1. Walk Out of Darkness
   • Please consider joining the Thrive Team for this years Out of the Darkness Walk.  Our team goal is $1500, and we’ve raised over $445.  Please consider joining the team and walking even if you don’t want to fundraise.
2. Camping Trip August 20th-22nd
   • You MUST signup online if you want to go!  We are moving to online signups for all of our events and trips.  It is free to signup for the trip, but you now have the option to pay online!
3. Church Pool Party and Picnic (now free!)
   • August 27th!  6:30pm – 8:30pm.  Did I mention that it’s free!?
4. Youth Culture:  Teen’s Ashamed of the Gospel, Girl’s and Drugs, The Lack of Adult Relationships
5. reThrive – Wednesday’s starting back up again!
   
   • We are starting back up our Wednesday nights again on September 8th!  6:30pm – 8:00pm!

1. Summer Schedule
   • Our Summer Schedule is online!  Lots of awesome stuff.
2. Night of Nothing!
   • This Wednesday, the church, 6:00pm-8:30pm.  Sometimes is awesome just to do nothing.
3. CIY Move
   • We have decided to cancel our trip to CIY this year.  It’s not to late to sign up for a week of High School Grove Camp!
4. Youth Culture:  Pornography is a drug
   • An article that takes a look at the affects of Pornography on the human body.  How are you protecting your family?
5. The Mexico Mission Team
   • They are leaving this Saturday for a week-long service project in Mexico, please take some time this week to pray for them.

This the placeholder post for San Fran 2010 videos! Our goal is to have daily San Fran videos! Check back each day for a new video. Feel free to leave comments and I’ll share them with the youth during our trip.

Day #6

We spent the early part our day in the Haight Ashbury meeting the needs of some homeless people, and then sharing our lunches in Golden Gate Park.

We spent the end of our last day in San Fran at Fisherman’s Wharf and in Chinatown.

Day #5

We spent today at Laguna Honda Hospital assisting with their 4th of July celebration. We performed in their talent show also. A lot of the residents suffer from drug abuse, advanced dementia, and other debilitating issues. We helped transport them to and from the celebration!

Day #4

Woohoo! Another amazing day. We are thankful for our continued protect and guidance. We spent our morning doing a prayer tour on the Golden Gate bridge. And the rest of our day helping our at the Bay Area Rescue Mission’s King’s Club, when in the summer is a day program for children 7-17. Our youth did a FANTASTIC job loving on these kids in Richmond California. We helped with lunch, snack, dinner, bible study, education time, and free time. Several youth said this was their favorite thing yet. We also learned the tradition New Zealand Haka war dance from a visiting volunteer.

We finished off the day with some Ethiopian food, which we all enjoyed!

Day #3

We spent the morning at St. Vincent dePaul’s Diner serving the homeless and helping their organization. Taylor, Tyler, and I emptied 1000 cartons of putrid milk, and then moved on to draining fermented lettuce while the rest of our crew helped to serve food.

Then we went on a “city search” in order to experience homelessness in a small way. We had to interact with people to find places, learn peoples stories, and creative spend 8 dollars to feed people on the street (we fed 9!)

We ended the night with some local Vietnamese / Chinese Fusion food. A great day three.

Day #2

Day #1

1. Summer Schedule
   • Our Summer Schedule is online!  Lots of awesome stuff.
2. Hello Summer Party and the END
   • June 9th is the last Wednesday night Youth Group, but our Hello Summer Party is June 16th @ the Mick’s
3. CIY Move
   • High School summer conference!  Early-bird discounted registration deadline is July 3rd for $130
4. Youth Culture:  Teen’s Social Power, Sex, and Generations
   • A small does of youth culture, featuring new reports from the CDC about Teen’s ambivalent attitude towards pregnancy
5. Youth Offering
   • We take an offering every Wednesday and Sunday.  We’ve raised over 500 the past three months!  Learn more about where this money goes

