Stillnaz Youth Ministry Update 3/4

Stillmeadow Families,

Good morning! Spring is in the air and so is the realization of new life. What a gift that we can live into the new life Jesus offers us once we turn our trust to Him. I was reflecting this week on Jesus' prayer before His crucifixion, "Not my will but Yours be done." It is so mysterious to think about Jesus having a will. I heard someone say last week that Jesus giving His will over was the starting point of the defeat of death and sin on the cross. I wonder what we can accomplish when we say, "Not my will but Yours be done." I am praying for that moment of surrender for each of our youth and each of you!

This week, in our year of relationships, we are talking about cultivating growth in our lives. This is a great week to visit our growth plan as a family!

https://www.stillnaz.com/growthplan

I have been so encouraged by the sharing of the teen's Ebenezer stories! We have been saying that every time we share a story our faith meter goes up, kind of like Buddy the Elf's proclamation that the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear, the way to spread faith in Jesus and his call is through telling stories loud for all! The Bible says, "We will overcome by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony!" Our story (His story in us!) is listed next to the blood of the lamb!

Here are a few highlighted announcements for the week and below are a few announcements to help us serve, grow and invite!

Mission Week registration is here!
https://stillnaz.shelbynextchms.com/external/form/8f46eb4b-1206-4f73-9b90-eb80dc44c556
A few notes about registration:

- You will register with Stillmeadow first then be redirected to register with Servants
- On the Servants registration, there are lists of jobs, feel free to chose" I am willing to help."
- Also on their registration they will ask about dates and dinner; You can select 8-4 for Monday-Thursday and Yes for dinner. Friday the 28th you can chose "Not available."
-If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!

Baptism Sunday is Easter Sunday! If you or your teen are interested in being baptized, please reach out! There will be a baptism class on March 17th!
Tuesday, March 19th we will be having a special speaker come from Greenlight Operations. Greenlight Operations work with sex trafficking victims to provide housing. She will speak about injustice in the world and our call to it. All families are welcome to attend! We would love to have everyone there! Invite whoever you would like to invite!
Thank you to all who have already responded to the social media phot release form. If you haven't already, please take a moment to complete it!
https://stillnaz.shelbynextchms.com/external/form/37275ac5-6a9d-401c-bf90-d785d09b94ba