Youth Activities

Last Friday evening the middle school youth went on an excursion to Cerritos California to learn how to roller skate. It was a great evening of fun, laughs and even some cool ice cream. One of the best things about this event that was different from all the others is that none of our youth budget was used. You see, the students payed for the entire event. That is a practice that needs to continue. On Saturday September 23, 2006 the high school ministry will be going to Magic Mountain in Ventura. We will meet at the church at 10:00am and we will return to the church at 10:00pm. We need to have the same outcome as the middle school ministry. We need students who are going to sign-up on Wednesday night at the Zone and give us a $15.00 deposit. The total cost is $35.00. On Saturday all we will need to collect is the rest of the total cost which will be $25.00.

So why are we doing this? It is crucial that we are good stewards with God's money. When we go to camps the camp must have a deposit or the full amount. The camp does not give us any money back for students who choose to stay home and go somewhere else. We need to know what kind of transportation to take on events. Renting vehicles to go to monthly activities can be costly especially when there are not enough students to fill the van. So, here is my plea. I plead with all of the students and their parents in our youth ministry to be good stewards with our youth budget. When we have activities, please sign-up and leave the designated deposit. Also, if you want to bring friends, do the same for them. This will help in the future with camps and retreats and other activities because we will have money in our budget to use for camps, retreats and other activities. So, the reason for doing this will not only please God as we are being better stewards with his money, but will also benefit our youth ministry as a whole.