CIY 2010

The CIY report:

I believe that was the best week of CIY we have ever been apart of! Now, I know we just recently returned from our summer conference with the high school youth and everything is fresh in my mind but I have to say … that was THE best week I’ve been apart of. Here are the reasons why:

-Life change … our youth had their eyes open to who God is, what he does and how he is working in them.
-Directional change … it was so great to watch God remind the youth of their influence and impact in this world. Some just struggled with believing they were worth anything to God because others behaved in a way that showed them otherwise. God really straightened that out.
-Transformational change … the way this group belonged to each other was awesome. No one was left behind, no one was left out, everyone was given time and love. It was super neat to watch.
-Authentic change … the things that were shared (with the group and one on one) were great to hear. There were struggles that needed to be confessed, attitudes that needed to be repented of and lifestyle choices that needed the love of Jesus.
-Influence change … the youth came back with projects to accomplish. Here are a few: a carnival in the park, collecting food for the organization Food Fight, Active water 5k fundraiser and collecting 500 turkeys for families at Thanksgiving.

Thanks for a great week:

Now for some videos:




And here is our group picture:

And here is another:

JCX 7/13/10

We met Tuesday night and this was the result:

-Questions, questions and more questions. We asked the youth to write out the things that were stirring in their hearts. Here are some of the questions asked:

*How do you bring up the truth about Jesus in a conversation with a non-Christian?
*How do you know if you are being lead to be a missionary?
*What if we’re all wasting our time?
*What is your reason for being at church?
*What is normal?

-I was surprised at some of the questions. Most were about faith and salvation. It was a real cool thing to hear what was stirring in the hearts of our youth.

-This was our last JCX Tuesday for 2 weeks. Next week a group of us our heading to CIY: Move, a 6 day conference at Biola University. I’m excited about next week for a few reasons: One … there is a group of “first timers” going that, I believe, will get rocked this week by Jesus and Two … the “returners” to CIY are a group of leaders and lovers that will set a great pace for the week.

-If you are going to CIY please remember to pack: a Bible, pillow, sleeping bag, bathroom stuff, bring spending money (we will eat out 2 times) and a great attitude.

-Sunday morning @945a Gil will be leading our discussion on what it means to have a discipler and why. Remember, we start at 945a for the next 5 weeks (until August 22nd).

-Angels game and Catalina are filling up fast. If you are interested in going then get a deposit in asap.

-Text jcxyouth to 41411 and receive updates on events, times, and when and where we gathering. Do it today!