A Passion For Your Name...

Week 2 is almost complete... craziness to think it hasn't even been two weeks yet!! So not a lot has really happened... just getting into the paperwork and planning for summer. :)

Last weekend we had our CYIA prep weekend... where we got to hang out with some super cool people and start preparing for summer. It was really awesome to see the passion that God has placed on these youth to do ministry with us this summer. They wanted STI (summer training institute) to start right then... but unfortunately we still have another 44 days to go! It will go by fast I'm sure... but they are so ready to start right now and that was really neat to see.

This weekend is going to be a busy one of travelling for me... tonight I'm going out with a few of my LiT girls to celebrate one of their birthdays at Vaughan Mills shopping mall. If you've never been to Vaughan Mills... you would probably be overwhelmed by it's size... it honestly has everything... except for Wal-mart...lol

Then tomorrow is Slingshot Saturday!!! If you don't know what that means... here's a brief crash course. Slingshot Saturday is a once a month program for urban kids... the majority coming from our innercity clubs and Camp Good News. We hang out, play some games, hear from God's Word, have some pizza, and just build relationships with the kids. We have over 20 kids coming this week and arranging rides was a bit tricky. What a blessing to actually struggle to find rides because sooooo many kids want to come! Please pray for this ministry... as we often have trouble with having enough volunteers, especially for transporting the kids to and from Slingshot.

After Slingshot I'll be heading to Heritage (my school in Cambridge) for the weekend to see some friends and go to an RA reunion that our former Rez directors are holding.

Some Prayer Requests!
- safety in travel
- wisdom in preparing for LiT and Camp Good News
- the start of an LiT small group which is scheduled to start next week!
- the kids from our urban programs and that they would really feel God's presence in their lives this week

Praise Report!
- I have my parents' new truck for the summer = less chance of car troubles
- the growth we've been seeing in the LiT program
- the CYIAs passion to be in the field this summer... and the number of youth that want to serve with us this summer (about 40ish now!)

Hopefully I'll have some pictures up this weekend!

♥ Ash