Elvaton Youth Blog

Permission slip for Corn Maze

2008-10-02T10:54:00.001-04:00

Parents and Youth,
If you could just cut and paste this into a document and bring it with you that would be awsome.

______________________________________________________________________
Corn Maze Trip
October 4, 2008

Who: Elvaton Youth Group
Where: Cherry Crest Farm in Lancaster County, PA

I give permission for my son/daughter, __________________________________________, to
(Student’s Name)
participate in the Corn Maze field trip on October 4, 2008 which I understand may require them to ride in a privately owned vehicle.

I also give permission for any adult leader of Elvaton Church or their representative to seek medical attention for the above named student in case of an emergency.

I further agree to release and hold harmless Elvaton Baptist Church, its officers, and/or any EBC adult responsible for child care, paid or volunteer, from all liability for negligence while acting in good faith.

_____________________________________
(Parent’s Signature)

_____________________________________
(date)

NO YOUTH GROUP NEXT WEEK 7/2

2008-06-25T11:24:00.002-04:00

Since a lot of us will be on the mission trip next week, we won't have youth group on Wednesday July 2.

Doughboy's Obituary

2008-05-06T11:03:00.000-04:00

The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.

Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch. The gravesite was piled high with flours.

Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times, he still was a crusty old man and was considered a positive roll model for millions.

Doughboy is survived by his wife Play Dough, three children: John Dough, Jane Dough and Dosey Dough, plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart.

The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.

No Youth Group This Week

2008-05-05T14:55:00.001-04:00

Hey all,

There will not be youth group this week... sorry... The Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades are having their end of the year play and there will be tons of people here for it... we'll have fun next week... I promise!

Praise God for Safety

2008-04-27T19:17:00.004-04:00

We have much to be thankful especially for the way God's hand was upon Nikki, Brandon's Brigade's schools worker.

Yesterday, Saturday, Nikki was involved in a terrible car accident. As she was travelling down one of our high speed roads Her car hit the curb and guard rail and flipped her car on to its roof. As the roof crushed the windshield exploded throwing glass into Nikki's face. She skidded on the roof into the oncoming lane and was hit by another car.

The fire brigade arrived on the scene equipped to cut the occupants from the car. When they look inside they could not see anyone. Nikki had already climbed out of the window and was standing next to the car belonging to the people who hit her after her car flipped. The people said they had just arrived from Canada and were driving slow getting used to the roads. When they hit her car the impact was barely noticed.

We praise God for the way he protected Nikki. It seems like whenever we step out in Faith to serve God as Nikki is Satan comes after us to discourage or try to prevent us from being used by God.

Although the crash was so terrible there were no cuts or marks on Nikki's face where she was pelted by the broken glass. The only injuries she sustained were a few scrapes on her hand and a little soreness today. Our God is Mighty and we thank and praise Him for protecting Nikki.

Nikki's car is the one laying on its roof.

Please Join me in thanking God for His hand of protection.

Pastor Bob

TRY THIS!

2008-04-08T08:05:00.002-04:00

Read this first, then click on the picture below.

If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, you will only see one color, pink. If you stare at the black + in the center, the moving dot turns to green. Now, concentrate on the black + in the center of the picture. After a short period of time, all the pink dots will slowly disappear, and you will only see a green dot rotating if you're lucky! It's amazing how our brain works. There really is no green dot, and the pink ones really don't disappear. This should be proof enough, we don't always see what we think we see.

Hero Video!

2008-03-26T01:02:00.002-04:00

Here's a sneak peak! We'll show it on the big screen at Youth Group tonight! Bring your parents!

2008-03-25T11:40:00.002-04:00

If you have been at youth group lately, you've heard us asking for prayer for the Lawrenson family. Please continue to pray for them. Last night, their story made it onto the nightly news in Raleigh, NC and even to the front page of the local paper! Click below to see the video and to read the newspaper article.

News Story Video

Newspaper article

Their blog

2008-03-19T21:38:00.001-04:00

prayer requests part1

2008-03-19T21:35:00.000-04:00

prayer requests part2

2008-03-19T21:32:00.000-04:00

prayer requests part3

Prayer Requests part 1

2008-03-12T20:56:00.002-04:00

Prayer Requests part 2

2008-03-12T20:35:00.002-04:00

Prayer Requests part 3

2008-03-12T20:34:00.002-04:00

Awkward Spray

2008-03-12T19:06:00.003-04:00

Brazilian RoofBall

2008-03-12T17:55:00.001-04:00

WHOA! So cool!

