I rolled out of bed at 5:40 a.m., rubbing my blurry eyes, and thinking about…well, honestly, the first thought is always the snooze button. But once that internal battle was over, I pondered the idea of sacred softball. But more on that later. It was the perfect day for a softball tournament. A Sheaves for [...]
Because it is too dangerous to meet publicly for church, the thirty-nine of us had to make due with an undercover worship service in a small hotel room. If one of us started to pray too loud, we turned on the television or the shower to drown out the sound of our worship. If caught [...]
In the spring of 2007 Pastor Foster told the youth team about a bicycle ride that the district youth committee had been discussing. It was going to last two days and cover two hundred miles. He briefly covered what had been said about training and the thought that went through my head was, “which youth [...]
My mother wanted three boys; however, God was merciful and only gave her two and filled the void with me—a 5’8” teenage girl with dark blonde hair and blue eyes. I sing in my youth choir and am determined to learn all the material for Bible quizzing this upcoming year. We’re doing Acts. I play [...]
Before I actually went on this trip I had no idea how incredible the Real McCoy weekend would be. Getting beat at demolition ball AND laser tag by the GYD executives was only part of this incredible weekend. I had the opportunity to meet nine other young people who know what fundraising is all about. [...]
