Service Saturday & End of Food Drive
Our food drive for the Orange County Food Bank (www.ocfoodbank.org/) will wrap up on the 10th of July! On Saturday, the 10th we’ll be heading up to the OC Food Bank in Garden Grove to deliver our collected items, as well as volunteer in the warehouse with a few other groups! We’ll then receive a tour of the facility and learn more about how we can be reaching out to the community.
We’ll be meeting at church at 7:45am- our project begins at 8:20 and we’ll be working until 10:30. ALL AGES are welcome- there is no minimum age. This will be a wonderful opportunity for all youth. Please RSVP to Alison, as they can only accommodate 10-15 of us that morning. Adult chaperones needed!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
“There I Grow Again” by Jewel Diamond Taylor
Last night, at our last high school youth group meeting of the school year, we discussed this story, and how without challenges, we would remain stagnant.
The Great Barrier Reef, stretches 1,800 miles from New Guinea to Australia.
Tour guides regularly take visitors to view the reef. On one tour, the guide was asked an interesting question. "I notice that the lagoon side of the reef looks pale and lifeless, while the ocean side is vibrant and colorful. Why is this?"
The guide gave an interesting answer, "The coral around the lagoon side dies early because the water is still and stagnant, with no challenge for its survival. However, the coral on the ocean side is constantly being tested by wind, waves and storms with surges of power. It has to fight for survival every day of its life. As it is challenged and tested, it changes and adapts. It grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces." Then he added, "That's the way it is with every living organism."
That is how it is with people. Because we are removed from nature working in air conditioned offices, living in concrete buildings, technology driven and seeking safety from the cycles of nature, we suffer from a false sense of control. When we are challenged and tested, we come alive. Just like coral pounded by the sea, we grow. Physical demands can cause us to grow stronger. Mental and emotional stress can produce tough-mindedness and resiliency. Testing can produce strength of character, faith, gratitude and a peace that surpasses all understanding.
So if you feel the winds of change and the waves are up and down, just tell yourself, "There I grow again."
Sometimes The Lord Calms The Storm…
Sometimes He Lets The Storm Rage and Calms His Child.
The Great Barrier Reef, stretches 1,800 miles from New Guinea to Australia.
Tour guides regularly take visitors to view the reef. On one tour, the guide was asked an interesting question. "I notice that the lagoon side of the reef looks pale and lifeless, while the ocean side is vibrant and colorful. Why is this?"
The guide gave an interesting answer, "The coral around the lagoon side dies early because the water is still and stagnant, with no challenge for its survival. However, the coral on the ocean side is constantly being tested by wind, waves and storms with surges of power. It has to fight for survival every day of its life. As it is challenged and tested, it changes and adapts. It grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces." Then he added, "That's the way it is with every living organism."
That is how it is with people. Because we are removed from nature working in air conditioned offices, living in concrete buildings, technology driven and seeking safety from the cycles of nature, we suffer from a false sense of control. When we are challenged and tested, we come alive. Just like coral pounded by the sea, we grow. Physical demands can cause us to grow stronger. Mental and emotional stress can produce tough-mindedness and resiliency. Testing can produce strength of character, faith, gratitude and a peace that surpasses all understanding.
So if you feel the winds of change and the waves are up and down, just tell yourself, "There I grow again."
Sometimes The Lord Calms The Storm…
Sometimes He Lets The Storm Rage and Calms His Child.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Welcome to the new CLC Youth Page!
Just a little re-vamp on the CLC youth page! Feel free to leave comments, ask questions, etc.!
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