VIDEO!!!!

2008-03-05T21:24:00.003-05:00

Meet Pete

2008-02-28T11:34:00.001-05:00

Prayer Requests 2/27/08

2008-02-27T23:57:00.002-05:00

Andy's dad
Christie
Nick's Sister's
JT's cousin's hand
Lawrinson's (Trisha, Nate, and Gwynyth)
Leino's
William moving
Kayla's Aunt
Mary's foot
Johs's family
Brandi's game
Prettyman and Rollyson families
Everyone's grades

2008-02-26T15:53:00.000-05:00

have guitar stand... will give the beat down

Tubing Trip Announcement

2008-02-22T10:23:00.001-05:00

Sorry guys...due to the icy, snowy weather...we're not going tubing tonight.

You may say, "Hold on...don't you need snow and ice to tube?"

Yeah, but not here in AA County! Sorry!

GO...PRAY...SHARE

2008-02-22T10:21:00.001-05:00

GO... www.cfhusband.blogspot.com
Pray... for the family
Share... the story with others who will pray too!

Encouragement

2008-02-21T19:14:00.002-05:00

So I thought that I would post something for a little bit of encouragement. As many people have been affected with death in the last few weeks, both in the church family, and with friends. Mr. Pat gave out a list of bible verses that he got from a nurse at the hospital from when Mrs. Laine was in the hospital. I thought that some of them were really cool. And I am going to try to put up a verse or two a week. This first verse comes from Jude 1:21. It says "Keeps yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life." So God has a plan for all of you and he is just waiting to pull you up into heaven to live with him for eternity. In Jeremiah 29:11 it says "For I know the plans I have for you" declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." God knows exactly what will happen to you in your lifetime, however he uses you for other people. Mr. Pat also gave us a short poem called Come With Me.
God saw she was getting tired,
and a cure was not to be;
So he put His arms around her, and
whispered, "Come with me."
With tearful eyes we watched her
suffer, and saw her fade away;
Although we loved her dearly, we could
not make her stay.
A golden heart stopped beating, hard
working hands to rest;
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He only takes the best!

So just a little bit of encouragement for all of you out there that have lost someone you carried deeply for, remember they are with God and one day you will see them again.

Love always,
Heather a

Baby Prank

2008-02-21T11:04:00.001-05:00

Ben said we hadn't posted anything in awhile... so here you go! Enjoy!

Prayer Request from Wales

2008-01-31T12:18:00.001-05:00

The following is from Pastor Bob in Wales
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Dear Prayer Partners,
Following young Brandon's death and funeral service my heart has been heavy as to the meaning of this young boy's life and death. He was born to parents who were addicted to drugs and fed him drugs as well. The first two years of his life were a living hell. He was abused and neglected by his natural parents to the point where social services had to take him from them. He was put into foster care with David and Janet James who also legally adopted him. They loved him so much and did everything to try and make his life better, and it was.

However, as most of you know, David and Janet are atheists. There was no way for Brandon to ever here about Jesus at home. This is the case with most of the children in Wales. Brandon came to love God through myself and other Christian ministers being allowed to teach about God in the local schools. When Brandon became ill he asked to see Pastor Bob. God placed me in that school and then in Brandon's life to share His love with Brandon. Because of God's love Brandon is now with Him for eternity.

The reason I said all of that is to ask you to join me and others in prayer. I met with a group that God started in another valley about 40 miles from here. They have a rather extensive network of young people from all over the world who have joined together to work in the schools of that valley. They use sports and music to reach the children. They assist the teachers, work in the play grounds and build solid relationships with children and teachers alike.

Unlike the USA, the Christian message is still allowed to be taught in our schools in Wales. The generation between 15 and 45 have been almost completely lost and without God in these valleys. The culture and the mindset of the adults is totally against God. The only group that is still reachable are the children.
This is a God sized task. This is not something that I can do alone. Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God." Mk 10:27

I would ask if you would please pray with me in this matter. Ask your friends and prayer partners to join with you and pass the request on to others they know. I feel so strongly about this. I have no doubt that this is from God. Please pray that God will provide the workers to go full time into the schools with the gospel message. Pray that God will provide the training for these workers. Pray that God may show you your part in this. Pray that God will raise up young athletes to inspire the children for God.

