Comments on: great email about a middle school ministry impacting africa

By: David Mehrle

David Mehrle — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:39:21 +0000

Chris – that is awesome. You do a great job up there and you can really see God using you in Jr. High ministry. Keep challenging the one group of students that most people believe are just trouble and can do little that is good. You have proven that is not the case.

Good stuff!

By: Kara

Kara — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:27:11 +0000

I’ve been volunteering in Chris’ ministry for 4 years now, and let me tell you… Last summer was AMAZING (as was this past Christmas)… but watching Jr. High kids CHOOSE to do something meaningful with their summer rather than just hang out… I was blown away…

Like Chris said, he and I had heard MarkO’s story before… but it took our students hearing it to really impact our entire ministry… I wish I had realized how much impact one or two or 20 Jr. High students can make when I was in Jr. High… So many missed years!

These kids really do minister to me more than I can ever hope to minister to them and I thank God for them every day.

By: rob

rob — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:00:55 +0000

Well, in reading this, I have to toot the horn of the group of 4th and 5th graders I work with at my church. We did a series on world missions and the kids had been saving for The Massai Project, an outreach to the Massai tribes of Kenya by Caleb Bislow of KBM. Those kids blew me away with what they raised (read this post to find out what they did), but their efforts encouraged our congregation to give a total of over $17,000 to this effort, blowing away our $10,000 goal. Even cooler, those young kids made an impact on my even younger son and daughter, which I posted about here. I agree that it's exciting to be a part of seeing young people truly "get it" and get behind something like this, but as a dad, it's even more rewarding to see those kids impact others, like my own children. Excellent job, Chris, and thanks Mark for sharing great stuff like this with us!

By: James

James — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:03:39 +0000

These kinds of stories are exactly why I am in youth ministry. Whend young people are really and truly caught by the Spirit of God – I really think they would storm the gates of hell without any reservation.

It is so humbling to be used by God in this way!

Way to go Chris! May God bless you, your group and every other youth leader who dreams of helping students change (REDEEM!!!) the world.

By: Marko’s Blog « Beyond Belief

Marko’s Blog « Beyond Belief — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:53:31 +0000

[...] Anyway, this morning I hopped onto ysmarko.com and actually found my own writing. A while back I sent an email to say thanks for sharing with our students last year and tell him about some of the things that his message sparked in our kids. For those of you who don’t know all about what our church was able to do in and for Africa this past year, be sure to checkout our blog, http://www.ADifferentKindofNovember.wordpress.com. [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:31:23 +0000

I’ve been following your blog for the last few months and I love it. It is a great combination of fun and challenging stuff. It was weird to wake up this morning and find my church up here in between Gilligan and r2d2 but it was fun suprise. It really has been an amazing year for our church and our students. Thanks again for sharing your stories.