Weekly Update 8.9

Weekend Recap
We want to take time to thank everyone who volunteered and attended Water War '10. It was a great success with 50 kids attending. A lot of hard work and volunteer hours went into this and we want to say thanks for all of your help.
Also, we had a great time at the Back to School Bash at Whispering Hills pool last night. A special thanks to Jennifer Perkinson for reserving the pool for us and for all of the 35 kids who came out and had a great time. There were two sandals and a shirt left at the pool, so if they belong to you, please contact Jared.

Tuesday, August 10
This month for "A 10th for the Lord" we will be going to Village Manor to visit some of our elderly friends. We will be playing games with the residents from 5:00-6:30 and then we will visit the Christian Health Center from 6:30-7:00 to see more residents. The Christian Health Center is for those who are struggling with mental health or physical health. We hope you will join us as we share God's light to these wonderful people.

Sunday, August 15
We are going to be back on schedule for Ignite starting this Sunday night. We are starting a series called H2O. The kids are going to be hearing testimonies from people within our church and seeing how their stories and lives can be used to bring others to know Christ. We will end the series on August 29 with a worship service and the launch of a new goal for our youth program. This is going to be a very exciting series and we hope all of you will join us.

Fall Retreat: National Missionary Convention, November 19-21
On Sunday morning, the kids received information on our Fall Retreat. We are going back to Lexingon, KY this year for the retreat to attend the National Missionary Convention: Windows of the World. This is the teen program that will show our kids what the Independent Christian Church is doing around the world and some missions that they might be interested in supporting. We will be staying at Bluegrass Christian Camp. In the e-mail sent out, the information letter will be attached.

Goodbye to Josh
Tomorrow marks the last day of Josh's internship at BGCC. Josh has done a great job with our youth and has grown in his personal ministry. We wish Josh the best of luck in his final semester at Johnson Bible College as well as his search for a full-time ministry. We hope you will take time to e-mail Josh or contact him and tell him thank you and send your best wishes.