If you are willing to join me in prayer for "Brandon's Brigade" please email me so I can be sure to keep you updated. Only God knows how long the schools will be open for this type of ministry.

In Christ's love and service,
Bob
revbuchanan@btinternet.com

Prayer requests 1/27 Nave's dad's

2008-01-27T19:14:00.001-05:00

Prayer requests 1/27

Nave's dad's surgery and grandma's arm
Deana's grandmother
Ms. lainey
Robert's friend's mom
Lucas

2008-01-20T09:26:00.001-05:00

Prayer requests 1/16 Brandon's Family courtney sara and nicole's family Taylor's neighbor's grandmother Nate's grandma Alexia and family mrs. laine Andy's dad and family Josh's aunt

Redneck Power Windows

2008-01-18T11:13:00.000-05:00

Brandon's family still needs prayer!

2008-01-16T06:36:00.001-05:00

As you all know Brandon James went to be with the Lord on Sunday. This morning his mother's mother (his grandmother) was taken into hospital with a stroke and a heart attack. Brandon's mom, Janet, is staying in hospital with her mom and will not leave. If her mother dies at this point God only knows what Janet will do.

Please pray!!!!

Thank you,

Bob

Brandon and Mrs. Joanne

2008-01-14T17:30:00.000-05:00

Thank you all for your prayers. Brandon went to be with his Lord just before 7.00 this morning. Please keep his parents, David and Janet, in your prayers and pray for me that God will give me His message for the funeral. It will be the most difficult funeral I have ever had to do.

I need desperately to share the gospel with the people and his family. I need to do it in a way that will be comforting for them and also to give them a chance for hope in their future.

As I was with the family moments after he died there was great sorrow but there was also anger with God.

Please pray over the next few days that I will be able to minister to the family in a way that God will be able to draw them to Him.

Thank you again for your prayers.

In Christ,

Bob

Hello again,

Thank you again for your prayers. I have one more request for you.

When I returned from being with Brandon's family this morning, Joanne (my wife) was on the phone with her brother. Her dad was taken into hospital and he has been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. The scan revealed several cancerous lesions throughout his brain. Please keep Joanne, her brother, Wayne and her dad in your prays.

Thank you for your love, concern and prayer.

Bob

Retreats!

2008-01-07T10:45:00.000-05:00

I hope you all had an AWESOME Christmas and New Years! We got a bunch of good stuff coming up including our annual spaghetti dinner, a snow tubing trip, and the Uncharted Conference in Baltimore! In fact, that's what I want to talk about right now...

Uncharted is going to be an awesome weekend in Baltimore! We'll be staying at the Sheraton at the inner harbor and then heading to Digital Harbor High School for the conference. Of course we won't be staying the whole time there because we'll be doing some service/mission work in the city as well. The cost is still being determined, but will probably be between $150 and $200 for the conference, hotel and food.

The second thing I want to talk about is our summer mission trip. This summer we will be going to Philadelphia, PA for MFuge. The dates are June 30 - July 5. The cost is $341 per person. More details on this will follow.

Why am I telling you all this at once? Well, I need to know if you're going! The deadlines for both of these is January 30. Talk to your parents and let me know as soon as possible whether you are going to one or both of these trips! We will have a parents meeting on January 16th so that your parents can get all the info they need!

Prayer Update on Brandon - Wales

2007-12-03T11:18:00.000-05:00

Good morning all,

I just returned from visiting Brandon and want to give you an update. He and his family just returned from DisneyLand, Paris. The Joshua Foundation paid for the family trip due to Brandon's condition.

The Friday before they left his mom and dad and Brandon had to spend the weekend in hospital. Brandon now has a feeding tube and his parents needed to know how to feed him before they went away. The reason Brandon has this tube is because whenever he drank liquids his brain could no longer react fast enough to tell his throat to open. Because of that the liquids were going into his lungs.

Although the personnel in DisneyLand gave him the royal treatment in everything, he was still unable to eat those foods that the others were eating. This caused him much distress. Aside from that he had a great time.

Please cry out to the Lord for this young boy. The other day he spoke to his mom and said "I'm not going to get better am I?" It will take a miracle from God to change that statement. Our God is still in the miracle business. God is able. Pray for Brandon, please.

Pastor Bob

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The 1 Minute Painting

2007-11-26T17:05:00.001-05:00

2007-11-12T15:40:00.001-05:00

Why does it rain every time i come to ocean city?

New blog feature!

