the road trip::tales of ambassadizing the nation

Community Grace of Warsaw is in the midst of planning their 2^nd annual Jr. and Sr. high Buffalo Bowl. The Buffalo Bowl is a 5 on 5 flag football tournament for students in the area. The Buffalo Bowl is on Oct. 17^th. Registration opens at 9am at Community Grace in Warsaw. If you are in the area then make a team of five and come on out to the Buffalo Bowl!

One of the goals is to get as many kids to come out as possible, so we can present the Gospel and pray that God moves in the hearts of these teens! The second goal is to have the student leaders at Community Grace to take on new leadership roles, plan and run this event. These are the two key components of why we are doing this outreach event!

I am excited to be part of this process. Our church has OB alum from this summer who are planning, leading, praying, and inviting friends to this event in the hopes of God doing something big. It is such huge blessings to watch students desire to not only come to this event, but desire to lead it. We have asked each student to go where they feel God has gifted them in. We have one girl who has the gift of administration and she is making sure everything is happening and keeping us organized.

It is awesome when students get it but it is even more exciting to me when adults get it. The adults at Community Grace know it’s not about us. We can plan and lead an event, but it is about equipping and empowering the students to do it. Tim Clothier, youth pastor at Community Grace, is very much aware of this. It was his desire to have students serve in the areas that God has gifted them in. The adults are coming alongside these students to love and encourage them, but it is the students who are leading the charge!

I am excited to see what God is going to do through the Buffalo Bowl on Oct. 17^th. I hope that I can blog that many people came to a saving faith in Jesus that day. However God uses this church and these people that day I know I will be able to say that students understood ministry and leadership!