Tonight was JIF. For the next month, we're working on the 30 Hour Famine- B1/ One Being. It's a fundraiser where participants stop eating for 30 hours and get sponsors to donate to them. As I was working on plans today, I realized that not only do I have about 20- 25 teenagers participating, but I have at least 8 adults doing the famine and about 6 more who have volunteered to help in some way!
The famine is always special to me because it's how I got started with the youth. A few years ago, the church was without a youth leader and volunteers were keeping things going. But, nobody was planning on doing the famine- which the group had always done. I didn't want my son to miss out since he had been looking forward to it since the year before when he had gotten sick and couldn't participate at the last minute. So, I volunteered to run it. Little did I know that volunteering would change my life! But, by the time we were actually doing the famine, I was getting ready to officially become the new youth director!
Now, this year, as I prepare for the famine, I've completely turned my life towards working with teens. So, to me, the famine is a time of reflection, change, and new beginnings. This isn't just about me. Fasting for 30 hours with someone bonds them together, makes them closer to each other and to God. And, I love to watch teens transform over 30 hours into a close knit group. There are always friends of the group that come, newer youth that aren't overly committed to the group, and "the regulars". But, by the end, those lines disappear. They have all shared experiences together that bring them together.
Can you tell I'm excited for the famine?!
Today, I saw God in the plans, in the participants, and in the visions of our 30 Hour Famine coming in February.
Acts 13:3
So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way.
Blessings,
Jennifer
The famine is always special to me because it's how I got started with the youth. A few years ago, the church was without a youth leader and volunteers were keeping things going. But, nobody was planning on doing the famine- which the group had always done. I didn't want my son to miss out since he had been looking forward to it since the year before when he had gotten sick and couldn't participate at the last minute. So, I volunteered to run it. Little did I know that volunteering would change my life! But, by the time we were actually doing the famine, I was getting ready to officially become the new youth director!
Now, this year, as I prepare for the famine, I've completely turned my life towards working with teens. So, to me, the famine is a time of reflection, change, and new beginnings. This isn't just about me. Fasting for 30 hours with someone bonds them together, makes them closer to each other and to God. And, I love to watch teens transform over 30 hours into a close knit group. There are always friends of the group that come, newer youth that aren't overly committed to the group, and "the regulars". But, by the end, those lines disappear. They have all shared experiences together that bring them together.
Can you tell I'm excited for the famine?!
Today, I saw God in the plans, in the participants, and in the visions of our 30 Hour Famine coming in February.
Acts 13:3
So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way.
Blessings,
Jennifer
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