Hey guys!   

I just wanted to let you know how proud I am of you guys for all the work you did.  You guys were truly the hands and feet of Christ to everyone you met during the trip.  I appreciate your willingness to allow God to do incredible things through you. 

Enclosed is a group picture from the retreat.  I hope you'll put this somewhere in your room where you can see it and be reminded to pray for the people you met and the ministries we worked with during the mission trip. 

I also want to say a special thanks to those who did student devotionals for our sessions.  (Ross, Shannon, Garrett, Joanna, Morris, Allison)  These students did such a great job of sharing their heart with us during the trip. 

Congrats to the PPP.  Your team won the team competition for the week! Your team is invited to lunch on me at Red Robin Sunday, August 16^th, after the morning service.  Please let Mary know if you're going to be able to make it. 

I wanted to remind you about the Go Wide strategy we learned during the mission trip.  It's my prayer we will use this strategy to reach our friends for Christ this year!  If you forgot or need a reminder here we go!  

1.) PRAY: Remember to pray for your friends who don't know Christ.  

2.) PURSUE: Grow in your relationship with your friends.  Find 'forks in the conversation' where you can talk about God.  

3.) PERSUADE:  Help your friend understand the importance of giving their life to Christ!  If they were about to jump off a bridge you'd work really hard to persuade them not to... why not give the same effort to help your lost friends find faith in Christ? 

I'm so proud of you guys and look forward to seeing how God is going to use you this year to reach out to your friends.  Have a great rest of the summer!  See you soon! 

Pastor Joshua