We Made It!

Hey Everyone, the BBC Youth Missions team has officially moved into our new home for the week here in Gary, West Virginia! The trip started a little rocky with realizing that we had a nail stuck in one of our front tires before we even left the church parking lot, so we had to stop at a tire store in York in hopes of having it repaired. As it turned out, a repair was not possible, so we had to buy a new tire. Thankfully, the problem was identified before we got any further on the trip as any type of tire place open on a Sunday was nearly impossible to find outside PA.

The rest of the trip went great. We arrived at the School for Life at 7:00pm on Sunday evening. We settled in, ate dinner, and even had a chance to meet the family we will be working with all week in the town of Gary, WV. It turned out that the home we are working on is only a 5 minute walk from the facility we are sleeping in! The kids clicked with the little kids in the family right away and the family seemed so thankful for the work we have planned for this week. Our original plan was to paint a family's house and install 2 appliances in the same neighborhood, however, once we got to the home, some of the guys on the trip noticed that the steps leading to the front porch were almost unusable and that a family member needed a ramp in the back of the home. The materials were available at the School for life, so we were able to start 4 big projects: (1) paint the exterior of the home (2) install steps in the front of the house (3) build a ramp to the back porch (4) clean & mow the property.

So, we already had one day at the house and accomplished much more than we had originally planned. In my next post I will upload some pictures and give you some more details about the rest of our plans this week, which include more work at this same house, white-water rafting, and running a 1-day VBS. We hope everyone is doing great at home and we would definitely appreciate all of your prayers throughout the week.

We Still Need Stuff for Creation

We're just about ready to head out to Creation, but we are still looking for a few things before we can pack our bags:

(1) We need a trailer to put all of our luggage into. The church has one, but it is not yet registered under their name, so we can't legally use it.

(2) Just like last year, we are looking for BBC church goers to donate a lot of the food we will eat while we're at Creation in order to reduce the price of the trip. It would be really cool to give all of our Creation-goers a few dollars back at the end of the trip :)

If you're able to help with anything, please let me (Bill) know - bcliff_email@yahoo.com

Senior High Activity

On Saturday, May 17th, the senior high group will be going to Don & Norma Johnson's house for a BBQ, game night, and bonfire. It will last from 6:30 until 9:30pm. Bring $5 to cover food, snacks, and drinks. After we're done eating, we'll have a Nintendo Wii and Xbox set up for those of you who want to play video games. If anyone wants to enjoy the great outdoors, we'll have a Croquet game set up and mapbe we will have time for capture the flag...who knows? And then, once it gets dark, we'll have a bonfire! E-mail Bill with any questions.

Middle School Activity

On Friday, May 16th we will be going over to the Crane's house (family from BBC) for a BBQ and game night. Bring $5 to cover hot dogs, snacks, and drinks. After we're done eating, we'll play some combination of manhunt, capture the flag, wiffle ball, and any other game we think of...then, when it gets dark, we'll have another bonfire! The fun will start at 6:30pm and end at 9:00pm. Just e-mail Bill at bcliff_email@yahoo.com for directions and any questions you might have!

And the winner is...

Courtney Stangl wins the contest for our blog name, "The Awesome BBC Youth Blog"

Here is your digital trophy, just like I promised :) 

Creation 2008

Just like last year, the senior high group at BBC will be headed to Mt. Union, PA for the Creation music festival from July 25th - 28th. Anybody who went last year will tell you that we had a great time hanging out and listening to lots of great Christian music. Even if you don't like camping out, all of the fun stuff we get to do makes it worth your while (see one of the "top 10 reasons to go to Creation" t-shirts). Plus, I hear Kool-Aid Man is making another appearance...oh yeah! here is the link for creation  - http://www.creationfest.com/ne/

The Gospel Journey

The senior high youth group has been working through a video series called "Gospel Journey" that follows the lives of 7 teenagers who are hanging out in the Rocky Mountains and discussing the many spects of the good news of Jesus Christ. The interesting twist is that these teenagers come from many different religious backgrounds, so everyone is not just agreeing with each other. We are still just getting started, but I think this series will be a great time to sharpen our outreach skills for anyone who already is a Christian or present the gospel in a very clear way for anyone just chekcing Christianity out! If anyone is interested, we meet from 7:00pm - 8:45pm at our church in Parkesburg, PA. The exact church address is on the church's website: http//:www.brandywinebible.org

Keep the names coming...

So far, we have 3 suggested names for this blog. Check them out under the comment section...Good job so far! Let's see some more ideas. I'll keep the contest going until next Wednesday 4/16.

Bowling anyone???

Our next youth activity will be on Saturday April 19th at the Bowling Palace in Downingtown. If your interested in coming, meet at the bowling palace (not church) at 3:00pm and bring $16 for 2 hours of bowling, pizza, and drinks. After bowling, we're heading over to the Bergmaier's house for a bonfire and hanging out until 9:00pm. If you have to leave early, no problem. This would be a good activity to invite friends to!

Name this blog!

We definitely need a creative name for our youth minsitry blog. Let's make this a contest. The winner gets their name next to a trophy put up on this blog to be celebrated for their artistic genious! Who doesn't like getting a digital trophy??? I know I would. So, start naming!

Check it out...

Hey everyone, this blog was created to keep you updated on what's going on with the youth ministry here at Brandywine Bible Church. It'll include times when we meet, event details, and a place to discuss what we've been talking about at youth group. So, check back often and don't be shy about leaving comments!