"Everything's Bigger in Texas" Teen Activity

The "Everything's Bigger in Texas" activity had a "Hillbilly"/"Swamp Yankee" theme. Our hosts did an amazing job with the food and decorations. We began by assembling into groups and foraging through the surrounding town in search of "Bigger and Better" junk... The team with the large rolling shelf won the game. After that, we had a broken lawnmower race, followed by a SPAM carving contest.  The carvings ranged from a "pile of rocks" to a "Resurrection Scene." We had a large array of delicious food.  For the final part of the activity, Pastor Jake preached from I Samuel 15 and challenged the teens to align their hearts with God's desire for them to obey His commands. "To obey is better than sacrifice"

Illinois Teen Challenge Day 4

 The final night of Teen Challenge on our Missions Trip was great! New teens came, tug of war included Pastor Neal and Pastor Jake, and the water slide was a soapy mess! We praise the Lord for the number of teens that came out and heard the gospel. Pastor Neal preached a powerful message from God's Word.
We are excited to see what the Lord is doing in Faith Baptist Church in Harvard, Illinois. Please continue to pray for the teens that made decisions for Christ this week. Pray for Pastor and Laura Neal and their church congregation. Pray that God will continue to work in this ministry and grow it for His glory!

Illinois Teen Challenge Day 3

Day three of our Teen Challenge in Illinois brought many kids out as we played big ball volleyball and spoke tag. Pastor Neal brought forth God's Word and the Holy Spirit seemed to be working in hearts.