2007-11-11T14:01:00.001-05:00

Bored? There's a new feature on the blog! On the right side under Adam's phone number, look for the section titled "Web Clips." I'll put interesting factoids that I find on the web here! Check 'em out!

Prayer Requests 11/11/07

2007-11-11T13:57:00.000-05:00

Here are the giants we are dealing with this week. Don't forget to pray for each other!

Family
School
Bullies
Deaths of loved ones
Debt
Children

"Lift your eyes, giant slayer. The God who made a miracle out of David stands ready to make one out of you!"

MANHUNT This Wednesday!

2007-11-10T14:01:00.000-05:00

That's right! The return of MANHUNT comes to Elvaton this Wednesday night. If you're new to youth grup this year, or haven't experienced MANHUNT in the past, here's what you need to do:

Wear warm and DARK clothes. If you want, you can even paint your face and hands black.
Bring a flashlight for when you are out looking for people.
Get ready for a TON of fun!

MANHUNT is one of our most fun nights of the year! Bring a friend to youth group with you... the more people we have playing, the better!

OH! And don't forget to BE ON TIME! We'll get started a little earlier than usual this week.

MOVIE NIGHT!

2007-11-05T09:39:00.000-05:00

Guess what?! We have our projector back! We're going to celebrate this week by having a movie night for youth group. Come prepared to get comfy on the floor or couch and watch....

Oops cake

2007-11-01T10:33:00.000-04:00

Okay so this is how I imagine this conversation went:
Walmart Employee: "Hello 'dis Walmarts, how can I help you?"
Customer: " I would like to order a cake for a going away party this week."
Walmart Employee: "What you want on the cake?"
Customer: "Best Wishes Suzanne" and underneath that "We will miss you".
Walmart Employee:

Is it REALLY ONLY Monday???

2007-10-29T13:57:00.000-04:00

Is it really only Monday??? It sure feels like Friday...

October 31 Youth Group

2007-10-24T15:44:00.000-04:00

A lot of you have been asking what the deal is for youth group next week since it's halloween and all. Here's the deal. We will be going to Severn Christian Church for youth group next week. They have a cool event every year and it will be a lot of fun. Hay rides, candy, games, candy, candy, other fun stuff, and then more candy. Get the idea?

We will meet at Dianne Brown's (Taylor's mom's) house at 6:30pm and we will be back there by 8:30. Click here for a map if you don't know how to get there. We will carpool over and back. In case your parents want to know where the church is, click here for a map of the church.

Finally, if you weren't in youth group on Wednesday, click here for the note that was sent home.

LIGER!

2007-10-22T10:58:00.000-04:00

On a typical day he will devour 200 lb. of meat, usually beef or chicken, and is capable of eating 100 lb. at a single setting. At just three years old, Hercules already weighs half a ton.

He is the unintentional result of two enormous big cats living close together at the Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species, in Miami , Florida , and already dwarfs both his parents. "Ligers are not something we planned on having," said institute owner Dr. Bhagavan Antle. "We have lions and tigers living together in large enclosures and at first we had no idea how well one of the lion boys was getting along with a tiger girl, then lo and behold we had a liger." These two cats don't normally have the opportunity to breed in the wild, as most lions live in Africa and most tigers in Asia .

He is a 50mph runner... Not only that, but he likes to swim, a feat unheard of among water-fearing lions. In the wild it is virtually impossible for lions and tigers to mate. Not only are they enemies likely to kill one another ... But incredible though he is, Hercules is not unique. Ligers have been bred in captivity, deliberately and accidentally, since shortly before World War II

Today there are believed to be a handful of ligers around the world and a similar number of tigons, the product of a tiger father and lion mother. Tigons are smaller than ligers and take on more physical characteristics of the tiger.

Look at the size of the head on this thing..

ABA YAG YIC DAY!

2007-10-21T09:03:00.001-04:00

We had an awesome time on Saturday prayerwalking in Curtis Bay, praying for different communities and ministries, and meeting some of the residents by conducting a needs survey! We prayed with many people and were encouraged by their openness to Christ and finding a church!

We'll have another one of these in April! Hope you can join us!

Painted Pumpkins!

2007-10-16T15:35:00.000-04:00

Check out these cool looking pumpkins! Have you ever tried to paint or draw on a pumpkin before? Think you could do better than this? You might have a chance to prove yourself sooner than you think...

KITTY!

2007-10-14T21:55:00.001-04:00

CHEESE!

