Sad news (or maybe just for me)

Pastor Eric last night at youth told us that he is leaving. He is being called by God to help a church out. I couldn't believe it when he told us and I don't ant to but its happening again. He says that he does not want to leave and really fought with God about it. But he knows that it is Gods will for him and its always safe to say yes to God. He is leaveing in June. I really don't want him to go. He was the best youth pastor I ever had and one who really connected with the youth. I am really angry at God for taking him away and I wish he could stay with us. Pastor Eric says that the church he is going to is involved in alot of the A/G stuff so we will be able to see him. And he does not want to loose contact with us, which I think is great. Like I said I am angry at God for taking him and I really don't want him to go. This last month with him will be really hard and I don't know how I am going to take it, I can barely stand it now. I just ask that you pray for Pastor Eric, me, and the rest of the youth group that we find comfort in this situation.

Max Lucado

God loves you
with an everlasting love…
You are valuable to Him
not because of what you do
but simply because you are.
His thoughts of you outnumber
the sand on the shore…
He lives to hear your heartbeat.
He loves to hear your prayers.
If something is important to you,
it’s important to Him.
He has never taken His eyes off you-
not for a millisecond.
He’s always near…
So be kind to yourself.
God thinks you’re worth His kindness.
And He’s a good judge of character.
He thinks you’re wonderful.

We got the car back

Yesterday the people who were working on the car called and said the car was done and ready for pick up. So my mom and dad went all the way out to Lebanon (which is about 45 minutes away) to get it. My mom and dad have not taken the retal back yet so we have three car in the driveway and that usally never happens.

New Billboard

We got a billboard for our church and it is right outside our doors. It took a long time but it is up and people are seeing it. It took a lot of pray and God strength to get it to work out. Our Pastor asked the owner how much it was and he said $800. Well that was to much so Pastor asked if he could bring it down, so he brought it down to $400. Well that was still to much so Pastor asked again if he could bring it down but the guy wouldn't. So Pastor prayed and then called him again and he said that we could have it for $100. What a blessing. So now we have the our sign up and everyone coming down Rt. 22 can see it. I have a picture below.

All-Nighter & Bowling

On Friday we went bowling with the youth group. First we had a little service then we all loaded up and headed to the bowling alley. We had lots of fun at our table. We would try to brake out into a dance after every bowl. We also would try to do little pranks on each other, like grab their ball right in the middle of their swing or scream their name as they throw the ball, and a lot more. It was a blast and a whole lot of fun. Then when our time was up we went back to the church, had Sloppy Joe's, and played a few games. Around 3:30 we put in a video and most of the teens fell asleep. Then we the movie was over we started making breakfast and cleaning everything up. It was a blast and a great time to hang out with the youth. I didn't get alot of pictures but I did get a few.

Here's my table with Lindsay, Sara, Robyn, Ashley, and also Kierstin.

Here's one of the guys tables.

Here's one of the young girls tables.