We did 2 assemblies - 1 at Reading HS and 1 at nearby Camden-Frontier HS. Then we held an outreach event for both schools at Reading HS. We partnered with a ministry called Crossroads Farm which is a youth ministry based in Reading dedicated to reaching the rural youth Hillsdale County. They have an awesome ministry and we truly felt like we were simply coming alongside their already-existing ministry, rather than just coming in and doing our own thing.
184 students filled out response cards at the end of the outreach, 59 of whom indicated they had no church home. Of the 184 people, 102 indicated they rededicated their life to Christ and 39 indicated they made a first-time commitment to Jesus. More good news is that Crossroads was, far and away, the most equipped for follow up of any group at any outreach we have done. They were prepared to personally follow up with each student that made a decision to give each a chance to get plugged in and grow in their relationship with Jesus. Praise God for what He did in Reading! Please pray for the students that attended and heard about Jesus, and pray for Crossroads in their ministry and specifically the follow up efforts to this event. Enjoy the pics...
Ryan
Some of the Crossroads kids sporting their Stand Your Ground shirts.
I stole this idea from Attaboy (thanks guys). We bring up a few kids to bang on random percussion instruments during the tail-end of one of my songs. It is pretty cool if they get crazy. Plus it's as close as I ever get to having a band. Kind of sad.
We did a Halo-themed Nerf gun war that actually served as an illustration for later on in the event.
Joel and one of his fans.
Me talking with a dude. He was cool and reminded me of Carrot Top. Remember Carrot Top, that real skinny dude? Yeah, I googled him for the heck of it and look what I found....check this crazy stuff out.
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