HN at Christmas =D

So this is a picture of hawk nelson a few years ago :D HN is playing in my town TONIGHT...but i cant go. Its very sad :( anyways, since christmas is just around the corner, i thought this would be an appropriate picture(: (honestly, i think its wayyy 2 early for christmas stuff, thats just me. But i REALLY <3 this picture) -blog laterrr =D jesus loves youu(:

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Free Hugs(:

*free hugss(: hha i <3 this so muchh(: christian conventions really are the only place where dudes can ask for hugs and not be creepers(: *pursue night tonight, so excited

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I hear numerous cuss words a day, and i have become used -numb- to it. but now after momentum09 God has made me sensative to it...i think its kind of cool(:

M09(:

So Momentum 09 was Friday and Saturday, and it was ah-mazing:) I had a blast hanging out with people, but more importantly worshiping God.
I L-O-V-E-D the worship time. It was totally awesome:) I'm not going to bore you with a bunch of details about how the weekend went, but it was amazing, and life-changing:)

Sorry for not blogging for like a month guys :)

Anyways . . . I just wanted to post that God really is amazing, and He loves you no matter what.

To sum up this very short post, I want to leave you with this short lyric I heard at M.09. Its really awesome(:

Greater things have yet to come,

and greater things are still to be done in this city

Encouraging Words

I know I dont blog a whole lot lately, but I just want to say these two things:

The 1st thing is a Bible Verse I love:

"The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy... but I come so that you may have life, and have it to the full" - John 10:10

The second thing is just a simple lyric that we sing in Youth all the time. Its been in my head for awhile now so I thought I would post it:


You are stronger,
You are stronger,
Sin is broken
You have saved me.
It is written,
Christ is risen.
Jesus YOU are lord of ALL

Thanks guys :) God loves you, and is amazing. I hope this post gives you a little hope for the future.

love you guys :)

p.s.- the new HAWK NELSON cd is amazing, and my next post will be the lyrics of my favorite song on the cd :)

Gen. 50:20

Sorry guys for not blogging in forever! I am officially a freshman :)

High School is a lot different than I thought it would be. The classes I am taking are pretty easy, which is a relief to me. The only thing I am really nervous about it World History and Biology. In both of those classes we will talk about evolution and things pertaining that subject. I have really been praying that God gives me a boldness to stand up for my beliefs in the Bible.

Besides class work though, school "social-life" has been okay. The year started off a little bit rocky because I did loose a lot of friends at the end of 8th grade. But that was kind of good because I know who my true friends are now. I have made new friends though, which is something that I was super nervous about in the beginning of the year.

I really don't have anything super spiritual to say, but I can say that the Youth group I am a part of is growning, both in numbers, but also in God. It is really cool to see God working in so many lives right now. I hope that it will continue to be like this for the rest of our lives :)

I just want to leave you with this verse: Genisis 50:20


"You intended to harm me, but GOD intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives."

Guys, don't let anything get you down. God has a greater plan for your life :)

God loves you :)

i have not blogged 4ever. sry guys. school has been so hectic! i have no time 2 blog:( anyways ill b sure 2 blog soon! god <3's youuu!
Peaceeeee<3:)

Mission Trip(:

Sorry for not blogging forever(: I've been so busy(: Anyways, I got back from the mission trip last Sunday. and it was amazing! I got so so much closer to God, made new friends, and made old friendships even stronger.

We started off the week meeting everyone who was going to be there. That was such a fun night. It was really cool to see a lot of people in one place passionate for God.

On the 2nd day, we started work projects. My team (a team is about 10 people who go to a site) started painting a house. I have never painted a house before, so it was a new experience for me. Plus it was a ton of fun to meet people who you don't know and just connect(:

The 3rd day we did work projects again, and finished the house. It was sad to leave the house, because it was a lot of fun to hang out with people all day(:

Next we started on Kids Club. Its pretty much a condensed version of VBS. It was a lot of fun(: We got to hang with a lot of cool and crazy kids. I was helping out with crafts, and we painted rocks(:

The next day it was the same thing, but still a lot of fun(:

The last day was one of the best. We got to hang out with all of the new friends we had made for a short period of time, then head on back to home(:

One of the things I enjoyed the most was the nightly "trips" we took. We would go visit a "historical" sight in the town, and learn more about the history of it all. It was really cool to see a small community from a different perspective.

All together it was a lot of fun, I can't wait 'til next years mission trip(:

P.S.- if you want to see pics, I have a TON on Facebook(:

Camppp

Camp was awesome!! It was totally life-changing. So much stuff happened that if I tried to explain it all, this would be a never ending post :)

To sum it all up-

The speaker was amazing
The band was totally awesome
I am the closest to God I have ever been
I was re-filled with the Holy Spirit (I spoke in tongues)
I was re-called to full time ministry
I cried just about every night at the altar
We raised a $7,000 speed the light offering
I made new friends
and
I had the best week of my life :)

I want to go back to camp sooooo baddddd!! But the mission trip is tomorrow!! I am so excited about that :)

Oh yeaa and one of my favorite parts of camp was when 900 students would all sing, without any music jut voices

"Our God will reign forever Our God will reign forever forever and ever"
or
"Jesus we're living for your name we will never be ashamed of you whoah oh oh our praise and all we are today, TAKE TAKE TAKE IT ALL."

ah... I love the Josh Hiers band :)

oh, and one last thought.... BLUE TEAM RULESSSSSS :DDDDD

Excitement

This summer has gone by so fast! The month of July is full of trips and "stuff" for me. Next week I am going to camp! I am so excited about camp because I haven't been to the teen camp yet, and everyone says its amazing.

Then right after camp, 24 teens from my church are going to Osage OK for a Mission Trip. I am hands-down most excited for this trip. Mainly because I feel like I have been called to the mission field in Africa when I am older, and I think that the trip will give a glimpse into what the mission field is like on a smaller scale.

Then right after the mission trip, more students are going to FL for FAF Nationals. I am not going, but a lot of people are, and they are super excited about it.
So enough about what I am doing this summer.

Anyways, this last youth service was the best ever. In youth, we start out by singing a few songs, and really getting into the "mood" for the sermon. Then Pastor Marc delivers his sermon, then has an altar call where everyone goes down to the front and prays.

Well this week, we did worship as normal...but something wasn't "normal". The presence of God was real. It was there. So we kept on singing, and just praising God. This went on for a full hour. Then PMarc, as I call him, invites us all up front to pray, and pray we did. It was amazing. A group of students passionatly praying, all striving for a common goal. PMarc didn't even preach because time was up. We had spent just shy of 2 hours worshiping the God we all loved. Obviously, it was amazing.

Please be praying for these things. This is a portion of my prayer list:
-TBQ team, as they go into competition tomorrow in Nationals, that they give it there all, and honor you while doing so.
-Camp, that God prepares the hearts of those attending, and that we are open for change. Also that we can help others who don't know the love of God as much, or know the love of God come to Him, and live a life for Him.
-Mission trip, that you prepare the hearts and lives of those who we are helping, that they see you in everything we do. Also for the students going, that He humbles there hearts and that God just shows Himself to them.

Thank you so much :)

Peace,
Summer