so my dad taught at PBbk last week. he came in a little late because work…and walked in on our group in the middle of worship. i don’t know what it is about music and this younger generation, but something happens when music starts and songs are directed at God. right about the 2nd or 3rd song it was like the Holy Spirit came and rested on the students and leaders. it was overwhelming!! then my dad got up and started teaching on the filling of the holy Spirit. he was awesome. i was so proud of him:) but as he concluded and the night ended i couldn’t help but smile. it wasn’t my dad, or the group, but just the knowledge that God is doing something fresh with our ministry. the Holy Spirit just laid this content/satisfied Spirit that He was in control. that was something to smile about~
Posted by Jimmy Donaruma on 05/06/08 and filed in Youth.
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what a weekend we had at lake champion with our jr highers. i wish i could explain to you how amazing it was…but that would take a whole lot of typing~ so here’s the reader digest version:our theme: The Four Fold Gospel; Jesus is our Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, and Coming King~when we got to the session on Jesus as our healer a call was given for kids to come forward if they wanted to receive healing. it was set-up with scripture and bathed in prayer. needless to say, over 150 kids came forward to be prayed for and receive healing for physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual things going on in their lives. it was overwhelming! when we broke into our small group, i had our student type out what they were thinking and feeling so you can get a sneak peak at what goes through a jr highers head after a service like that. i wasn’t sure which to pick, but here’s a couple:
Before tonight, I felt like I was unimportant. I had told all of my friends of my religion and I respected their religion, but they feel like they shouldn’t talk to me and they ignore me. Sometimes I go into the bathroom and cry my eyes out hoping that they will except me for who I am. Knowing that God loves me unconditionally, it makes me feel important and makes me want to cry. I feel like I don’t deserve it. I am a sinner and I know I will sin in the future. Knowing that God loves me before and after I sin, and will always love me is overwhelming to me. My sister and brothers say I’m nothing and I should just go away. After tonight I feel like I connected to God and know that I am special and I am unique!
What really hit me this weekend was how real God is in our lives. We totally take him for granted. It’s amazing how much he affects our daily lives and this week God has become so real to me! God is amazing!
thank you so much for all your prayers…and please pray for our sr highers as we go away this weekend~
Posted by Jimmy Donaruma on 04/16/08 and filed in Grow, Youth.
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That’s right folks! You’re looking at Sean and Sebastian (he’s the lobster). We had our annual LHCyouth Christmas Banquet Sunday night and it was amazing. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen 100 of our junior and senior high students dressed up, but let me tell you…it was a site to behold. Click here for a quick look at how amazing our students and leaders are. (more…)
Posted by Jimmy Donaruma on 12/12/07 and filed in Youth.
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