For this series we will be looking at the “I AM” statements of Jesus.

Week #1: Bread of Life (May 31)

Week #2: The Way, the Truth, the Life (June 7)

Week #3: The Good Shepherd (June 14)

Week #4: I am the resurrection and the life (June 28)

Week 5: I am the vine (July 5)

If you a graduating HIGH SCHOOL senior, or the parent of a HIGH SCHOOL senior, please fill out this form and get it to Pastor Derek by MAY 21.

parents handout

MAD TEEN CAMP 2017
JULY 17-21, 2017

Click HERE for the info packet

HERE ARE SOME EXTRA NOTES TO BE AWARE OF:

COST:
Super Early Bird Rate: $155 (registered by May 22)
Early Bird Rate: $170 (registered between May 23 and June 12)
Full Rate: $185 (registered between June 13 and July 3)

FINAL DEADLINE IS JULY 3RD!

*Money needs to be turned in to Pastor Derek BEFORE the registration due date.

*The reason this is lower than what it says in the packet is because the church believes in this event so much that it is covering $100 of the registration cost for each student. We are extremely blessed to be a part of such a generous and supportive church here at Laurel Nazarene!

REGISTRATION:
Register yourself online (info on how to do that is in packet provided)
*select to pay by check

NO registrations will be accepted after the due dates above. So please do not wait till the last minute to register.

PERMISSION FORM:
You will also need to turn in the permission form provided as well as the forms at the online registration.

QUESTIONS:
Contact Pastor Derek if you have any questions

For more information and to register go to madnyi.com/teen-camp/

THEME VERSE:
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
Romans 12:2

For this series we will be looking at the example of the Israelite people in exile and what they can teach us about being “Resident Aliens”.

WEEK #1: Alien Abduction (May 3)
SCRIPTURE: Daniel 1

MAIN POINT: Resident Aliens dare to be different in a world that wants everyone to be the same.

WEEK #2: Keeping Your Cool While Taking a Stand (May 10)
SCRIPTURE: Daniel 3

MAIN POINT: Resident Aliens refuse to bow down to the idols of our world.

WEEK #3: Living Among Lions (May 17)
SCRIPTURE: Daniel 6

MAIN POINT: Resident Aliens live like Christ even when people around them do not.

WEEK #4: A Letter to Resident Aliens (May 24)
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 29

MAIN POINT: Resident Aliens should be a blessing to their world.

We will be discussing what is coming up this Summer for Elevate, unveiling the summer calendar, and other information that you will want to know.

We have reached the final day of Missions Road Trip 2017. For our 5th day we worked at Fawn Grove Compassion Center. The students continued their work from yesterday organizing and packing clothes into banana boxes. 

They also weighed, labeled, and documented each box before organizing the boxes in the warehouse. 

The team packed a total of 109 boxes. These boxes will be sent all over the world to people in need. 

We then stopped for lunch. After lunch we had our final group time where we shared about what memories and God Moments we will be taking back with us from MRT. They then had a final quiet journal time. 

The entire group worked really hard this week, and made a big difference for there Kingdom of God. I (Pastor Derek) encourage every parent to ask their teenagers about the week and how God “messed” with them during this experience. 

I do want to take a moment to thank Barb for helping lead during this trip. She is always a huge help, and did so much to make this year’s MRT a meaningful experience for students. 

Since this will be my last daily recap for MRT 17 I want to end with a prayer that we prayed every morning together as a group before we started our day. This prayer is commonly referred to as the St Francis Prayer:

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;

Where there is injury, pardon;

Where there is doubt, faith;

Where there is dispair, hope;

Where there is darkness, light;

Where there is sadness, joy;  

O Divine Master,

Grant that I may not so much seek

To be consoled as to console;

To be understood as to understand;

To be loved as to love.  

For it is in giving that we receive;

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;

And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.  

Amen