Important Updates for the week!!!

Hey families,

Salvation Army Carnival
Friday August 1st 12:30pm-9pm.
The Salvation Army is hosting an end of Summer Carnival for people who have been involved with their Summer Programming. We have been asked to help staff the Carnival.

They need at least 20 students who can help with games during the Carnival. They have 10 games and need 2 students per game for running it and supervision.

We will leave church at 12:30pm on Friday and help with a bit of set up before the Carnival actually starts. When the Carnival is over we'll be able to hang out and use the gym or watch a movie in the Theater. We'll be back to Church at little after 9pm.

You need to bring comfortable clothes for the day.

RSVP so we know how many will be coming and how much Pizza to have available!

Dragons Game
Sunday August 3rd 1pm-6pm
The Cost is $10 
RSVP ASAP
We will leave the church parking lot @ 1pm for the game. Please eat lunch before you come or plan to eat at the game.
Our seats are in the outfield, uncovered and exposed. The forecast looks great! 
We will return to church following the game. 

Call, text or email with questions!!

TOMORROW -- CHASE WEDNESDAY

Wednesday July 23rd     6:15-8:45p

Justin is out of town and we need a lot of VOLUNTEERS (kids, parents, and youth workers) to help with this event. If you are planning to attend and can help with the planning and execution of this event contact Jenny Wyckoff at wyckoff@whbc.org , leave a message on the New Heights FB page, or call the church office (434-4676). Let's keep this important ministry outreach event going even though your fearless leader is vacationing.

Salvation Army Carnival

Hey There!!

So, Friday August 1st the Salvation Army is hosting an end of Summer Carnival for people who have been involved with their Summer Programming. We have been asked to help staff the Carnival.

They need at least 20 students who can help with games during the Carnival. They have 10 games and need 2 students per game for running it and supervision.

We will leave church at 12:30pm on Friday and help with a bit of set up before the Carnival actually starts. When the Carnival is over we'll be able to hang out and use the gym or watch a movie in the Theater. We'll be back to Church at little after 9pm.

You need to bring comfortable clothes for the day.

RSVP so we know how many will be coming and how much Pizza to have available!

Thanks!

Back in the Swing of Things...

Hey everyone,

It's good to be back in the rhythm of the day to day. It took me several days to readjust from the Nicaragua Trip, but I'm back feeling somewhat normal.

Hey so, here's an update on upcoming events!


Friday July 18th
5:30-7:30 I need help with a service project. The Bill Glass Prison Ministry Dinner is being hosted at the church. They need help cleaning up after the dinner. There will be food available for volunteers and it's pretty simple work, just a lot of it. 300 chairs and a bunch of tables need to be put away. Please come out to help!!!


Saturday July 19th
9:45-12:15 MVWC workday

Wednesday July 23rd
6:15-8:45 Chase Wednesday!!!

Friday August 1st
Salvation Army Summer Festival
Times will be announced ASAP. We will help with running the festival then have a chance to hang out and use the gym/theater when we're done.

Sunday August 3rd
1pm-6pm Dragons Game!! $10 per person Junior High and High School are invited.

Wednesday August 20th
Back to School Bash 6:30-8:30 in the Youth Room

Wednesday August 27th
6:15-8:45 Final Chase Wednesday of the Summer!


Stay tuned for other info!

Nicaragua Reunion

Hey Nicaragua Team,
There's been some confusion about the reunion tomorrow night.

We'll meet in the Youth Room at 7pm for some conversations and pictures.

Bring yourself and your family. Many of you have shared some of your personal stories with your families, tomorrow night, hopefully they can get another perspective on the trip.

We'll officially end at 8:30...but if we stay a little longer that's fine too.

If you have an SD card with pictures from the trip please bring it. When the Gammies return from Vacation you will have the opportunity to get all of the pictures she took.

7pm-8:30pm in the youth room. Families invited.  Bring your SD card with pictures on it.

Day Eight

Day Eight

Today was busy from the beginning. We are breakfast and hit the road close to 8. We drove an hour out of town to a zip lining center. 

We harnessed up and were drove to the top of a small hill nearby. These lines are in the jungle. So we clipped on and zipped from one platform to the next. There were about eleven platforms and it took about 45 minutes to complete the course. 

After completion we got back on the bus and drove to Laguna de Apoyo. This "resort" is settled in the crater of an extinct volcano which has filled with water, creating a massive lake.  We had an amazing lunch and lots of free time. Many played in the water, floating on rubber inner tubes, kayaks or pool noodles. We played King of the Mountain on a floating dock and other crazy games.

This day capped off the trip in a special way. We got back to the center around 6:30 and ate quickly. After packing our suitcases we met for our final debrief. 

We spent much of the evening discussing re-entry. We talked about how even though our friends and family love us, they won't love slowly looking through the thousands of pictures and videos we've taken. We talked about the feelings of sadness that are common after missions trips. 

Ask your students how the trip was. Ask them what made an impact. Ask them what they don't want to forget. But make sure you ask them how God changed them or what He taught them. 

I will post from one of the airports during our travels tomorrow. Thanks for joining us on our journey in this way. Thanks for your prayers. 

Day Seven

Day Seven

Today we started with work projects around the center. We cleared gravel and cement from an area near the dining hall, painted a few buildings and started the process for a loading dock. We were able to finish a number of projects and set up a few others. 

After lunch we headed out to Javier's church again. For some of us it was our third trip there. We played games and entertained. A soccer game broke out when some 18-25 year olds saw one of our soccer balls. These guys are good!

After a while we served a snack and Tang to the small kids and got them to sit down. We sang some songs and then did a puppet show. Mark taught a lesson and a verse to the kids. After that we played some more games. We had a long jump rope that the little kids loved. After a while the soccer guys gave it a try. These guys take competitions very seriously. 

Debrief tonight was really cool. Tim Erlandson shared his testimony. One theme that has surfaced through our reading in 1 John is the assurance of our salvation. It has also surfaced in our debriefs as an issue many students struggle with. Tims testimony was a perfect fit with this theme. 

God is working. 

God is good, all the time. 

All the time, God is good.