This Wednesday's Huddle was all about Student Leadership. (see pictures of the Huddle here:http://bit.ly/rAgwbo )
After a student-lead icebreaker game involving Oreos, Jared Hall, our FCA Area Representative, had the FCA Leadership students stand up. He pointed out to the crowd that these students not only organize the Huddles, but also pray over the prayer requests submitted in the "Prayer Box" at each Huddle. By standing up, these leaders really put it on the line and will certainly need our continued prayers!
Erin Hendry, FCA Student President, then took the mic, and shared an interesting phrase: "perfectly imperfect." She told the crowd that as humans we aren't perfect, but God made us unique and special--that He has given each person gifts, talents, and strengths. "Don't try to be like someone else!" she warned! Erin shared her story of seeking to be perfect--just like the slender girl she looked up to in her dance classes, and how this led to years of destructive eating disorders. During her sophomore year, Erin got so worn down that she had to stop dancing and acknowledge she had a problem. Because of this crisis, Erin sought the help of her church youth leader and mentor, who helped her discover who God created her to be. Though she still struggles with her imperfections, Erin recognizes that because God created her, He loves her for who she truly is!
The students in the bleachers were very quiet. What Erin shared related to many students--the struggle with identity is such a common issue in high school! For many, the good news on Wednesday was that God created them and loves them just as they are!
Thank you again for all your support and prayers. That these kids can hear about God's love on a public school campus is truly awesome! That our own students are the ones sharing the message is truly humbling.
In His service,
Linda and Cherie
11/14/2011
FCA Huddle Recap-Mater Dei 11/10/2011
FAM supporters, ( we have got to come up with a better name)
I have to share with you right away because yesturday was absolutely amazing! I wish you each could have been there to see how God is taking our simple effort, our prayers, our smiles, our food, and doing such huge work at Mater dei! We estimated there were about 150 kids in the upper lunch, and maybe 80 in the lower. They all laughed at the game and listened so attentively to Brian Jones share about his own faith. He did such an incredible job, it was powerful to hear from a fellow high school student about how God took Saul who was a murderer, and called on him and used him. Brian challenged the kids to seek a relationship with God, to pray for God to show himself to them in a unique way. The kids were glued to his words. We served pizza afterward and as we saw last year the kids are beginning to linger, be together, and hang out. Amazing!
Thank you so much again for praying, coming, serving and bringing food. Thank you especially to Kim Caskey for handling the pizza, and also to Laurie Root and Sandra Chu for bringing treats. Thank you Lynn Lapcheck for coming and serving, it was so fun being with you all. I already have precious volunteers to handle the pizza for next huddle, which is a huge blessing. Thanks again to our faithful leaders, Jared and Kathleen for all we see you building into the leadership team. Can't wait for the next huddle,
Paula Boyer
I have to share with you right away because yesturday was absolutely amazing! I wish you each could have been there to see how God is taking our simple effort, our prayers, our smiles, our food, and doing such huge work at Mater dei! We estimated there were about 150 kids in the upper lunch, and maybe 80 in the lower. They all laughed at the game and listened so attentively to Brian Jones share about his own faith. He did such an incredible job, it was powerful to hear from a fellow high school student about how God took Saul who was a murderer, and called on him and used him. Brian challenged the kids to seek a relationship with God, to pray for God to show himself to them in a unique way. The kids were glued to his words. We served pizza afterward and as we saw last year the kids are beginning to linger, be together, and hang out. Amazing!
Thank you so much again for praying, coming, serving and bringing food. Thank you especially to Kim Caskey for handling the pizza, and also to Laurie Root and Sandra Chu for bringing treats. Thank you Lynn Lapcheck for coming and serving, it was so fun being with you all. I already have precious volunteers to handle the pizza for next huddle, which is a huge blessing. Thanks again to our faithful leaders, Jared and Kathleen for all we see you building into the leadership team. Can't wait for the next huddle,
Paula Boyer
11/07/2011
Huddle Recap Irvine HS 11/3/11
What a beautiful morning to wake up to! Here is a quick recap of our last FCA. We had another great turnout almost too many kids to count, they pretty much filled up the bleachers!!
We had two youth Pastors attend... Greg from the River Church and Jon from Mariners Church. We also had a couple of teachers attend, Mr. Eric Terry (who attends all of our huddles, helps with the set up and clean up) Mrs. Morgan Rosser and her student teacher Linda. Please don’t forget to extend an invite to your youth pastor to come to our huddles. We also would love to have more IHS coaches and teachers attend the Huddles. Please encourage your kids to extend an offer to their teachers and coaches.
