Last weeks Survivor Week 2 was great - Blue, Gentle Lapping Waves, had a great turn out and earned themselves great points in the attendance area. The egg toss was successfully won by Jimmy and Marcus -(although at the end Marcus ended up covered in the egg) and earned Black, Sinners 400 points! Yellow, The Mighty Ducklings worked hard on making their flag and will be working extra hard on getting their teammates to youth, and Khaki, the disciples came out on top in the Cookie game thanks to Maddy!!
More fun to come this week on Survivor Week 3!

Last night survivor week 1 was awesome!! The students that were there found out there teams,put together team verse and name -looking forward to designing their flags next week. We did coconut bowling, and compeated in some fun challenge -this picture is from one of them!! Remember reading your daily Bible everyday this week earns your team points, adding teammates gets you points, and then of course winning your team games and individual challenges. If you didnt make it this week make sure you come next week, your team needs you!!

OUT-LIVE, OUT-PRAY, OVERCOME!! I john 5:5

I will give extra points to anyone who can quote I John 5:5 next week!!

I John 5:5 "Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?"
This Wednesday starts Stainless Survivor. Find out your teams, play some coconut bowling, solve some puzzles, overcome some challenges, and find out how you can Out-Live, Out-Pray, Overcome!!

4 TEAMS, 6 WEEKS, 1 WINNER!!
Out-Live, Out-Serve, Overcome!
Starting April 14th (Mike Farley's 30th b-day!!)
Wednesdays 6-8 grades 6-12
Dress to play!!!

Outreach

New Challenge is set before you... As a youth group we spend 60 days reaching out to those in poverty needing Physical items. We collected household items, clothing, food, school supplies, and money for Haiti. But now we have the opportunity to reach out to those around us living in Spiritual Poverty - our unsaved friends. We have an outreach event coming up April 9th at New Life - UNITE. They are bringing in December Radio + Seventh day Slumber, setting up inflatable games, have some great giva aways. They are making it real easy to bring our friends out to something fun with other youth from all over Maine. And bonus -your friends will hear the Gospel!!!
So lets see if we can collect as many friends as we did other items, lets see if we are willing to reach our friends with the same effort we reached out to strangers!! Tickets are only $5 each - thats an incredable price. So please I need a number by March 17th to order tickets. Sign up you and your friends at http://stainlessyouth.weebly.com/ or bring $$ in an envelope to youth with the number of tickets needed.

Daily Bible reading

Psalm 30:4+5
"I sing to the Lord, you saints of his; praise His holy name. for his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning."

His favor lasts a lifetime - I don't know about you, but that phrase brings Joy to my heart. How often do we beat ourselves up in self-condemnation, unable to forgive our own mistakes? Often we use it as an excuse for not do all we can for God - He can't use me, He doesn't want to help me, I am not worth it. God favor lasts a life time!!! Does he get upset when we mess up? Sure -but it lasts only a moment. We need to trust that Gods Word is true and that we are favored by God. he can use us -he will help us, we are worth it to Him.

Get into those daily Bibles - you find a whole lot more encouragement and direction if you do!!
This weekends readings
Friday - Mark 12:28-44 and Proverbs 20-29
Saturday - Mark 13:1-31 and Psalm 30:8-12
Sunday -Mark 13:32-14:16 and Psalm 31:1-8

Famine Update - Next Event

So far as a group we have brought in over $1000!! Great job youth! I am still collecting sponsor packets-I would like them tonight if possible but they can be brought to me as late as next Wednesday. This will be great for the Haiti relief fund. Remember along with the church we are now collecting tents for Haiti-get the word out there we only have two weeks as the rainy season comes soon!!

Next event UNITE at New Life Biddeford - more details and to reserve your tickets -

http://stainlessyouth.weebly.com/