How has your summer been so far?

So, half way through summer, and what has been happening? Here is a quick list of some of the things the TR youth have been doing this summer:
1. BIBLE STUDIES youth are meeting regularily on Monday's and Wednesdays (when Dillon or other leaders are in town) for bible study. It happens around 8:30-9ish. Text message Dillon for details!
2. SUNDAY YOUTH ACTIVITIES: every second week (approx) the youth get together around 3ish on Sunday (after church and lunch usually) to do some wacky event. This was started July 1st with KGB, followed the by a water fight day (unfortunately it was not a great hot day), and then a break for a week before a quieter "listening to God" event at the Zimmers. The next event was a progressive dinner featureing a "dark pot" for soup (youth brought a secret ingredient and it all goes in the soup, then you eat it if you can!) and an amazingly grose looking desert " kitty litter cake".
3. WHAT IS HAPPENING NEXT? Sunday August 12 (weather permitting) anyone interested can go with John REPELLING! Yup just you and a rope and a very competant guy helping you as you dangle in the air, descending a very tall mountain! Cool!

So stay tuned for further info (check the posters too, at each church there should be one!) and keep having a great summer!

High School Prayer time

Not satisfied with two bible studies a week? Well meet the youth at the table upstairs across from mr. Dealy's room for a lunch time prayer meeting and time to talk! All high school youth welcome!

Friday YC group plans

Friday meet at Dillon's around 7 pm to do something fun and then you will be changing location to Kal's half way through, so if you are late text dillon to find out where the group is.

13 youth plus Dillon tonight! Glad to hear!!!

A Big Thank You! to our corporate sponsors!

In the days before YC we were really swamped with soo much to accomplish and getting organized. Now that we are back I want to let everyone know who made it possible for you all to get to YC. This year seven out of 36 youth were able to raise all the money needed to go to YC on their own. Everyone else got some help from coporate sponsors. (Some also had to chip in a bit of their own cash too).

Because of the generous donations of Maple Leaf Transportation, Western Canadian Coal, Tumbler Ridge Lions Club, Avalanche Trucking, M & R Maintenance, Westmar, CJG, Pelly Construction, C.Friesen Holdings, Tumbler Ridge RCMP and the Tumbler Ridge Fellowship Baptist Church 36 youth and 8 chaperones were able to have an amazing weekend experience listening to great inspirational speakers and rocking out to amazing bands.

Many people and companies also participated in helping with fundraising: Thanks to the Bottle Depot and Carmen for your help and patience as we did a two day massive bottle drive. Thanks to: Proteus Business Solutions, Eye for Detail Photography, Shop Easy, Sanctuary Valley, Northern Metalics, Dragon Palace, Vinnies, Sheila's, TR Inn, TR Reality, Jade True Value, Tags, The Dollar Store, Mac's on Main from Tumbler Ridge for your generous dontations of items for the Auction Fundraiser. Thanks to: Northern Toybox, Corlane Sporting Goods, Simple Pleasures, B&T, Mom's to Be, Dawson Creek Art Gallery, Old Creek Store, Walmart, Zellers, Dawson Creek Coop, Whitespot, McDonalds, Butcher Block in Dawson Creek for the amazing auction items donated. Thanks to the following families who also supplied items: the Pack Family, the Lemon Family, the Peat Family, the Schembri Family, the Hayden Family, the McBain Family.

As you can see the number of people that helped get the youth to YC is huge!!! So remember when you are out and about in Dawson or in TR that there are people who are behind you, and to be VERY NICE to the businesses who helped make it possible for you to have such a great experience!

Thank you!!!!

Your Ideas are soo cool!

On the bus ride home we started generating a list of ideas for what you wanted to do to keep YC going back at home. At bible study on Monday you continued talking about it too... and I am soo pumped up about this and all your great ideas.

Bible study
Missions trip
Music Jam Session
Games nights
Movie nights
Renting the teen centre and doing something
Bringing in a group like TFK or someone to play a concert

these are just a few of the ideas you've had so far. Write a comment or tell Dillon or someone because we want to make as many dreams of yours possible and get behind you to help you make them happen!

Stuff that's happening!

First bible study after YC, held by Dillon and had 10 youth in attendance! To give you an understanding of what that really is, if you thought for a moment that was a small group... the adult bible studies are usually in the 6-8 people attending category. And also remember that out of the 44 people who attended YC with our group: 7 were chaperones, and 8 are from out of town. That means that 10 out of 29 youth participated in the bible study!

Ok so this bible study is for Guys and Gals! AND IT'S NOW TWICE A WEEK! MONDAY and WEDNESDAY!!! At 9 pm. There are also plans for a regular friday night event and I will keep you posted on that too.

YC Bible Study

WOW! What a weekend, amazing concerts, great speakers, tons of goofing around and then the long bus ride home!!! What time did you wake up on Monday?

The bus ride home was amazing too. Ben prayed for each person —youth and adult— on the bus and I bet many of you have questions. Dillon is holding a bible study where he is staying in Tumbler Ridge MONDAY NIGHTS at 9 pm at night. This weeks address is 448 bergeron. Snacks provided (you'll recognize them from our mound of extra food.)

Stay tuned for more youth events in the next month: possible pool night? gym night? jam session with all our great young musicians... any ideas? Leave comments on the blog with your great ideas and things you want to see happen in TR so that we can maintain this YC feeling!

Sooo glad to have been able to go to YC with all of you.