No Service July 1st

There will be no student ministry service on Wednesday July 1st.

Servolution Day 5

Today was AWESOME!!! We had an outreach outside the Dream Center where we gave out free sno cones to the neighborhood kids, people driving dump trucks, and just about anybody else. We had a great time visiting with the little kids and shooting hoops as well!

Another group of our students were in the cafe' portion of the Dream Center where they gave out free coffee, cupcakes, and clothes. It was a great day!

Tonight we are getting geared up for an all out worship service here at the Dream Center. Please pray that God would have His way in all of our lives!

Beck

3rd Midnight Blog

Well, today was by far the most active we've been all week. We were involved in all kinds of outreaches and service projects. We started the morning off early with breakfast at 6 AM. We took the 44 J Highers to the Roselawn Dream Center to do a homeless breakfast. Afterwards we broke into lawn outreaches, street ministry, etc. The HPC staff said our car wash outreach was the best EVER! That's a huge compliment because they've done tons!

I had a lady who was head over the "Pamper Night" come to me tonight and tell me how blown away their staff was with how awesome our girls worked! They even intended on writing a letter to show their appreciation towards them!

Guys, we have a very special group of young people and youth workers! WE are blessed!

Your kids are in bed safe and sound!

It is an honor to lead them.

Beck

Another Midnight Post

Okay, it is exactly 12:00 A.M. Thursday morning. These midnight post's are becoming a bit of a habit this week. My only "down time" has been early mornings with Jesus and late nights. All of your students are in bed safe and sound.

Today we traveled to the "Big Easy" for some fun time. We all had a very good time going to different shops and eatin lunch. Some students bought them some crazy hats and other stuff. Tonight we went to the "Epic Service" which is the student ministry of Healing Place Church. I will say it was AWESOME! As soon as the countdown clock hit 1:00 minute all of the students (which were about 250) hit the front of the stage for some absolutely dynamic worship! It was intense, it was loud, and most importantly the presence of God was there in a powerful way! Students clapped, sang, cried, and some jumped and danced. Our students joined right in!Several testimonies were given by some of their students that just got back from a trip to Africa.

Now it's time for some shut eye. We have an early start in the morning. We eat breakfast at 6 AM and then it's off to serve!

Your students are doing great!

Midnight Post

Well, it's 12:35 AM Wednesday morning and my brain is racing. Don't worry, all of your kids are safely in bed asleep. I know you've heard me talk about how hard our students have been working but I really would like to focus on a different group of people early this morning-our youth workers. The more I'm around different churches and different groups the more I realize just how good we have it. You just won't find any youth workers out there that will be as dedicated, hard working, and commited as our group of youth workers. HPC's outreach staff have gone on and on about our workers. So early this morning I just want to take the time to say how proud I am of them. They really mean a lot to me and your kids couldn't be in better hands.

Good Night!

Beck

Servolution Update-Day 2!

We had several different outreaches and service projects today. We had a group of 25 of students and leaders stay at the Dream Center for a summer day camp. Some students visited with ages 5-11 yrs (field trip to a local park). The other students stayed on the property and visited with other young people ages 12 and up. They ate together, painted rooms, etc.

The other 60 students and workers took it to Donaldsonville (D'Ville they call it). The Donaldsonville Dream Center has come a long way! There is a lot of history in Donaldsonville that goes back to the 1800's. When the Dream Center Pastor was shown the building years ago that they had the opportunity to buy they were literally wading through trash and rats in the old warehouse. The investers believed in the pastor's vision and they got it! We did a food drive this morning and worked on a damaged school (from Ike).

Our students have been working very hard (and fast)! You would be proud!

Tonight we are going to a nice area in Baton Rouge for some fun time! We will come back to have a short "de-brief" service and breakout groups.

Beck

Servolution Update!

Hello Parents!

We have made it safely to the Healing Place Church Baton Rouge Dream Center and are headed into day 2!

Yesterday consisted of four different outreaches! Our boys divided into three different groups to go and serve. Homeless Supper, door to door praying for folks, and packing food in a warehouse to distribute after a service later in the week. The girls went to HPC's main campus for an all out "Pamper Night". They participated in pampering over 1,000 women from all walks of life. Let me tell you your students did AWESOME!!! We got great feedback from all the HPC volunteers about how great YOUR students served!

Today we hit Donaldsonville for a few different outreaches to the poor. Pray for us.

Beck

Great Family Night!

The last Sunday of each month is Family Night. We are encouraged to invest in the most important small group we will ever be apart of-our family. My passion for family and parenting continues to grow each and everyday. What an exciting journey we are own in striving to build a family that functions the way God desires it to function. It certainly isn't always easy but I am thankful for the power of the Holy Spirit, God's word, and the great examples that God has placed in our lives to teach us.

Now I am certainly much more passionate about deer hunting than fishing but yesterday afternoon I took my oldest daughter Gracen bream fishing. In a matter of time we had a stringer full of fish (fun to catch but no fun to clean). We had a blast together! I bought Gracen a really cool pink princess fishing rod! The goal wasn't the catching of fish itself but quality time with my daughter. We had a great time but the conclusion could very well be: My daughter may be a bit on the girly side! Flopping fish tended to freak her out! Maybe Addelyn will be my fishing buddy???

After our fishing trip we went to "pop's house" and had supper with some family. Nothing like some good ole garden food! Squash, Black Eyed-Peas, Turnip Greens, Onions, etc! Hit the spot! We than topped it off with vanilla icecream and mulberry cobbler! yes, i said it-mulberry cobbler from our mulberry tree in the yard. I know, somebody say "kuntry".

What a great family night!