This year, eleven teens from our area will attend training camp in June and teach 5-day clubs throughout the summer!
This is kind of a big deal you guys, since right before the application deadline, we were expecting seven at most, which was fewer than last year.
All of a sudden, we have two guys and nine girls gearing up for CYIA training!
Every one of them are hard workers and eager to see what God has in store for them this summer.
One of our girls is going to work as an assistant team leader while taking classes at training. I (Bethel) know how those dual roles can complicate things; it's going to be a significant stretch for her, but rewarding and useful as she begins her college career in the fall.
Another of our young people is a classmate of mine from college. He considered getting involved with Christian Youth in Action in the past, but is finally taking the leap this year: he's volunteered for as many weeks as we need him, which is quite a commitment! Does he know what he's getting into? Stay tuned for updates.
One of our team leaders this year, Kyla, was a student the last two years and is very excited to help her team at camp this year. She's been working with a small group of middle-schoolers at her church this spring, which has given her some experience, and of course she's familiar with camp and the training the teens will receive this year.
Kyla attended Good News Across America last year, which gave her experience with the new model for 5-day clubs that our area will be using this summer: 4 days in the neighborhood (backyards or parks), and one day at the sponsoring church. This model bridges the gap between kids and families in the community and their neighborhood church that they've never attended.
Remember to stay tuned this year for updates!
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| Bethel is excited! |
This is kind of a big deal you guys, since right before the application deadline, we were expecting seven at most, which was fewer than last year.
All of a sudden, we have two guys and nine girls gearing up for CYIA training!
Every one of them are hard workers and eager to see what God has in store for them this summer.
One of our girls is going to work as an assistant team leader while taking classes at training. I (Bethel) know how those dual roles can complicate things; it's going to be a significant stretch for her, but rewarding and useful as she begins her college career in the fall.
Another of our young people is a classmate of mine from college. He considered getting involved with Christian Youth in Action in the past, but is finally taking the leap this year: he's volunteered for as many weeks as we need him, which is quite a commitment! Does he know what he's getting into? Stay tuned for updates.
One of our team leaders this year, Kyla, was a student the last two years and is very excited to help her team at camp this year. She's been working with a small group of middle-schoolers at her church this spring, which has given her some experience, and of course she's familiar with camp and the training the teens will receive this year.
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| An old addition to our team: but with an upgrade to team leader :) |
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| Kyla at a climbing wall; Good News Across America in Minneapolis. |
There's a few of our updates! We'd love for you to pray for us as we go into this summer of work and training.
- thank God for the youth leaders he's raised up this year.
- pray for their focus at training in June (many of them requested prayer for that in their support letters).
- ask God to give us cohesion as a team; we're from many different backgrounds and levels of familiarity with CEF, so we'll have to work hard to keep our views from causing conflict.
Remember to stay tuned this year for updates!
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| Western Wisconsin for the win! |