Our speaker was Bryce Turi. Bryce is currently the youth Pastor at Calvary Chapel Tustin and a former Irvine High School student. Here is a short recap of what the speaker shared with the kids. The recap was written by one of our FCA student leaders, Valerie Kan...
“At this week's huddle, Bryce from Calvary Chapel in Tustin spoke to us about satisfaction in God. We look for things in our everyday lives in order to find peace, whether that be in a relationship or in worldly possessions, but nothing will fully satisfy us except for God. We need to have faith in Christ alone in order to be satisfied with our own lives. Bryce used this bible verse from John 4:13:
"Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
This spoke to me personally because in my everyday life, everything is always so hectic and busy. Between school, homework, water polo practice, and college applications, there are so many things that I have to worry about. But I know that if I put my life in God's hands and let Him take the wheel, I have faith that He will always come through and whatever He has planned for my life will work out for me in the end.”
Our Huddles of course could not happen with out the support of our wonderful parents:
Our Pizza sponsor for the huddle was the Torrey family. Their donations provide 29 XL pizzas!!
Baked Goods were lovingly prepared by the Carter family. Additional treats were provided by the Kenney family.
Water bottles were provided by the Kamai and Richmond families.
Our amazing sound system is provided by the Alayra family.
Thank you, also to the moms who rolled up their sleeves during their lunch break to help serve water and pizza. We are so grateful for your help as this ministry continues to expand.
As you can see this club is growing and will only stay afloat with all of our help! If you are able, in these tough times, to donate financially, please send a check made to IHS Athletic Boosters-FCA to: Jodi Nordstrom, 9 Redrock, Irvine, Ca. 92604. (Your donations are tax deductible!!)
THANK YOU PARENTS for your support!!! Attached are some fun pictures from the day!
Our next Huddle is Thursday, November 17th!!
Blessings.......
Jodi Nordstrom
Michelle Carter
Foothill FCA: Josh "Breaks" and Challenges at the Nov 2nd Huddle
Dear FCA Parents and Supporters,
In spite of challenges with advertising and announcements, 450 kids made their way to Wednesday's Huddle. Last month God used rain to bring them in--why not blow them in this month?The Santa Ana Winds were certainly put to good use!
After grabbing pizza and homemade cookies, the kids enjoyed some break dancing by both our speaker, Josh, and his eight-year-old protege, Jojo! The kids cheered for Jojo, and a few of them took up Josh's dancing challenge and did some breaking with him!
Not one to waste time, Josh steered the students' attention to the reason he dances--to have an opportunity to share the Gospel! He got right into his message by asking the crowd if they recalled the recent mass shooting at the hair salon in Seal Beach. Josh asked the kids what sort of emotion this stirred in them. They all agreed that Justice should be done. After discussing justice, good judges and fairness, Josh pointed out God's law, the 10 Commandments.
Josh shared that he grew up thinking he was a "good" kid, but in junior high he realized he was just a "poser" Christian. He thought about God's perfect law which he had broken many times, and recognized his need for a Savior. He asked them; "What if you had done something really bad, and were being sent to prison for life? How would you feel if an unknown stranger offered to go to prison for you?" He told the kids, "When Jesus died on the cross, he took the fall for every sin you have committed--to give you a free gift: Eternal life." Josh hit the point home when he asked them, "What if you died today? Would you be innocent or guilty? Would you go to Heaven or hell? God loves you...and He's offering a huge gift--to take the fall for you--but you have to accept the gift!" Finally, Josh challenged them: "Who will raise their hand and admit they need God?" A few kids raised their hands, and even though the bell rang, they stayed and prayed! In spite of the time crunch, a few kids stayed after to talk with Josh as well.
There were kids in that crowd who had a divine appointment today. We don't know if it was the wind, the smell of pizza, or an invitation from a friend that brought them, but we do know that 450 kids listened intently to the Gospel and that life-changing decisions were made!
Those life-changing decisions are why we do all that we do at each Huddle! The food, the speakers, the prayers...it's all to bring kids in and give them a chance to hear the Truth about who Jesus Christ is! Thank you for your prayers and support as we focus on this one simple--but very powerful--goal!
Humbly,
Linda and Cherie
In spite of challenges with advertising and announcements, 450 kids made their way to Wednesday's Huddle. Last month God used rain to bring them in--why not blow them in this month?The Santa Ana Winds were certainly put to good use!
