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Country01



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2023 11:20 pm    Post subject: Needed and Wanted: Prayers and thoughts Reply with quote

Hey guys! I was wondering if you would please keep me in your thoughts and prayers. You see, at my church, my parents are youth leaders. We have a VERY small youth group. Including me, we only have 3 people. My parents want me to get all my friends into the youth group. They are laying it all on me, if I don't succeed, we are leaving our church to find a new one. I love the church we are in now. I made a deal with God that if I brought friends into the church, with his help, he would let us stay in the church. So far, I dunno if he took me up on the deal yet cuz it doesn't look good. Things with my family aren't going well either. We haven't been getting along lately. I was wondering if you could keep me and my church in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks a lot!

Caitlin

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2023 11:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hey
i will keep u in my prayers!
i am also in a youth group
i love it
its great!
Very Happy
i reccommend everyone joining them!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2023 11:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ralph wrote:
hey
i will keep u in my prayers!
i am also in a youth group
i love it
its great!
Very Happy
i reccommend everyone joining them!


thanks a lot Ralph! It means a lot to me! Your great!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2023 12:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks hehe
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2023 12:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You're in my thoughts.. I hope you can get more people to join your youth group.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2023 12:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Holly wrote:
You're in my thoughts.. I hope you can get more people to join your youth group.


Thanks Holly! I hope so too...I don't wanna leave!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2023 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anytime, chic! Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2023 12:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Holly wrote:
Anytime, chic! Smile


lol! your awesome Holly! Thanks!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2023 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I take it this is the only means of your family's income? And that's why you'll move? If not your parents should reconsider. There are always slow spots in youth ministry... one year you'll have 36 the next year you're down to 2 and one of them is the youth pastor's kid. I know because my dad is the youth pastor at our church and while he can drum up kids to go hiking forget trying to get that same number to come to Bible study. However we are starting to grow.

You're in Jr. High right? That's *probably* 9/10s of the problem with arguing... I don't know what it is... but jr. high is just a horrible time period LOL You want more freedom and your parents are still remembering when you were in diapers... they'll come around... it's a time when you just have to lean on God. (whenever that happens the arguing stops anyway because you all are back in the Spirit)

Not trying to get all "Christian-ese" just know from experience... I felt like it was my fault whenever the youth group got smaller because I was the eldest and we were losing members FAST. In fact I still sort of feel if I had left the group earlier it would have gotten bigger. But because I was out there begging people (at least that's what it seemed like) several kids joined and my best friend got saved! It's those memories that keep my head out of the numbers... just bringing one new member in should be the same as bringing in 1000 GOD brings in whom He feels belongs in what group. Just trust Him. Smile


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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2023 4:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You will also be in my thoughts! Best of luck Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2023 5:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You know I'll keep you family and group in my prayers, girl. *Hugs*
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2023 7:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dreamnmist wrote:
You know I'll keep you family and group in my prayers, girl. *Hugs*


Thanks Robin! Your great!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2023 7:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tonichelle wrote:
I take it this is the only means of your family's income? And that's why you'll move? If not your parents should reconsider. There are always slow spots in youth ministry... one year you'll have 36 the next year you're down to 2 and one of them is the youth pastor's kid. I know because my dad is the youth pastor at our church and while he can drum up kids to go hiking forget trying to get that same number to come to Bible study. However we are starting to grow.

You're in Jr. High right? That's *probably* 9/10s of the problem with arguing... I don't know what it is... but jr. high is just a horrible time period LOL You want more freedom and your parents are still remembering when you were in diapers... they'll come around... it's a time when you just have to lean on God. (whenever that happens the arguing stops anyway because you all are back in the Spirit)

Not trying to get all "Christian-ese" just know from experience... I felt like it was my fault whenever the youth group got smaller because I was the eldest and we were losing members FAST. In fact I still sort of feel if I had left the group earlier it would have gotten bigger. But because I was out there begging people (at least that's what it seemed like) several kids joined and my best friend got saved! It's those memories that keep my head out of the numbers... just bringing one new member in should be the same as bringing in 1000 GOD brings in whom He feels belongs in what group. Just trust Him. Smile


*praying for you*


Well, it not the only means of my family's income. my dad works, but my mom doesn't. With 4 kids it's hard to work. So the church money does help us a lot. And it covers for the time my mother doesn't work. And yes, that is why we would move churches.

Thank you so much for the encouraging words! You are great!

Yup-I start jr.high this year...7th grade
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2023 7:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

adnam06 wrote:
You will also be in my thoughts! Best of luck Smile


Thanks!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2023 10:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah my dad works another job(actually right now two, but that's a different story LOL) to keep our finances all working right... thankfully God has pulled us through a tough times... *praying it all works out for you too*
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