1. QPR Suicide Prevention Training
   • A free two hour training on how to prevent suicide, at Santa Clara, through Lane County Health and Human Services
2. San Fran Pre-Trip Youth Training starts this Sunday at 1:00pm
   • More details on the San Fran Trip.
3. Youth Culture
   • Feature Article: We live in a world of ADs.  Other articles:  Drinking and sneaking R-rated films
4. Zack Attack! Signup deadline is this Wednesday!
   • We are going to the Cottage Grove Speedway to watch Zack race!
5. CIY BELIEVE
   • We are leaving from the church office at 4:00pm.  What to bring and weekend schedule are here.

1. Youth Culture
   • Feature Article: Oversexualized.  Also:  Christian Earth Day and Teachable Text Rage
2. Zack Attack!
   • We are going to the Cottage Grove Speedway to watch Zack race!
3. Truth Project
   • Goes God exist?  We are starting a high school apologetics small group this Sunday night!
4. Fundraising for Summer Trips and Events
   • Short article with lots of ideas for raising funds
5. Prayer Gathering
   • 6:00pm every Wednesday.  This is an opportunity for youth to come and pray as a group for the needs of those in the ministry.

1. Youth Culture
   • Feature Article:  Music and Youth Identity.  How does music effect your child(ren)?
2. Parent’s Minute
   • Connecting with your Teen, a free seminar!
3. San Fran Trip is Full!
4. Fundraising for Summer Trips and Events
   • Short article with lots of ideas for raising funds
5. Prayer Gathering
   • 6:00pm every Wednesday.  This is an opportunity for youth to come and pray as a group for the needs of those in the ministry.

1. Last day to for discounted registration for Believe!
   • CIY Believe is only for Middle Schoolers!  After today (4/7) the cost goes from $40 to $50, signup now and save!
2. Last day to register for the San Fran Urban Mission Trip
   • The San Fran trip deadline is today!  Permission form and $50 due to get a spot.  All youth going into 9th -12th grade are eligible to go.
3. Passion of the Christ was great!
   • Here is a leader’s guide for the film with some great discussion questions for those who missed the movie.
4. Prayer gathering @ 5.45pm – 6.15pm on Wednesdays.
   • We are starting this week.  This is an opportunity for youth to come and pray as a group for the needs of those in the ministry.
5. Nation Day of Silence
   • Last Wednesday, we talked about the National Day of Silence, a day that focuses on breaking the silence of bullying and harassment.  This is nation wide student led program.  Here is a Youth Culture Trend Alert about this event, and here is a quick booklet that overviews how Christians can respond to this event.  We are not endorsing this event, but want you to be aware of it, and to talk about it with your youth.

The Thrive Five

1. 30 Hour Famine was AWESOME!
   • We raised over $4327!  We had 12 youth participate, and that works out to just over 360 each, which means that for every youth that participated in the Famine, we are able to feed and provide for a child in Haiti for one year!
   • Check out our pictures:  Thrive Pictures and Hosea pictures
2. Passion of the Christ this Friday
   • 6.00pm to 9.00pm in the youth room, a permission form is required!  More info and the form here.
3. Next Wednesday (April 7th) is the signup deadline for CIY Middle School Believe and the San Fran Summer Missions Trip.
   • CIY Believe is only for Middle Schoolers!  After April 7th the cost goes from $40 to $50, signup now and save!
   • The San Fran trip may seem like a long way off, but we’ve got to start getting ready for it now!  Don’t miss out on this awesome trip!  SPACE IS LIMITED
4. Prayer gathering @ 5.45pm – 6.15pm on Wednesdays.
   • We are starting this week.  This is an opportunity for youth to come and pray as a group for the needs of those in the ministry.
5. Our Volunteers are AWESOME!
   • Our ministry couldn’t exist without the help of a LOT of people.  Try to let a youth ministry volunteer know that you appreciate them this week!