Huddle Recap Irvine High School 1/19/12

                                  Good Evening FCA Families!!
Happy New Year!   Here is just a quick email to share with all of you about our last FCA  Huddle went.  We had an awesome turnout, our best ever, with well over 150 students in attendance!!

As you know, we had a great speaker & dancer speak to the kids on Thursday.  His name is Josh, and he is from the dance ministry called “Break Free”.  For more info on this awesome ministry, here is the blog. http://breakfree-kbc.blogspot.com

Here is a little recap of the Huddle...
Once the kids had all been served Pizza, one of the FCA leaders opened us all in prayer and then introduced the speaker.   Josh and his “crew” turned up the volume and impressed us all with their break dancing moves.  So cool.  Josh then began to share with the kids an analogy explaining how Jesus had given his life so they could have life, how he had paid the debt for their sins.  He shared some of his own testimony, and then he gave an invitation to the kids that they could live a new life, that they could believe that Jesus died for them and choose to follow him.  He asked anyone that would like to do this to stand.....16 KIDS STOOD!!   Such an incredible and moving moment.  So awesome!!
At our next Huddle,  Jared will have bibles to pass out to anyone that wants one.

Our Huddles of course could not happen with out the support of our wonderful parents:
Our Pizza sponsors for this huddle were the DeKlotz, Pittaluga, Dossett, Hobbs and Torrey families.   Their donations helped us provide plenty of pizza for all who attended.
Baked Goods were lovingly prepared by the Hobbs and Kenney families.

Water bottles were provided by the Johnson family.

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, February 2nd!!!
Blessings.......

Movie and Pictures for the second Beckman FCA gathering - Kids say yes

we continue to be blown away by how powerful God is and how he's working in our community.  The kids in Tustin/Irvine are soaking up the message that God loves them and Thursday's huddle was another example.

Our second huddle in the gym - this time with plenty of pizza for the roughly 200 kids.  We had a group of break dancers showing their moves to the kids and even teaching some how it's done.  Then in a span of 10 minutes, the leader stood up and told the kids how Jesus died for their sins and life in heaven was awaiting them if they would decide to follow Him.

We counted 17 kids who stood up (in front of their peers) and said "I believe".  We handed them an FCA bible and will follow up with those kids on their faith journey.

I left with tears in my eyes, eagerly anticipating how God would continue to use our time and donations to reach this community.  

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and the movie:

Beckman FCA - Kids Say Yes to Jesus

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Foothill FCA: Katie Quesada Challenges Students Not to Worry about the Wrong Things

Dear FCA Parents,
Thank you for covering last Wednesday's Huddle in prayer. With a last-minute venue change, we certainly needed the extra prayers! Thank you to the parents serving and bringing baked goods or water for being flexible.

God, of course, worked everything out! Almost 200 kids (many new faces included) crammed into Mr Roundy's room (Thank you, Mr. Roundy for giving us a place to meet!) to hear Katie Quesada, youth leader at Trinity speak. What a great job she did sharing the kind of relationship God really wants with us! (See Huddle pics: http://goo.gl/AmkFz )

Katie started by asking the packed room; "How many of you have ever told God, 'If you just get me out of this situation, I'll never do it again!'?" Hands went up, heads nodded and lots of giggling was heard. Then Katie pointed out that we tend to call on God in our most dire situations--like her and her boyfriend's encounter with the police! Katie shared this misadventure with her unique sense of humor, and had the students' undivided attention as she recounted being caught making out late one night and being sure she and her boyfriend were "dead." She pointed out that ironically, this moment of desperation was the first time she and her boyfriend (now her husband, by the way) prayed together as a couple!

Then using the Philippians 4:6 cards each student was given, Katie pointed out that we all worry, feel guilty, and even pray about the wrong things like getting the attention of that cute guy or girl we want, rather than being concerned about the big things like the kind of person we are becoming! Katie reminded us that God knows more than we do, that He has a plan for us and that He is in control, so we are commanded not to worry, but to pray and be thankful for God's answers--even if He answers "No" or "Wait."

The kids were incredibly attentive, and several stayed after to talk with Katie as well as Jared (FCA Area Rep), and Melissa (from Calvary).

Thank you again for supporting this ministry. For those kids who know Christ, these Huddles offer encouragement they don't hear elsewhere on campus, and for those who have never heard the Gospel, these Huddles bring to light the TRUTH they may not ever hear anywhere!

Blessings,
Linda and CherieUpcoming Huddle Dates:
February 8, 22
March 7, 21
April 18
May 2, 16, 30