To Put it Bluntly...

     As I attempt to work on my back log of blog posts that need to be written. (in no particular order)
It's been an interesting and busy month in ministry for me and I hope to succinctly point out some highlights for you all.

     As I've mentioned in previous posts our ministry became a part of the Life Book Movement for a week in September. The experience was in many ways what I had expected, but there certainly were some twists along the way, as well as some very amazing moments.

     We kicked off the week long "Saturation" with a rally which featured a couple musical artists and Life Book's very own president Carl Blunt and his daughter Taylor. Taylor is featured in a set of training videos that Life Book sends you to prepare your students for the Saturation.

     The days leading up to this event were nothing short of maddening. And believe me, I may just make a series of posts about those days titled "The Madness of Jeremiah".

     But I would like to take a few paragraphs if you'll allow me to express my deepest gratitude to the Blunts for not only being a part of our ministry for an evening, but for being such a driving force behind the amazing ministry God has placed in their care.

     Carl and Taylor not only came to our rally, but Life Book did not charge a dime for them to come out. (I even tried to cover the cost of the hotel they stayed in, and was graciously declined) And this was after Life Book sent us 1,500 copies of the book for free! Now I'm not completely unaware of the practices of businesses and expenses and write offs etc. But having spent some time with Carl and hearing his background of youth ministry and being allowed a glimpse at his heart for this generation, and his desire to see God's word planted in their lives and hearts I walked away fromt he experience refreshed and hopeful for the students of our community and our nation.

     Taylor came and spoke both at our rally and during our Sunday School class. I've often said that teens are the best youth ministers on the market. And Taylor is out there proving it. She has a great ability to relate to other teenagers, and communicate eloquently, and more importantly she is letting God use her by giving up many weekends of her senior year of high school to travel and minister to teenagers who are for the most part scared to death to hand out these little white books to people at school.

     I urge all youth workers out there to check out the Life Book, by clicking here.
Even if you are unable to do a saturation of your own, they can always use our prayers and financial support. One dollar gets one Life Book printed and into the hands of a student, you can donate to them easily by clicking here.

      I'm not being paid in any way for this post, I believe in the ministry of the Life Book and in the power of releasing God's word into our schools.

Blessings,

Jeremiah