Sunday, November 11, 2007

Night Strike

Twenty feet above my head police lights blink so bright the stars are covered over for an instance with flashes of red and blue. In the woods, 100 feet away I hear the faint sound of three kids singing, “Mary had a little lamb,” and a man on a mega phone yelling, “You in the blue, you’re through.”

Is this a strange dream? No. This month at one of our Club121 outings we played a game for which YouthFront is famous….. a game called “Night Strike.” Students look forward to it every year at camp. So, when they heard we were planning it for a Club121 outing, they were ecstatic. Over 80 students attended this particular Club121 event. We’re excited to see so many people involved in the area. We want to see Louisburg become a place where Jesus is talked of fondly on the street corners and where students pray and seek God’s will together during break times at school.

Pray for us.
Jonathan and Amanda

Saturday, November 10, 2007

I'm Going to be a Daddy!


We’re pregnant!

It’s hard to believe we’re going to have our first child. Ever since we found out, our excitement for entering into the “parents” chapter of our lives has been steadily growing.

Right now, Amanda is 18 weeks along, which means she is due on April 11th, 2008. On Thanksgiving, we’ll be halfway done with the pregnancy!



Friday, November 9, 2007

November Prayer Requests

YSMD — Keep praying for the development of YouthFront School of Mission and Discipleship. We are waiting to pour ourselves completely into this until our support is fully raised. Pray for united vision and recruitment of students. Pray that we will reach our support goal soon.

Support Finding — Almost finished. Pray contacting people would be easy. Pray for 100% funding.

Club 121 — We have loved getting to know the students of Louisburg. Pray that we will know how best to equip and challenge them. Pray that their hearts would grow more and more in love with Jesus and that they would be looking for ways to pour their lives into others.

Camp — Pray for our decision regarding camp roles. Since we are pregnant, we must be wise concerning which roles we will take on. Pray for wisdom. Also, pray for the recruitment of summer staff. We need college students who love Jesus with all their hearts, and want to see that love passed on to teenagers.

Fellowship — Please keep praying for us in this. Pray especially for close friendships for Amanda. Also, we are still looking for a church near us to which we can be committed.