Mo Pics from Caswell Youth Week '09

Week of July 20-26 Youth Activities

HANGTIME in the Summer (every Tuesday @ 11:49am)
This week the high school youth including rising 9th will eat at Tijuana Flats at 9826 Gilead Road (704)948-6242. Join us for a bite, fellowship and prayer.


MIDWEEK Home Connection (every Wednesday through the summer; late afternoon/times vary)
This Wednesday at 6-9pm our home connection activities will be at the Latta Springs Lake Pavillion near Lisa & Craig Orr's home. Youth are encouraged to bring a towel, change of clothes, a 2-liter drink (or) snack, wear bathing suits, water shoes (if you don't like squishy lake bottoms). Kayaks will be out and grilled burgers & hot dogs are on the menu. You may want to bring beach chairs or towel to sit on.

Directions to Midweek this week:
From Beatties Ford Road (Latta Springs neighborhood is near Hopewell High School), enter Latta Springs on April Mist Trail. Drive past the pool to Stop Sign. Take left, this is Latta Springs Circle. Drive to the end of Latta Springs Circle and you will see the entrance to the Lake Pavillion. There will be a balloon out as a marker. Contact Lisa Orr at 704-941-8322 (mobile) or 704-947-9567 (home) if you have any questions or would like to help host.

Kudos to the Caswell Youth Camp staff

It is great to be home!!!...(yet) Caswell Youth Camp '09 was a WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. Here are a few pics from the week to enjoy. Hopefully we can have some DVDs burned and available by this Sunday. Thanks to everyone who helped make this trip possible through faithful prayers, financial assistance, chaperoning, transportation, etc. This year the youth were challenged to evaluate their LOVE RELATIONSHIP with God through Christ Jesus and how it was actively being expressed in LOVING their neighbor. If you were unable to attend, take some time to call a camper and ask them how they were challenged and experienced God at Fort Caswell this week.

Caswell Youth Camp Update

Monday (July 13) is just around the corner and are you ready? Are you prayed up, paid up, peed up & all your forms turned into the office? If your answer to all of these are "Yes"...Hallalujah! If you answer "no" to any of these, then as my grandma always said, "Get on the stick, Boy!" It will be here before you know it and I am ready. Here are a couple of things you didn't know...UNTIL NOW!

1) We will leave at 7:00am sharp so that means you should be in the parking lot at 6-6:30am to help load luggage, get checked-off for having everything turned in, claim your seat and share in prayer. We will then be beach bound! (There will be no breakfast stops.)

2) You need $ for 2 lunches in route, coming and going. Please don't bumb $ from the chaps. They like to eat too.

3) All you talented folks need to read the Variety Show page in your Caswell Info Pack again. We will not be returning home midweek to get your Kazoos!

4) Contact the church office by this Friday noon to know what's left to pay or to get Vickie to notarize your release forms (Remember - 2 notorized copies & a copy of your medical card).

Week of July 6th - 12th Youth Activities

HANG TIME - Notice location change!
This week's Hang Time for high schoolers has been changed to the Atami Grill in Cornelius. This location was previously scheduled at Donatos. Join us if you are free for lunch every Tuesdays at 11:49am. See earlier post for upcoming Hang Time locations.

8301 Magnolia Estates Dr. Cornelius, 28031; 704-892-9171

MIDWEEK
This week's home connection will be @ the Mashburn's homestead from 5:30-8:30pm. This is a change from the previous scheduled time so help pass this information along. Come prepared to swim, play large group outdoor games, eat and share in a devotion. Oh, one game will get quite messy!! Dress accordingly! There is also a tennis court available. Ms. Catherine Diehl will be sharing our devo. Once again everyone, make daily time with your Creator a priority. God likes that!! Use your Total Devotion book to help! What to bring?...Same stuff! Guys bring something Salty/Girls bring something Sweet. Everyone bring a 2-liter. And of course friends are Welcome!!
Mashburn's address - 12309 McCord Road, Huntersville, 28078; 704-875-3760

Sunday Morning Celebration Reminder!

Don't forget that SMC is at 9:00am this Sunday in the Exchange Auditorum and Worshp is at 10:30am. If you are out of town on vacation or such, make sure you attend a church where you are or lead your family and/or friends in a time of worship & bible study.

Mo Pics from MIDWEEK

Congrats to Amanda & Sam for Winning the Shaved Head Contest!

I think I could get use to this!!

Isn't she a little young for you? The shaving lotion mohawk isn't fooliing anyone!

MIDWEEK @ the Helms was Oh So Nice!! Thanks!!

If you weren't able to join us for this past Midweek home connection, you were missed. Here are a few pics to let you know how much fun we had. Next Wednesday we will be at the Mashburns home. Watch for a possible time change moving Midweek a little later on that day.

NEWS FROM OUR UKRAINE MISSION TEAM!!

Good news from the Ukraine!! Today is Wednesday so the team will be going to church tonight. They probably got to rest more this afternoon. Pray for them especially as a few of them, maybe all will be speaking at church tonight. Pray that God will let them know what they should say and give them the courage to say it. Not all of the team is all that comfortable speaking in front of groups. (that would be me!) Tomorrow, they will likely be traveling to Skytka which is a 20 minutes bumpy van ride. The children here are poorer and just as sweet. This village doesn’t have a church building. They meet in a house or outside, depending on the weather. This is the village where the little girl has the bad burns on her neck and chest. Hopefully, down the road, we can help to facilitate the surgery she will one day need as her skin grows and stretches. She is beautiful, quiet and so sweet and is about 5 years old. This is also the village where last year we found one of our young friends (about age 13) with a leg that had been operated on 9 months previously yet he was still on crutches. John and I have known him since 2006. I pray his leg is better and if not, I pray God will provide a way to get him some help. A 13 year old doesn’t need to be on crutches if it’s not necessary. It’s about 5pm for them right now…church is at 7pm. Take care and keep praying…

Oh, how could I forget to publish this picture of Dr. J & His model Evann with an N! YOU burlymon! I enjoyed chowing with you at Hang Time yesterday.