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I just wanted to let you know that you can join Teens for Orphans on facebook!

(I think last time Luke told me, we had like 115 followers) (way to go, TfO!)

So, TfO has a major nationwide fundriaser coming up in April, and we need all the help we can get! A box just arrived at my house full of 5,000 TfO fundriasing cards. (no kiddin'; it's a lot).

And right now we need people who will be willing to help:
1. Pass out cards/posters/etc.
2. Get people excited about this fundraiser.
(and more)

If you would be interested in recieving some sweet promo materials, please contact us at:
teens4orphans@gmail.com

1. Jesus was pretty cool. He probably wore Aviators.

2. He had a good-sense of humor. (unlike the movies)

3. He was middle-eastern. Not American. (i think this fact is hilarious) 

4. He didn't wear white all the time. (again, unlike the movies)

5. He probably got into a few fights in school to protect all the pretty girls. 

Kind'a interesting, huh? I'm open to debate any of these if you don't agree with them! In fact, I might even be wrong, because I can't say exactly what Jesus was like.

So last night was the second night of "the Truth project" for the youth at our church, and it was pretty good. Have you ever done it? It's actually a video series that we are going through, and so far, it's been great!

Last night the guy talked about "the cube": a popular worldview. Here's the difference between a Christian worldview, and a secular worldview:

The secular person says that everything is inside the cube, and that nothing exsists outside of the cube.

The Christian says that God exsists outside of the cube, and interacts within the cube.

(btw. This is just a super-simple version of what we learned last night).

You know, Christianity is different from any other religion for many reasons, but one reason that stands out to me is the fact that Christianity doesn't necessarily require much from us. Seriously, muslims have to pray five times a day, go to mecca once in their life time, etc. A whole list of things just to be a muslim.

Last night was night 6 of Perspectives and like always I was encouraged and pumped! But what really made an impression on me was the speaker.

He was 70! woah.

He's been serving God in missions for years and years, and he still hasn't lost his passion... he's still going strong!

Here's what he said to wrap up his message:

So... TfO is starting to make "teams" in different states to do local fundraisers, and also our support our nation-wide fundraisers. And currently we are trying to find mature, responsible, teenagers to be our Sate Coordinators.

Although... We don't know people from every state.

So, if you are interested in helping BIG TIME (im dead serious, this is a lot of work) then contact our team at teens4orphans@gmail.com and please include a letter of introduction and your location.

But we don't just elect anybody, you must go through a three step process first to become a TfO State Coordinator. But if you would like to start on the process, shoot us an email.

God bless!

So, a while back Nathan and I were doing some stuff on the computer for TfO. (lately, I've been doing that a lot) And when someone came by to see what we were doing, Nathan said "we're doing official Jesus business".

And I was like "woah". That's awesome... "Jesus business".

So now for the question that will pierce through you heart.

Have you been doing any "Jesus Business" lately? Are you spending your time building up treasures in heaven? Or are you buildig your little made-o-mud hut here on the Earth?

We answer that question by asking ourselves another question... What are we spending our time on?

Before TfO, I know I wasn't spend much of my time doing "Jesus Business."

Okay, one more question. I know, I'm boring you to death; this post is dull.

Want to get involved with TfO?

Congrats, you've come to the right place.

Shoot me an email.

  

So, for the past few days, i've been creating Teens for Orphans "business" cards and running them by the "board". And I think we've finally got the finished product, here it is!

It looks lovely, huh? What are you for? Yep, as of right now, that's our slogan! What do you think? This week I am going to try and order 5,000 of them, so you had better like 'em! 

hola amigos!

Hey, my pastor (Dave Hastings) just started a really cool blog, and I'd like you all to check it out!

He's a really great guy, and I'm so blessed to have him as my pastor and leader. If you go to his blog, I promise you will be edified. I just was 2 minutes ago about his post on "the satisfaction of the soul". He talked about how we can "lift up our souls" to things like... egg rolls. Yeah... I know...

Ever had a really cool blessing in your life? Well, the Hastings have been a "really cool blessing" in my life! All of them... and there's like eight of them! Pastor Dave blesses me every Sunday! Nathan and Luke Hastings were the ones who practically dragged us to Teenpact. And they are also a big part of TfO and an encouragement to me. Mrs. Sandy is always a really nice lady, and always willing to sacrifice a bit. Seth is a nut. (kind'a like yours truly). Andrew's always ready to have fun with you. Sara is a sweet girl. And Steven cracks me up!

So drop by and shoot him a comment at:
http://davehastings.wordpress.com/

Oh, and be sure to tell him that he should change the name of his blog to "the Dave Cave". We had a talk about it last night, I told him he should name it "the Dave Cave". It's kind'a catchy, you know.

God bless the Hastings!

And be sure to give me a comment... AFTER you've gone to his blog.

so i've got a question: where are all the guy-bloggers? i should've addressed this issue before! out of the followers on my front page, there's only 1 guy! (thanks mr king) and 19 girls!

Woah, hey now!?

how'd that happen? I don't know. But as I look at everyone else's followers, the girls outnumber the guys by a lot too. so what is this? is blogger like a "girls-only guys-gotta-keep-out kind'a thing?"

so i repeat, where's all the guys?... all the guys... all the guys...

did anyone hear that echo? that was scary. im getting the chills.

Last night was our forth night at Perspectives, and It was terrific!

I learned a whole lot last night, but I'm only going to share with you a little bit so that you'll keep coming back to my blog. :)

So here's the question:
Why was Jesus' coming so rad to the Jews?

First, don't click the x in the top right hand corner, Second, let's look at a passage.

And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon." But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying out after us." He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me." And he answered, "It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs." She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table." Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your faith!Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantly.

I guess if you're reading it means that you didn't click the x at the top right hand corner, that's great!

So, here's why Jesus' coming was so rad...

Because Jesus was rad! Whahoo, wasn't that deep!? Okay, not really.

Jesus did some pretty rad things if you can remember, so that's why his coming was so rad.

So here was the mindset of Jews (btw. this is important). They thought of the Gentiles as "filthy, pork-eatin', good-for-nothin', dogs". Jesus' mindset was that the gospel was for them (the pork-eating dogs), and not just the Jews!

And guys, the Jews failed! Israel failed big time! They (in football laguage) actually fumbled! As you can see in the passage right up there ^ the discilples didn't want to have anything to do with the Gentiles. What did they say to the Canninite woman? "Send her away." Whoa, hey now! Is that what we are called to do for the unsaved? Send them away? I don't think so. Jesus says (somethin' like this), "I came for Israel; should I take the scraps from the children and give them to the dogs?" And the woman responds, "Even the dogs will eat the scraps."

Woah, she got it right! God's grace is for all the nations not just for the Jews! The Jews had messed it all up! (stincks for them) So when Jesus came and started the church he did it to continue the work that Israel had failed in! The "church" was made to carry-on the work! God decided to no longer use Israel, but to create a people for him, known my the popular name of: Christians.

So here's my question: How are you doing?

God bless you in your pursuit.

wow, that last question was like ma-JOR you know? kind'a took the wind outta you, huh? I put all four words together by myself. :) Very deep, you know. You've got to be a deep theologian to come up with that one.