Week One Done, Moving On (Emma)

Yesterday was our last day at the challenge conference and I’m so thankful to have had this amazing experience with amazing people. God has become more real to me through the worship, messages, and even just spending time with our group. My favorite message was during our first gathering on Monday when the speaker for that night, Ben Stuart, talked about God’s love. My favorite point he made was “Jesus descended to the lowest place so he could scoop up everyone who was willing and give them life” this really stuck out to me because no matter what I do or what problems I may have, God sees them and still lovingly dives in with me to pull me out. His love is unconditional and never changing and even though the world may seem like it has a lot to offer, God is the only one that can satisfy us.  Overall this conference definitely strengthened my relationship with everyone on our team but most importantly my relationship with God.
Sending Huddle

 The last gathering we had was about evaluating our youth group and setting goals, like where we wanted to be in a year and how we were going to accomplish it. Our ideas included: more prayer, service projects and outreach, being more accepting to anyone and everyone and fellowshipping more outside of church. We then each chose one area we wanted to take initiate in and be in charge of. This week was all about making bold moves and taking charge of areas in our youth group was definitely a bold move for all of us. Thank you for all your prayers and support and please continue to be praying for us this upcoming week because even though the conference is over, our work is just beginning. -Emma