Youth Aren't Scary

Did you know that our youth ministry involves 15 volunteers and ministers to 60+ youth?  Did you know that our church supports our youth ministry to the tune of $5,000/month (mortgage, utilities, honorariums, and donations)?  Did you know that last year we had 8 youth give their lives to Jesus and are being discipled?  Our ministry to youth, especially the Wednesday night program, reaches some of our city's most broken youth.

The pain and history that many of our youth live with is more than many of us can even comprehend.  Our youth ministry really is a battleground and we have an opportunity as a church to get behind our youth and youth leaders in prayer, financial support, and service.

This last Sunday an opportunity to serve was communicated to our church family via Dave on behalf of our youth ministry.  The greatest need right now for our youth ministry in the area of service.  We need loving adults who are willing to be chaperons on Wednesday night.  This entails walking around the outside of the building from 6:30-7:30 and then again from 8:15-9:15pm.  If you are able to help, please talk to Calvin Williams (calvin@missionfoursquare.com).

Thanks again for your prayers, financial support (that's where a significant portion of our monthly expenses goes to), and now for considering volunteering.  Youth really aren't that scary.  At first most youth don't trust adults because they've been used and abused by them, but once they get to know that you're real, honest, and you actually love them, they will respect you.  This kind of ministry is on the frontlines... it is missions in our own back yard.