Hi Church,
We had a great event recently. Check it out at
beforetheprom.com. It's an event that encourages high school kids to not be so
self centered when it comes to prom. We ask them to do prom differently by
finding ways to not spend so much; like not tanning, not buying the most
expensive dress on the rack, wearing borrowed shoes and jewelery. We ask them
to save the money they did not spend and to donate it to this cause. We then
donate 100% of the youth's money to Gospel for Asia. In turn they dig wells in
underdeveloped villages in India. It cost $1,000 to build a well. The wells are
built near missionaries who can share the clean water with the villages along
with the living water that Jesus offers. We hit our goal of $8,000 this year.
Over the past few years we have raised nearly $20,000! Our aim is to get more
kids involved each year, and to raise more money each year.
If you think this event sounds cool and you want in on
this kind of kingdom action, then you need to think about joining PRAY. If you
love God and like teens and tweens then you will experience some pretty awesome
God stuff in our ministry. Let me know if you would like to come and visit
youth group on a wednesday before our year gets over, just to get a taste of
what we are all about. Contact me with an email or text. thanks! 205-7070
doug applegate
youth director
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