The Usual: Going to Jail and Getting Shot

Things with the youth group are going well!  Seth has taught through several portions of the Old Testament to lay down some groundwork of God’s character and His emphasis on the Word. Now we are going through Ephesians to see what God has for us today, as New Testament believers, and how we “ought” to live in light of what God has given us through His Word.  We (Seth and some of the guys) had fun the other week playing paintball on Sunday afternoon, something about shooting the youth director makes a young person smile 🙂  it was fun, muddy, and we made some good memories.

Basketball camp started! And the kids are having fun, there has been anywhere from 8 to over 15 kids that come and make Seth run around a lot. He loves it and the kids are so fun and cute! We are loving our time here in Kansas and are truly blessed by the people, we have learned so much, and have been humbled by everyone’s love they show for us. Jail, for the most part, is going pretty well, minus a riot that broke out before we arrived so we were not allowed to visi

t the inmates and then an ice storm, which made it, impossible to go, but otherwise it is going well, when we are there. God has led both the men’s ministry team and the women’s ministry team to teach on the life of Christ in different ways tailored specifically for each of the inmates needs. It is very important for these men and women to have a foundational understanding of the eternal Christ, coming down as a “helpless” baby, submitting to His parents, and going into the temple at a young age to learn more about God (an example that is truly mind-blowing!). Christ’s endless principles and perfect example on this earth, challenges every Christian to submit to the Spirit so that He can conform us more into His glorious image.

Pray we speak to the inmates and the youth at a “heart-level” and meet their particular needs as we m

inister to them. Our desire is to share with them Gods perfect attributes, Christ’s blameless life, while extrapolating principles to live by, model the “Christ-life”, and that we would encourage them to be more devoted followers of Christ.

Basketball Camp

Camdenton Jail