Comments on: ah, 6th grade boys

By: Dan Rosch

Dan Rosch — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:53:29 +0000

He mentioned my man Ken Rawson!!

By: Jeff Gill

Jeff Gill — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:22:13 +0000

Just chiming in with agreement on the wonderful insanity of that age of kid. I love ‘em!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:33:01 +0000

Marko -
Good to hear the randomness continues. New digs – new experiences – enjoy!!
I read the YS newsletter this a.m. about pre-teen/teen self-centeredness, and loved your suggestion about serving others to get over that “me” focus. Shane went to the day care center in Tecate this week with the Encounter group, and loved it! He said he must’ve given about 70 wheelbarrow rides to the kids there, and knowing this may have been the wildest fun they’ve every had was a thrill for him. He was so grateful to sleep in his own bed when he got home!
Keep up the good work with the guys – you are a blessing to them in this wacky world we live in!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:17:47 +0000

How cool! Those kinds of meetings really keep you going don’t they? We’ve just been through a string of very trying meetings that left us frustrated and a little confused, but hearing about how well yours went gave me a lot of hope and made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Maybe if we gave our kids sleepytime tea before meetings…

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UYN Newsletter #17 « UYN Newsletter — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:01:00 +0000

[...] – Great “How-to” about event-planning. -“Volunteerism” – Good advice to remember. -“Ah, 6th Grade Boys” – This is where I want my small groups to be someday. -“Are You Busy?” – C. J. Mahaney [...]

By: James Cotten

James Cotten — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:21:36 +0000

Huzzah!!!

By: Fawn Carroll

Fawn Carroll — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:12:49 +0000

Mark….what can I say…you’re awesome…God is so awesome…thanks for letting Him use you. I’m a Children’s Pastor at a small church in Vinita Ok. I’ve been teaching from your Wild Truth Bible Lessons with my 5th & 6th graders for about 6 years. Thanks for sharing your experiences and God given insight. Thanks for being God’s “sensitive guy” with crazy tweeners and teenagers.
Love, Ms. Fawn

By: Tracey

Tracey — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:33:51 +0000

Thanks for sharing. I loved the tea story.
You motivate me ~ Aloha

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:21:07 +0000

One of the things that makes middle school ministry so fun (or frustrating depending on your personality) is how random it is. A couple of weeks ago, we were having a discussion about prayer and it ended up being a 45 minute discussion about the existence of God and his goodness/or lack thereof. They even favored continuing the discussion over playing games. It was incredible. Of course the next week was like pulling teeth trying to get them to answer anything.

By: neil g

neil g — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:20:47 +0000

Awesome Marko! Had tears in my eyes as I smiled at the picture in my mind of those boys and their teacups. We are also using that book with our jr. high guys, I have been touched by the discussions that have happened. Needless to say the farts, the tangents and the inexplicable randomness of their thoughts is a constant each time we get together. What a blast! Doesn’t it just blow your mind when they do stuff like the tea thing?!? They never cease to amaze me! Thanks for the post! They sound like some incredible guys.