4:12YOUTH
January 2018
2018! A new year...
A year of possibilities and failures. A year of new relationships and old ones. A year of tragedies and joys. A year of new life and death. A year of new beginnings and unforeseen ends. A year of laughter and tears. A year of growing up and growing older. A year of big changes and the mundane.
I can promise to each of you that 2018 will be filled with many, if not all, the things listed above. In the New Year, the world will go through many things and will experience many changes both good and bad. As individuals, we will experience love, joys, pains, we will shed tears of happiness and sadness, and we will experience these things in many cases without any control over them.
BUT, as we step slowly into the New Year, we can rest assured that we do so with HOPE, ASSURANCE, and an overabundance of LOVE. No matter what 2018 brings our way, we stand on the firm foundation that God, the creator of the heavens and the earth, is completely sovereign over all things! Even as the year changes, our God does not change, not with the seasons or with a new year but always remains the same loving, forgiving, just, and merciful God.
Whether you go into this New Year with anxiousness, great expectations, or even with worry, I challenge you to go into 2018 with the HOPE and ASSURANCE that God is in complete control. He will be there with you through the ups and the downs, the highs and lows, and He will not leave you. He will experience each joy, suffer each pain, rejoice in your happiness, and shed tears when you hurt. He will love you unconditionally, pour out His grace to you, and be your comfort and peace. Go into this New Year with confidence knowing WHO you are...because you are a child of God, made in His image, loved without condition, and you walk in this New Year in His authority, His strength, and in His power!
The Year has definitely changed but our God HAS NOT!!!!
“I am the Lord, and I do not change”! Malachi 3:6
Upcoming 4:12YOUTH dates...
January 20 - Griffins Game, $10 ticket cost, meet at church at 5:45
January 28 - Large Group 6-8pm, dinner provided by Mileski and DeVries
February 9-11 - CranHill winter retreat
February 25 - Area Wide Worship Service
Winter Retreat to Cran Hill
Cost: $50
The annual winter retreat is a great time for us as leaders to have an extended period of one on one time to connect with your kids! There is a guest speaker, a awesome worship band, and all meals and activities are included (see below for activities that have additional costs involved).
Activities:
Sledding Hills, Broom Ball, Snow Shoeing, X-Country Skiing, Game Room, Ice Climbing Wall, Trail Rides* & Archery Tag* (*Additional cost), Game room, Snack Shop and more.
I will need you to sign up to reserve your spot by January 5. Your $50 deposit is due to me by January 14 (at our meeting). To reserve your spot, please email, text or call me and I will be sure your spot is saved as space is limited. As always if the cost is a concern for you, I don't want it to be, so please let me know and we will help!
As leaders this is one of our favorite events of the year because all meals and activities are planned for us so we can simply enjoy time with the youth!
Remember Who you are and Whose you are...
Email: cnv2005@att.net
Phone: (616)554-0364