After grabbing pizza and homemade cookies, the kids enjoyed some break dancing by both our speaker, Josh, and his eight-year-old protege, Jojo! The kids cheered for Jojo, and a few of them took up Josh's dancing challenge and did some breaking with him!
Not one to waste time, Josh steered the students' attention to the reason he dances--to have an opportunity to share the Gospel! He got right into his message by asking the crowd if they recalled the recent mass shooting at the hair salon in Seal Beach. Josh asked the kids what sort of emotion this stirred in them. They all agreed that Justice should be done. After discussing justice, good judges and fairness, Josh pointed out God's law, the 10 Commandments.
Josh shared that he grew up thinking he was a "good" kid, but in junior high he realized he was just a "poser" Christian. He thought about God's perfect law which he had broken many times, and recognized his need for a Savior. He asked them; "What if you had done something really bad, and were being sent to prison for life? How would you feel if an unknown stranger offered to go to prison for you?" He told the kids, "When Jesus died on the cross, he took the fall for every sin you have committed--to give you a free gift: Eternal life." Josh hit the point home when he asked them, "What if you died today? Would you be innocent or guilty? Would you go to Heaven or hell? God loves you...and He's offering a huge gift--to take the fall for you--but you have to accept the gift!" Finally, Josh challenged them: "Who will raise their hand and admit they need God?" A few kids raised their hands, and even though the bell rang, they stayed and prayed! In spite of the time crunch, a few kids stayed after to talk with Josh as well.
There were kids in that crowd who had a divine appointment today. We don't know if it was the wind, the smell of pizza, or an invitation from a friend that brought them, but we do know that 450 kids listened intently to the Gospel and that life-changing decisions were made!
Those life-changing decisions are why we do all that we do at each Huddle! The food, the speakers, the prayers...it's all to bring kids in and give them a chance to hear the Truth about who Jesus Christ is! Thank you for your prayers and support as we focus on this one simple--but very powerful--goal!
Humbly,
Linda and Cherie
11/01/2011
Mater Dei Huddle Recap 10/27/11
Well, you did it again and we
were so blessed by all of your help and support and JOY! Thank you so much
for praying, coming and serving our kids at the first official FCA meeting
which was awesome. We had approximately 100 kids at the upper lunch and
after a slow start about 80 we think in the lower lunch. We were so happy
about the showing especially in the lower lunch because the first one is always
tough on the younger kids as they don't know what it is all about. But
they came slowly but surely around the corner and filled the bleacher seats in
the old gym and we eventually even ran out of pizza. The kids heard from
speaker Barry Martinez about the prodigal son and how God loves them no matter
how they come to him. Seeds planted!
Special thanks to Sally
Springer, Kim Caskey, Cathy Sullivan, Lucy Rawlins, Lee Glover, and Elisa
Larson for bringing food, serving food and reflecting such love to the
kids. Jared and Kathleen, thank you for organizing and putting together
such a great huddle. What a good start to build upon.
Paula
Boyer
Northwood Huddle Recap 10/18/11
Dear FCA Parents,
Our first Huddle of the year was a full house (see pictures) as
Barry Martinez spoke of the Prodigal son and the love our Heavenly Father has
for each and every one of our students. Barry has a way of turning a
biblical story in to a relatable life lesson as he shared a story from his own
high school football days. To keep the students engaged he had a
female student demonstrate a football hike while students cheered her on. We
love you Barry!!
Parents, please remind your students that we have our next
Huddle, tomorrow, November 1st. If you’re interested in
serving or donating bottled water or baked goods please be in the gym by
11:40. If you would like to donate toward pizza please make checks
payable to Monica Younger. If you need a tax receipt please make checks payable
to FCA and send to Monica Younger at 26 Rincon 92620.
Lastly, we would like to say thank you to all of you for your
continued prayer and support of this ongoing ministry!! Please remember
to pray and support our area FCA Leader Jared Hall for his tireless effort to
love and care for our NHS students!
A BIG thank you to the following families for serving and
donating to our last Huddle:
Larson
MacDonald
Skelly
Bowers
Coleman
Thomas
Campbell
Gisch
Nagel
Leifer
Quigley
Stofko
McMains
Nellesen
May
Hammeras
Perkins
Tucker
Weyand
Langdon
Fox
Blessings.....
Team FCA,
Kate Gisch
Torre Murray
Rosalyn Reasor
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