As a youth group, we are currently preparing for 2 missions trips (Chihuahua City and Cuba) this summer. I tasked the youth with completing the "Experiencing God" Bible Study workbook and memorizing the 12 accompanying scriptures as part of the prerequisites to going on the trips. They also need to attend 2 weekends of team training.
Churches in Chihuahua City and Cuba have asked our church to send teams to them to partner in doing children's ministry this summer. It is a privilege to be asked to go! So we are busy training our youth and raising money here in order to go. If you would like to participate in sending a Mexican church to spread the gospel in another part of Mexico and in Cuba, please go to
https://www.efccm.ca/donate
Under "Project Designation" choose "Missionary" then in the box to the right put "Elliott #2102-Summer Ministry Trips"
It is a difficult task to raise the needed money although we are trying as a church! It would be wonderful to partner with you in bringing the gospel message to kids in needy places, so would you consider sending a child to one of these summer camps for $10? Or how bout sending one of our youth on the trip in order to help run the summer camps for $80?
If you have any questions, just email me at lane.elliott@yahoo.ca
The picture above is one of the group dynamics we did as a youth group a few weekends ago. The idea was to have all team members stay on the chairs and off of the ground while moving from one end of the field to the other and crossing over a rope that was about 3 feet off of the ground. This took a lot of communication and team work! We all failed many times but it certainly did show us the need to communicate well and work together!
This group activity had to do with staying as a group and not leaving anyone behind as we walked through the desert just outside of the city. Notice the beautiful Sonora desert!
This last activity had to do with what we as Christians will do (jump into a muddy pit) in order for a little "Sinful pleasure" - A buried chocolate bar! Once we realized how muddy we were, everyone wanted to shower off and not stay dirty because the Bible calls us sheep, we want to be clean, not stay dirty like pigs!
