Hello friends! Tonight was all city club, and It was awesome! There were over 400 students packed into the youth room at Salem Alliance Church. We sung lots of Christmas songs lead by Caitlin, Mat, Scott Wurgler on Drums, and our two new guy leaders Kyle Ponder (on electric guitar), and Mac Lamon (on bass). It was fun to have a whole band up there. Program was super funny, and the energy was incredible!!! It was a bit of a whirlwind, but everyone loved it! It was a great way to kick off the Christmas season.

-Have a Merry Christmas! J Haley J

Flashlight Night!!

HI EVERYONE!!!!!!! FLASHLIGHT CLUB was tonight and it was off the chain! The energy was unreal! A great way to wrap up the end of the year! All of the kids brought flashlights from home, well almost all of the kids, haha, some special individuals (John Marshall and Jon Upchurch) brought their version of a “flashlight” aka a 2million candlepower light and a woodshop work lamp including 100 feet of extension cord! Laughs for sure. We started the night out with the kids playing barnyard, sang songs at the top of our lungs, with classics such as the Backstreet Boys “I want it that way” and “500 Miles”. Caitlin and myself did our version of the dueling banjos with penlights shoved up our nostrils, and the kids spun around in circles until they fell over  . . . literally. Mat wrapped it up with a talk about what the Lord and his family has to offer, a life filled with love and hope!

Happy Holidays to All! Thank you for your support and prayers!

-Amanda :) 

I know what I'm thankful for!!

Happy Tuesday! Caitlin here again,

Monday night was a great night. We had a lot of energy and even some new faces. Reid started with a mixer “touch telephone” drawing pictures on our backs and passing it down. Amanda brought a hilarious “Headphone Karaoke” where contestants listened to a song on headphones and sang out loud. It was SO funny! Joe Miniti walked away with the win, while John Marshall gets an honorable mention for acting out he song theatrically. It’s always a proud moment for a sister to see my brother make a great fool of himself. Lily brought the message tonight, talking about the Christ’s resurrection and the hope it brings to us. For her first talk, she was remarkably calm! She handled the questions with ease and spoke so well. We were all really proud of her! As we all sit reflecting we were commenting on how tonight was one of the best nights we’ve had in a while. It flowed so smoothly, and even Limeberry was great.  It’s awesome to look around and see leaders hanging out one on one, or with table groups of students building relationships. That’s what it’s all about! It was an encouraging night all around, thank you so much for your prayers and support! And, thanks to the Patterson’s for a wonderful meal and funny conversation, and to the Butlers for constantly opening up their home so we can do this ministry! 

Hot Dogs, Balloons, and the Cross

Kristina here! Tonight at club, the energy was flowing! First, we started off with the mixer under the name of “The Balloon Rompin-Stomp Challenge!” It was awesome!!!! Each student tied a balloon to their ankle and proceeded in attempting to pop the balloon of the other students’ to be the last one standing. Jamie Dikih won with ease. Afterwards, we continued with the schedule of a game called “A Heart of Stone and a Hotdog.” Basically, two pairs of students slapped a hotdog across the other’s face in attempts to make them laugh first. It was pretty funny to say the least. Raffle, the Beatle’s classic “Hey Jude,” and a plethora of giggles: tonight’s club was light-hearted and silly. All that to say, the mood swiftly changed in the juxtaposition of Reid’s talk on, you guessed it, the Crucifixion. He began with a music video by Tenth Avenue North, titled “You are More.” It was powerful. He continued in explaining what sin was and how despite our inability to hit the mark of perfection, Christ came to earth to take the blame by dying on the cross. I think that it really set the mood for serious reflection. Reid then answered questions, and we wrapped up the time by heading over to LimeBerry to eat fro yo and have a stinking good time in a game of hacky sack! Oo Oooo! 
     Special Thanks to Colliers for a phenomenal dinner of grilled cheese and homemade chicken soup!! And to the Butlers as always for their incredible support of us week after week!! 

HALLOWEEN!!!

TONIGHT, WE HAD A HALLOWEEN PARTY, AND THAT'S ALL WE DID! IT WAS WONDERFUL! THANKS TO THE BUTLERS FOR LETTING US TURN THEIR HOME INTO A HALLOWEEN PARADISE!!!! 

Do You Wanna Get Well?

Club tonight was rocking! We kicked it off with a sweet mixer that led to lots of laughter. For the first time, we had two of our students lead the songs (shout- out to Macklin Kelly and Hannah Herrera) and the kids loved it! The game was a spoof on the leaders (John, Reid, Haley and Tina) . . . they were told they had to act out things like “You just won the Tour De France” or “Someone is chasing you with a chain-saw” and the kids were told they had just taking the biggest poop of their life. The laughter was INSANE. I (this is Amanda) gave the talk tonight and the Lord definitely showed up. I spoke about the Invalid at the Whirlpool (John 5) and asked the kids the simple question “Do you want to get well?” and discussed how easy it was to say “Yes” to Jesus and “”Yes” to a better life with Jesus.

A special THANK YOU to Megan, Joel and lil Anders Webb for the delicious taco soup and hosting our team for dinner! And as always the Butlers for hosting Young Life! 

Blessings!  -the Sprague YL team