On March the 18th-20th, Citychurch will be hosting our discipleship weekend for our youth ages 12-18. For the past two years, we have traveled over the week of Spring break to Houston to help start a Citychurch type ministry in the Third Ward, in the Downtown area. We are still planning on serving several different churches in a mission trip format later in the year. This year, however, we are going to use Spring break to prepare the youth for service and also pull them together as a group.
Over the past year, I have watched as our youth group has more than doubled in size. We now have over 80 students who attend Sunday morning Bible study here every week. We will have an equally large turnout on our Wed. night youth service. In the past our “traveling team” would neatly fit in two of our 15 pass. vans. Logistically, it was much easier plan and facilitate our trips. Even though we have to provide everything from bedding to toothpaste, clothes to snacks, We were able to accommodate our group without too much trouble.
This year, the playing field has changed somewhat. Not only are we working with a larger group many in the group are new to Christ and, as such, need to grow a bit before taking on too much responsibility. We are excited, however, to have this opportunity to take the youth out of the neighborhood and invest some much needed time and teaching in them.
Please pray for us. Please pray that, as we teach, God will give us the right approach and the discernment to find the Truth. Pray that God will soften the hearts of those who are new in the faith and are having to make some tough decisions. I know that after we challenge and equip them, we will see God do some great things through our young people.
