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Cookout 2009!
Mpact Girls Ministries and Royal Rangers Boys Ministries joined together for an end-of-year cookout Wednesday evening, May 6, at the church. The evening started with an outdoor meal, at which around 160 people were fed. Most of the Mpact and Royal Rangers students were on hand, along with several of their family members. Burgers and hot dogs were grilled by Lt. Commanders Mike Erhart, Leon Sharp and Don Smith, with Adventure Ranger Ryan Davisson also helping. The side dishes were provided by the ladies of the church. Following the meal, an awards council was held in the church auditorium, in which all the group leaders presented the students with achievement awards for their work during the past year. At the end of the council, special recognition was given to all the adult leaders, and a special offering was taken to go towards something special for this group of men and women. Following the council, the groups were dismissed to go the church parking lot, where it was announced that the Royal Rangers had won the offering contest for the year. As a result, the boys got two minutes to shoot the girls with water guns.
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Royal Rangers Campout
On Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25, the Discovery Rangers and Adventure Rangers enjoyed a camp out at a private grounds near Logan. 16 boys attended the camp-out, with 6 men going as leaders. The boys were: Conner Boxler, Ian Chestnut, Dalyon Chiplaski, Kirk Coomes, Mark Coomes, Trey Ellis, Michael Fawcett, Conner Hill, Brock Means, Kylor Millar, Colton Morgan, Cordell Ratfliff, Tristen Ratliff, Julian Snyder, Justice Snyder and Eric Townsden. The leaders were Pastor Dave Pugh, Commander Steven Seems, Lt. Commander Mike Erhart, Lt. Commander Leon Sharp, as well as Kevin Morgan and Eric Babcock. The boys were responsible for setting up their own tents, which proved quite a challenge in the Kansas wind! Following camp set-up, each boy was responsible for a particular duty on the roster, including gathering firewood, digging a latrine, setting up a campfire, etc. The primary focus of the camp-out was to train boys in cooking over a campfire. Several of the boys had opportunity to help with this, as three meals were cooked and served during the camp out. Not all the time was spent training. Commander Seems and Lt. Commander Sharp led the boys in some active games, including Capture the Flag. A campfire service was held that night with Pastor Dave speaking on "No Compromise", and challenging the boys and leaders to let go of areas in their life that keep them from being sold out to God. Temperatures on Friday soared to close to 90 degrees, but as evening fell, a cold front blew in, and temperatures drastically dropped. By bed time, it was pretty chilly out, but the boys stayed warm in their sleeping bags and tents. On Saturday, it was difficult to leave the fire, as temperatures refused to budge out of the forties, with a strong wind blowing. Despite the unexpected cold weather, a good time was had by all.
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We had a great weekend with Jason Bowman March 14 and 15.
On Saturday, Jason met with the men of First Assembly at our monthly HonorBound meeting, at Michael Jennings' home. He spoke regarding the Kingdom of God -- what it looks like, and how to build it.
Then, that evening we sponsored a Community Potato Bar at the Huck Boyd Center, where Jason shared his story of deliverance from a life of addiction to drugs. On Sunday morning at church, he gave "Part 2" of his story -- what God has been doing in his life since he came to Christ 12 years ago, specifically the founding of the New Life Community Church in St. Louis.
Great Weekend with Jason Bowman
We had a great weekend with Jason Bowman March 14 and 15.
On Saturday, Jason met with the men of First Assembly at our monthly HonorBound meeting, at Michael Jennings' home. He spoke regarding the Kingdom of God -- what it looks like, and how to build it.
Then, that evening we sponsored a Community Potato Bar at the Huck Boyd Center, where Jason shared his story of deliverance from a life of addiction to drugs. On Sunday morning at church, he gave "Part 2" of his story -- what God has been doing in his life since he came to Christ 12 years ago, specifically the founding of the New Life Community Church in St. Louis.0