So... Gameworks was pretty fun! Pics and a link to the (rather silly) video below...
My favorite part of the night was when the waiter brought our whole group sippy cups and told us happy birthday... excellent. Questions, comments, snide remarks?
Download mortal_combat_g_for_jesus.wmv
I know I said I was going to post about the 30 Hour Famine last night but that was before Comcast (in it's all-knowing ISP customary level of excellence) decided that a light rain should completely prevent my access to the internet. Now that that's out of the way...
We are joining thousands of students all over the world by participating in the 30 Hour Famine on April 27th and 28th. Starting at noon on Friday the 27th, participants will stop eating for 30 hours and spend that time in praying, raising awareness, and fundraising for world hunger and serving our local community.
$30 may be "almost enough for a good video game" to you and me, but to children in many countries, it's enough to eat for 30 days. For that reason, in order to participate in the 30 Hour Famine, students and leaders must all raise at least $30. Fundraising materials will be available to all participants starting Sunday, March 24th.
I HATE fundraising even more than I hate Comcast... so do some of you and so you've asked for some ideas on how to raise money - here are five ideas from several places, including the official 30 Hour Famine website that has several other interesting tidbits!
1. Write letters... Everybody gets too many emails. Sit down and write a handwritten note to a few people who either really like to help with stuff like this, or really like you! Tell them why your doing the famine, that you're trying to raise money, and that you wanted to say hey anyway. At the very least, most people will think it was nice that you thought of them.
2. Hit up your relatives... Depending on your age, you've got a small window of years left where certain relatives will think its "cute" that you care about world hunger. Make them pay for all those years of gratuitous cheek-pinching!!!
3. Sell something... Sell some video games that you don't play anymore... Drag some of your old clothes to Plato's closet... Stand outside a gym and sell Snicker bars... Be creative!
4. Work. Do extra chores at home. Do a little yard work for somebody. Knock on a neighbors door and offer to pick up the 2 years worth of dog poop that's accumulated in the back yard. Seriously... I'll pay somebody to come out and deal with that at my house!
5. Bug your entire neighborhood. Grab your 30 Hour Famine fundraising pack and go to each door and ask if they'll contribute $1 to eradicate world hunger. A lot of people will be happy to contribute that way!
Got any other ideas or know how your going to do it? Post a comment here - maybe someone else can use your idea!
Finally, we discussed at length on Sunday, the merits and detriments of the official 30 Hour Famine "Hungry Child" logo. Guest artist Andrew Brookhart contributed his revised version of the logo on Sunday and to be honest, I like it better. The little abstract stick figure with the metaphorical void in his tummy is a lot easier to look at but the fact is: 29,000 children (CHILDREN)die each day from hunger and other entirely preventable causes.
We can do something, so let's.
Allrighty - it's a new week! Remember all that stuff you were rambling on about at Winter Camp about reading your Bible more...? Here's your chance to stick with it!
Also below - get the skinny on GameWorks... a lot of people have already RSVP'd so let me know that you are coming ASAP!
Memory Verse:
James 1:2-4
Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. For when faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything!
Reading Schedule:
Click HERE to look it up online...
Monday
- James 1:2-4 | Tuesday - John 9:1-12 | Wednesday - John 9:13-34
| Thursday - Psalm 16:11 | Friday - Nehemiah 8:10 | Saturday - Galatians 5:22-26
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!:
"Nothing to see here..." - OK so, Jesus heals this blind guy. And then, everybody's mad at him because he won't jump on the "I hate Jesus" train. So he gets kicked out of his hometown and isn't ever allowed to come back to see his family and his friends. Obviously, we're talking about *JOY* this week!
OK - Saturday, March 17th at 5pm - bring $20 and meet at the Lowery house and we'll head off to GameWorks. (I know this was supposed to be a Superchic concert - but it got too expensive; and then it was going to be a trip to Underground Seattle - but they got too uncooperative - so now it's GameWorks!)
You MUST RSVP by Thursday by calling Laura at 425.239.6499 or emailing at: KeepItG@therockchurch.net in order to save your spot!
If you bring someone new, you go for $15 and so do they!!!
