Parents and Students,I want to thank you for allowing me to take our youth to the StudentLife conference in Birmingham, Al. It was truly an amazing time. Stuart Hall preached a series based on John 13:35 that just blew me away and God plowed up some areas in my heart that needed to be changed. Kristian Stanfill lead us in music that took us to the throne of God. And the drama skits were some of the best I have been exposed to in several years.
We were blessed to have great hotel accommodations, and thanks to the adult student team, we had plenty of snacks to eat on while we settled into our rooms Friday night. I was proud of our students. They acted very well and we had a lot of fun hanging out and laughing a lot.
I am also very thankful for my adult leaders that sacrificed their weekends to spend it with our students. Our minisrty to the students will only be as strong as the team that God puts around me and I am thankful for those that are "in the trenches." Adults, I could not have done it without you.
In closing Romans 2:4b states, “It is goodness of God that leads to repentance.” I pray that we wouldn’t forget that, and that we would live in such a way that the goodness of God is expressed through us – creating in those around us the desire to follow Christ and experience the love, and the peace, that surpasses all understanding found only in Christ Jesus.
May you experience the goodness of God this week,
SB
