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Weekly Resources, Ideas and Articles from The Source for Youth Ministry
Wednesday, February 19, 2003
In This Issue |
- IRENE
- CHECK OUT SOME OF THIS YEAR’S HIDEOUS HEAP ENTRIES. Which of these is going to win the YS Ideas Library on CD-rom?
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IRENE |
February 19, 2003
I hate hearing about any students dying- but I always shudder when I hear the words "Center High School" because I worked with that school so long, I know that there’s a good chance I might know the student. Then I heard the name: Irene.
Irene and her brother Raymond came into our jr. high campus outreach years ago. A tough little girl from a rough background- her parents weren’t in the picture- she lived with her Aunt. Regardless, Irene always greeted me with a high five and a huge smile. My heart went out to her and Raymond. She hung out with a rough group of friends that were one choice from disaster. Like many of the students we worked with in this pivotal age-group, her future was uncertain.
Looking back at that time in my ministry with Youth for Christ, I was not only hanging out with students, but investing a lot of time developing volunteer staff who worked hands on with these youth. I trained, equipped and encouraged them to accept students where they were at, build relationships with them, and share the love of Jesus with them in action and in word. One of these staff was a sweet woman named Lori Benson (now Lori Alarid). She attached herself to Irene right away, and at one of our on-campus evening events, Lori shared Christ with Irene. Irene prayed with Lori on a bench just outside the Center Jr. High cafeteria and asked Jesus to come into her life.
All those years of ministry with Youth for Christ have helped THE SOURCE FOR YOUTH MINISTRY become what it is today. This month I taught almost 300 youth workers in 2 different states the same principles that I taught Lori years ago: accepting students where they are at, loving them, building relationships with them, and sharing the love of Jesus. By God’s power, our ministry now trains tens of thousands of youth workers like this across the world, equipping volunteers like Lori to reach students like Irene.
Thank you all for being a part of this ministry. Thanks to you, "Irene’s" all over the world are making decisions for Christ. I look forward to the day in heaven when a cute little Hispanic girl with a big smile on her face is going to walk up to me and give me a high five once again.
God Bless,
Jonathan McKee
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CHECK OUT SOME OF THIS YEAR’S HIDEOUS HEAP ENTRIES. Which of these is going to win the YS Ideas Library on CD-rom? |
That’s right- it’s the 2003 HIDEOUS HEAP contest and youth pastors are already sending in pictures of their hideous heaps to try to win big!
Check out some of this year’s entries so far: https://thesource4ym.com/heap2003/heapentriesthisyear.asp
This is a free contest for ANY youth worker in ANY country. Just send in a picture and description of your HIDEOUS HEAP and we will be giving away the following prizes:
WE ARE GIVING ONE FIRST PLACE PRIZE:
Youth Specialties Ideas Library CD-ROM v.2.0 Use this link to check it out: http://shop.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/YouthSpecialties.storefront/en/HotDeals?link=product&id=239516
WE ARE GIVING THREE SECOND PLACE PRIZES:
Free Admission for you and one staff member to THE CORE– Youth Specialties one day training event in over 100 different cities around the U.S. Use this link to check it out: http://www.youthspecialties.com/thecore/2003/
WE ARE GIVING FIVE THIRD PLACE PRIZES:
Jonathan’s new hit book, THE TOP 12 RESOURCES YOUTH WORKERS WANT. Use this link to check it out: https://thesource4ym.comhttp://www.jonathansresources.com/Books/default.aspx
For more on the HIDEOUS HEAP contest use this link: https://thesource4ym.com/heap2003/heapentries2003.asp
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KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
God Bless,
Jonathan
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Jonathan R. McKee
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Jonathan McKee
Jonathan McKee is the author of over twenty books including the brand new The Guy's Guide to FOUR BATTLES Every Young Man Must Face; The Teen’s Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices; If I Had a Parenting Do Over; and the Amazon Best Seller - The Guy's Guide to God, Girls and the Phone in Your Pocket. He speaks to parents and leaders worldwide, all while providing free resources for youth workers on TheSource4YM.com. Jonathan, his wife Lori, and their three kids live in California.