Awana Summit Weekend, Denver!

This is Art Rorheim, founder of Awana Clubs Intl. This man loves the Lord and knows how to have fun! I just spent four days with him and other friends at Awana Summit weekend in Denver, CO. This is a national competition where over 1,200 teens get together and test their acheivements in the area of scripture memory and athletics/teamwork. It is an extremely exciting weekend where friends reunite, life decisions are made, and God is glorified.

I was able to go with my good friend Dave Meyers, Director of Development at the New Tribes Missionary Training Center in Missouri. We spent the weekend representing New Tribes Mission and talking with teens and adults about tribal people who are still isolated from the reach of the gospel. See his take on the weekend at http://www.ntm.org/dave_meyers/3551

Over 200 people from around the nation (mostly high school seniors) recieved their Citation Award on Monday night (the highest achievement Awana offers for scripture memory and Bible Study). This is my good buddy Jordan Vert from Bellevue, ID.

This is my home team from Grace Baptist Church, Emmett, ID getting ready to compete in the basketball relay!

In addition to my team from Idaho, I met up with some really cool kids from other areas like Corey, Brianne, Julia, Meagan, Jameson...from Olympic Bible Fellowship, Sequim, WA. These guys have what it takes to be missionaries...a love for the Lord and desire to glorify Him with their lives. Who knows where He will send them as they continue to pursue Him day by day! (could be right here in the USA...could be overseas) For more about unreached people or tribal church planting, visit www.ntm.org. For info on short-term trip opportunities, see www.ntm.org/missiontrips

On Monday night, I went downtown Denver and ate Moroccan food with some new friends of mine from Evangelical Community Church, Jackson, TN. This is the dynamic of Summit weekend...great fellowship...connecting with quality people who love the Lord...and glorifying God by going deeper in our walk with Him. These young people will be the ones to take the gospel to the ends of the earth in the years to come!

Portland!

Here in Portland I was invited to share about missions in my friend Sarah's 5th grade class. Here Sarah Martin, and her husband David, are helping to demonstrate how tribal missionaries are overworked and need HELP!! Please be praying that God would raise up more missionaries to take the gospel to unreached people groups.

Seattle!!

My sister, Kelsea, and I got to hang out with some friends of mine from Ecola Bible School and New Tribes...Emma, Amy, Katie, and Marcus. We had an awesome time running around downtown Seattle on Friday, the 23rd.