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KPC
YOUTH MINISTRY SUPPORTERS’
LINK October 2006 |
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Links
Mission Impossible 4
Synod
Adventure Race (August)
OUR MISSON is to TOUCH the lives of
unbelievers, to RECEIVE them into
God’s family, to TEACH them Jesus’
ways, to help them SERVE one another, so as to GLORIFY God
together, forever!
Dragon boating (March)
Synod sports day (June)
Leaders’ Retreat (June)
Youth Sunday (July)
Contacts
Ron’s graduation |
Dear Parents and Friends, I do not know how to
thank you enough for the encouragement (both in actions and in words) that
you have given to your youths and the Youth Ministry. Praise be to God, we are already seeing the “first fruits” of our
close collaboration. The Ministry has seen a
growth in the number of youth leaders from 17 in the beginning of this year
to 26 as of today. I see the willingness of more and more youths to step
forward to serve as a sign of their personal growth and their increasing
confidence in the Youth Ministry. Let us pray that in
2007, God will use this group of leaders to bring forth a spiritual revival
in the lives of all our youths and their non-Christian friends. There
are more exciting things which we would like to share with you: a) Perspectives:
Youths Once More b) Events
forecast: What’s up in November and December? c) Invitation:
Fellowship Lunch cum Prayer & Praise Meeting d) Pray
With Us: Interceding for our youths. Yours sincerely, Ps Kuo Yung |
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YOUTHS ONCE MORE I would like to share
an excerpt from the book “Preparing for Adolescence: How to Survive the Coming
Years of Change” by Dr James Dobson with you. I hope it will remind
us to never forget our (not so distant) youth days and to freely share the
experiences and lessons we have once learnt with our youngsters. |
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“Most people who have already made the journey through
adolescence recall the scary physical changes that were occurring during
those early years. We also remember our sexual anxieties and the guilt that
was associated with our strange new desires. We have not forgotten the
self-doubt and feelings of inferiority that seemed unbearable at times. And,
of course, we recall the emotional vulnerability to failure, to ridicule, to
embarrassment, to parental attitudes, and especially to any form of rejection
by members of the opposite sex. There’s no doubt about it: adolescence was a
turbulent voyage for most of us “old folks” (i.e. those over thirty!) From this perspective, it does seem strange that we
parents are so reluctant to share our youthful experiences with our own
children. Preteens [and teens] could profit from what we have learned because
we’ve been where they are going. Nevertheless, we typically keep our memories
to ourselves and permit our boys and girls to sail into the same troubled
waters with no preparation or orientation or warning. The result is often
disastrous. As I stated in a previous publication, “The primary reason
adolescence is so distressing is because youngsters do not fully understand
what is happening to them. Many of their fears and anxieties and
discouragements could be obviated by a simple instructional program.”… |
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Thank you for your
generous donations! We have raised more than $3,000 for our year-end outreach
programs. We trust God to supply our remaining target amount of about $2,000. |
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The Youth Ministry was
tasked to take charge of the monthly Prayer and Praise Meeting on 5th
November 2006, Sunday. We decided not to miss
this precious opportunity to share with you how we’ve been doing, to have a
lunch date with you, and to present our
prayers to God as a united body in Christ. So really, you must make time for this one, ok? Lunch shall start soon
after service at 12.30pm at the auditorium. (The youths are cooking – please,
no worries, the standards will be high.) |
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PRAY WITH US - Pray for God to grant
spiritual growth to our youths, their leaders, and their adult mentors too. - Pray for all families
with youths, especially for the parents! - Pray for those
friends whom we are inviting to church and to our year-end evangelistic
events. - Pray for God’s
anointing on the new youth committee for 2007. - Pray for youths who
are taking their ‘O’ and ‘A’ level examinations. |
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