2007-10-14T19:28:00.000-04:00

I'm excited... Can you tell? Make sure you're at youth group this wednesday night! We will have a special guest with us... Not telling you who it is though... Come and find out for yourself!

Can you read this?

2007-10-12T00:13:00.000-04:00

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

Prayer Requests 10/10/07

2007-10-10T21:13:00.000-04:00

Here are prayer requests from tonight.

Brandon in Wales
Nick's cat
William's mom and Grandma
Nate - the staph infection at his school
Lauren - Her pastor's brother is in the hospital in critical condition
Lauren - For her youth leader's family
Courtney - The fall carnival
Andy - Friend Sean is in ICU for 3 weeks
Ryan - Brother's collarbone is broken
Tyler's dog
Laurian's family
James's uncle going into the military
Mary's car is fixed!

Some Prayers Answered about Brandon...

2007-10-08T12:24:00.000-04:00

Here's the newest email from Pastor Bob...He's coming to the USA tomorrow, so pray for travel.

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Good morning,

Just a quick update before we leave for the USA. Last night was such a blessed night. Brandon along with sever others were baptised. I included two pictures of Brandon, one shows Brandon and his Mom and Dad. This was the largest baptism service since we've been here. God is so Good!

Brandon will be picking up his new electric wheel chair on Wednesday. His grandfather aske me if it was ok for him to start coming to church on Sunday. Yes!

The other seven who were baptised ranged from a man who lived on the street and did drugs to a woman who has been in church most of her life and just placed her faith in Jesus. The other 5 fit in between those 2.

Thank you all for your prayers. Please continue to pray for Brandon and his family.

May the Lord bless you,
Bob

YAG YIC DAY!

2007-10-03T16:55:00.000-04:00

We're going to be participating in a missions day in Curtis Bay on Saturday October 20. We'll be doing prayer-walking, flyer distribution, and servant evangelism! Get more details from Adam!

Get the Flyer!

Prayer Works!

2007-10-03T16:13:00.000-04:00

Thank you all so much for continuing to pray for Brandon in Wales! Here is the latest... don't skip it cuz it's great news!

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Hi,
Just a quick note on what God is doing through your prayers.

1. His electric wheel chair. His parents needed $3,500 to purchase the chair. They had collected just over 1,400. I pprayed that somehow through our small congregation God would provide the balance ot the money needed. This would have to be of God as our church members have barely enough to live on. Today I delivered the money that was received in an offering during a concert in our church. $2,084. Brandon will have his chair on wednesday. Praise God!!

2. I prayed that his parents would allow him to be baptized. Remember his parents are atheists. Brandon is the only one in his family that believes in God. Brandon will be baptized this Sunday. But wait. His Dad will be in the water with me as I baptize his son. That's not all. His whole family will be in church that night and hear the gospel, approx. 30 of them. Praise God again and again!

My prayer is that the family will see a miracle on Sunday. God is able. The bible states that the purpose of miracles is to authentic God's message and His love.

I don't know what God will do in this but He has been doing amazing things throughout the short time we have been praying for Brandon.

Will Brandon's eye straighten while he's in the waters?
Will Brandon walk out of the water? Something he is unable to do because f the tumor.
Will God melt that tumor?
Will his Dad accept Jesus and be baptized while he's in the water with Brandon?

Only God knows.
Only God is able.

Our part is to pray. Thank you all for your prayers.

Love in the Mighty Name of Jesus!
Pastor Bob

Weekend, What Weekend?

2007-09-27T21:00:00.000-04:00

I've discovered something. When you grow up there are a lot of things you give up. Here's a list that should help you appreciate being a kid and all:

...weekends become all about doing things you didn't get done during the week

...summer is lost when you have to work EVERY DAY...YUCK!

...all nighter's... forget it... you're tired for days

...you really are ready for bed early!

...irresponsibility...

That's only a few...

DON'T GROW UP!!!!

Another Brandon Update

2007-09-27T20:52:00.001-04:00

Keep praying for Brandon in Wales! The latest update from Pastor Bob is below!

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Hi,

I had a real nice visit with Brandon today. His parents agreed to bring him to a Baptism service on Oct. 6th and possibly Sunday School. Brandon requested both of these and right now the parents are trying to do everything he wants.

I spoke with his Dad yesterday and hid Mom and Dad today. I can sense a slight softening in their hearts towards God.

Keep Praying.

