Good Evening FCA Families!!
Hope you all enjoyed the long Presidents Day weekend!!
I wanted to send out a quick recap from our last huddle on Thursday. We had an awesome turnout....more than 140 kids!!
Once everyone had a chance to get pizza and eat, Josh and Sara Nordstrom introduced the game/activity....check out the attached pictures to see some of the action. It had something to do with passing a bagel from person to person with out using your hands....
I had Hayley Deklotz, one of our FCA student leaders write a short description of our speaker, Casey Page;
At the FCA huddle last Thursday, Casey Page stood up and spoke in front of her peers about her walk with God. As many of you know Casey is a part of the FCA leadership team and we’re very thankful for the courage she displayed while talking about her struggle with anxiety. To give a brief summary, Casey struggled through anxiety and panic attacks after her mother's hospitalization and her own hospitalization that happened shortly after. During this time she fought to find God and feel his presence. She went to counseling for a period of time to help with her anxiety and deal with the affects of her mother’s illness and her own health problems. In the end, it was her recommitment to God at Hume Lake summer camp that truly gave her peace and calmed her anxiety. Casey did an amazing job inspiring her peers to trust God and give all their worries and struggles to Him. As her best friend, I am so proud of her and the incredible testimony she presented.
We also had Greg Seneca (youth pastor from The River Church) and Steven Johnson (youth pastor from Good Shepherd) at our huddle last week. Both guys just came to hang out with the kids. It is so awesome to see the kids approach these youth pastors to ask questions or even just visit with them. We would love to have your youth pastor come to our huddles, so please extend them an invitation.
Of course, our huddles could not happen with out your help....here is who stepped up to the plate this week:
- Pizza – Thanks so much to the Torrey Family for donating all of the funds to provide 29 XL pizzas. Wow!! Our group is growing
- Baked Goods were lovingly prepared by the these families:
Krolick
Kenney
- Water bottles were provided by the Searl and Dossett families...8 cases worth!!
- Our amazing sound system is provided by the Alayra family.
GOD IS SO GOOD!!
Your continued generosity will make it possible for us to be continue to provide the students with hot pizza, homemade treats and a drink... all while hearing an inspirational message. If you are interested in sponsoring a Huddle, please contact me via email –jmnordy@cox.net As you can see this club is growing and will only stay afloat with all of our help! (Your financial donations are tax deductible!!)
If you are able to donate waters or baked good on the day of the Huddle, please email me. You can either drop them off at the school gym the day of the huddle or beforehand at my house. If you are able to help serve these hungry students, please show up at the gym at 11:30 on the day of the Huddle. And most of all, we ask that everyone please pray for this ministry as kids continue to come with a curiosity and a hunger for meaningful inspiration!
THANK YOU PARENTS for your support!!!
Our next Huddle is Thursday, March 3rd!! Here are the dates for the rest of our huddles for this year.....
3/3/11, 3/17/11, 3/31/11, 4/14/11, 5/5/11, 5/26/11, 6/2/11
Blessings.......
Jodi Nordstrom
Michelle Carter
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