Back to work

After a great week of vacation were I got a chance to rest, hike and bike I am ready to get back to work.

This past Sunday night, I met with two couples who are helping begin an outreach to middle school students in the East Greenbush area. Our next meeting is on Sept 21 from 7-8:30ish. We will be going over the different volunteer roles needed to begin and sustain ministry and to role out our initial plan of meetings and events. There is always room for others to join (hint).

I spent most of Monday going through emails and phone messages and setting up appointments.

This morning I got to spend some time with Tim and Sherri Hvizdak. Tim leads our ministry in Berne-Knox-Westerlo area and will be heading up our Juvenile Justice Ministry. Sherri is in charge of the outreach in Greenville.

I am working on getting a meeting scheduled about starting a YFC ministry in Cohoes this week and meeting with a former YFC teen who is back in the area and interested in volunteering with us.

Please pray for these ministry areas this week. God Bless.

Christopher Ames (musician at camp) leading campers in the Beaver Song

Summer Escape Camp

I just got back from YFC's regional middle school camp in PA. There were 92 middle school students from Penn, Maryland, New York and Vermont.

• 22 Campers made a first time decisions for Jesus Christ
• 23 Campers committed their lives to be a generation of leaders who lead with integrity
• 47 Campers recommitted their lives to Jesus and want to live wholeheartedly for Him

Welcome to my blog!

We want you to know that we are changing how we communicate with our partners and friends of Youth for Christ. Instead of receiving a monthly prayer letter from each specific ministry area or staff members that you are connected with, we will be publishing this newly designed Youth Matters. We’ll keep you updated with a calendar of events, prayer requests, teen testimonies, ways you can get involved and we will honor a special volunteer each month. You will be directed to each ministry’s website and prayer blog, to read more frequently updated news, prayer requests, praise reports, family news, etc. on any of the ministries you are interested in. (see inside – Meet Our Team). We will be able to mail this new version of Youth Matters at bulk rate postage and save time and $$ each month – in printing and postage costs.

We hope you will welcome this change and frequently check out the websites/prayer blogs for the specific ministry area that you are most connected with. AND we hope you’ll visit the others as well, to learn more about the scope of our ministry and how we all are working together to reach kids throughout the whole Capital Region.

Thanks for standing with us… helping us love kids in Jesus’ name. Your partnership is making a difference.

--Kevin, Ministry Development