Bob

2007-09-27T11:38:00.000-04:00

I broke my clock!

Moral of the story...

2007-09-26T10:46:00.000-04:00

So, in October of last year when I started this new job, we decided to get me a more reliable car. Well, it's a year later and 27,000 miles has been added to the cars mileage (yeah, I know that's a lot.) Now, there's so many problems with it that we don't know what to do. =0( Please pray for a good result! I know that all of you prayer warriors are gonna help this get solved!

Thanks!!!

Update on Brandon!

2007-09-25T14:27:00.000-04:00

Please keep praying for Brandon... see the e-mail from Pastor Bob in Wales below...

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Good Morning All,

Just a short note about Brandon. He is going through his Chemo and radiation now. Last week he was very sick because of it. However, he is better this week. I was with his Dad today. We were setting up a bank account for the funds that have been raised to purchase an electric wheel chair for him and hopefully we will be able to raise enough to send him to Disney Land in Paris also.

The people here are very generous. We will be having a concert in our church on the 1st of October to help raise funds also.

His Dad, David, and I spoke about his funeral arrangements. As I said in my prayer requst, Brandon's mom and Dad are atheists and want nothing to do with God. As we spoke about the funeral Dave (his Dad) said he would like to have it at our church but he wanted a humanist funeral. I told him that I would only do a Christian funeral. This opened the door to start to talk about Jesus. He was still very cold but in the course of the conversation, he said, in a very humble way, that he knew people around the world were praying for Brandon and if God healed him he waould have to rethink his position about God.

I will be with Brandon on Thursday. Prayerfully he will be strong enough to meet with me.

Please continue to pray for Brandon and the family.

Trusting in Christ,
Bob

Laughing Baby

2007-09-25T13:22:00.001-04:00

You gotta have sound for this one... it's hilarious!

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!

2007-09-24T10:30:00.000-04:00

Don't forget to vote for your favorite gum sculpture before Wednesday!
If you want to vote for #6, you have to email me or comment somewhere and let me know...

Click here to see the pictures!

Voting issues

2007-09-20T10:40:00.000-04:00

I had to reset the voting, so if you voted before, vote again because the system messed up.

The voting thing will only let me put five choices on, so here's what we're going to do. If you want to vote for gum sculpture #6, leave a comment somewhere telling me so, or shoot me an email letting me know.

Blog updates!

2007-09-19T22:22:00.000-04:00

Just a quick note to let you know that there are now a new feature to the blog. Along with Adam's email address and the poll on the right hand side of the page, you will also find links to flyers and permission slips (corn maze, movie night, website picture permission form) if you have missed them or lost them. Check it out!

Prayer Requests 9/19

2007-09-19T22:18:00.000-04:00

Here are the prayer requests from last night's youth group!

Ryan's Leg (not broken!)
Courtney and Brandi's softball team
Miss Dianne's hand and chest
Damien and Patrick's football team
Mr. Keith's friend's family
Marcus's concussion
The Della Family
Brandi
Haley's itchiness
Praise for Mary's car
Praise that Tyler is home
Praise that Nate's grandmother can have the surgery she needs
Praise for Patrick's new helmet

VOTE for your favorite GUM SCULPTURE!

2007-09-19T21:44:00.000-04:00

Alright, here we go... to vote for your favorite, click on the right hand side at the top of the page (where the poll usually is).

#1 - Pumpkin

#2 - Snowman

#3 - Leaf

#4 - Tree

#5 - Bush

#6 - Pumpkin and Candy

PRAY FOR RYAN!!

2007-09-18T15:12:00.001-04:00

Ryan was in P.E. class today and hurt his leg pretty bad. The amulance was called because we thought it might be broken, but the paramedics and the doctors say they don't think it is broken. We are waiting for X-rays to come back. We will post updates as we receive them.

UPDATE: Ryan's X-rays came back and there was no fracture! It's a little hard to walk, but they say he'll be fine very soon.

Like Summer is Now Good Night, States!!!

2007-09-18T07:58:00.000-04:00

Elvaton Church is proud to announce that Good Night, States (formerly known as Like Summer) will be appearing at Elvaton Church on Saturday, October 13!!! These guys are an incredible rock and roll band from Pittsburgh and we're extremely excited to have them for our Fall Carnival this year! Wanna hear some of their music? You can check out their blog at http://blog.goodnightstates.com for a video or their myspace at http://www.myspace.com/goodnightstates (check with your parents if you're not allowed on MySpace...)

