As many of you know, I served as Youth Director at Ruthfred Lutheran Church in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, just outside of Pittsburgh. My time there was a good time of growth and new challenges. I came to love many of the students there, and occasionally still talk to some of them. They made great impact on my life.
My good friend Jim Clark is now the Youth Director there, and he does a WONDERFUL job. They have invited me to come to their Senior High Winter Retreat to be the Guest Speaker. I must be honest and say that when I was asked, it was a pretty humbling thing. Who am I to be asked for such a task? I was well pleased to say 'yes' to their request.
Since then, I have been thinking through several themes, and have arrived at one. "iLife-Total Dependency" taken from Colossians chapter one. We had our district fall retreat, and our guest speaker Ryan Chase spoke from the same verses, but a different theme. I am not usually one to do what others have, but this is what I kept coming back to. I trust that it has been God's leading and guiding. I am in my final preparation now to complete the four sessions that have been given to me. Please Pray for me as I finalize my preparation.
I am very excited to return to BP, where I once called home. It even works out for me to attend a Penguins game before the retreat. What a treat! Leave it to me to work that in.
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