked Creek video, played a game for them to win money, and the seniors shared how Crooked Creek was the best week of their life. It was a great morning.

The spring semester has kicked off and some really cool things are happening at RHS. We had camp sign-up night back in December and had 40 spots open to Frontier Ranch.  We only have 5 open spots left!

On February 27th we will be having wilderness sign-up night starting at 6:30.  We only have 12 spots for wilderness!

One of the coolest things that we have seen over the last several months is a group of about 6 students that began a relationship with God through Young Life, and are now regularly attending a local church.  Here is a picture of a few of these students after church on a rooftop hanging out and praying together. We are so thankful to be a part of what God is doing here at RHS!

-Travis