2007-09-17T14:45:00.000-04:00

I read this and thought it was HILARIOUS!!! Have you ever felt this way about your parents? Is it ever really really hard to obey that commandment that says "Honor your father and mother"? Comment about it and let us all know!

Movie Night Friday September 28!

2007-09-17T13:52:00.000-04:00

I'm sure a lot of you have alerady seen Facing the Giants, but we're going to show it here at church on the big screen! All ages are invited so younger siblings and parents can all come! Click below to view trailers, clips, and more!

Click HERE for the flyer and more information!!!

Prayer Requests 9/16/07

2007-09-16T21:07:00.000-04:00

I have a huge praise for Mary and I! We got Mary's car fixed and it was FREE! WOO HOO! PRAISE GOD! Here's the rest from Sunday School this morning...

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Prayer Requests

Robert's Grades
Matt's truck's A/C
Dave's family as his grandmother died
Andy's sickness
Alex's game Friday vs. Meade
Alex's leg
Adam's allergies
King family

Praises

Alex's team won game vs. Broadneck
Andy's new car
Mary's car fixed for free

Krazy Kitties

2007-09-13T11:21:00.001-04:00

These are my cats. They're not normal. They practically refuse to drink out of their bowl if they think you might leave the water running in the bathroom.

FLYERING TIME!

2007-09-13T11:02:00.000-04:00

"What the heck is FLYERING?"

I'm glad you asked! This year our church is putting on a fall carnival for our community. Since it's FOR the community, we need to TELL the community about it! We're making up some really cool flyers and we need YOU to come help us deliver them! We'll hop in cars after church on Sunday September 23, (probably around 1:00 or so since we're going to eat first) and then drive around putting flyers in doors about the carnival! We did this last year with bags for canned goods, but this year it will be even easier because it's just a piece of paper!

"What's in it for me?"

I'm glad you asked! PIZZA!!!! We'll feed you first, the set you loose!... well, not that loose... anyway, if you have questions, let me know... my email is on the top right of the blog page!

Prayer Request from Wales

2007-09-13T10:55:00.000-04:00

Some of you may know that some of the youth from Elvaton went on a missions trip to Wales two summers ago. This is an email that he sent to our church family earlier this week. Please pray for Brandon.

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Good morning,

It's not often I send a prayer request to you all. Perhaps I should. But this one is so special. Let me explain.

As most of you know the majority of people in Abertillery do not believe in God. Many of them that acknowledge there is a god, hate him and blame him for every bad thing that has ever happened. The parents of the boy I am about to tell you about are the "God hater" types.

Brandon James is celebrating his 8th birthday today, September 11th. Brandon has never come to church or Holiday Bible Club or anything like that. The only time he ever saw me was through the local school when I would be there to speak at assemblies.

About 4 weeks ago this healthy young boy was on holiday with his parents in the caravan. He went out to play with the children and he fell down and could not get up by himself. His mother went to him and he was not able to use his left arm or leg, they were just limp. As she spoke with him his right eye crossed. They took him to the local hospital where he was immediately transferred to a more specialised hospital. After a series of scans the doctors found a tumour on his brain stem. The tentacles of the tumour had already spread through his brain. His parents now take him every morning to a hospital 60 miles away to receive radiation and chemotherapy. The doctors told this parents after 30 days of treatment Brandon may have 6 months of a fairly normal life and then in the blink of an eye the tumour will come back with avengance and that will be the end.

The reason I told you about his parents and how Brandon knew me, is because he asked his mom and dad if they would contact Pastor Bob so I could visit him. I did that last week and he was too tired to talk. His words were all slurred and he couldn't keep his eyes open. While I prayed for him he was attentive. I am going to his 8th birthday party tonight and his parents have agreed to phone me at anytime when he is not so tired as before.

The parents don't want to hear about God, they say He is cruel for what He is doing to Brandon.

Now the Request. Please, please pray for such a miraculous healing of the boy that he would be able to live a normal life and grow up to love and serve the Lord. Pray that through his healing that the parents and the rest of the family may come to place their faith in Jesus. This is a desperate need. Please ask others to pray also.Our hope is in the Lord Jesus Christ!

Bless you,
Bob

Angela's Case was Dismissed!

2007-09-09T15:30:00.000-04:00

Thank you everyone that has been praying for Angela's case. For those of you who do not know. Angela is my sister and she was in a pretty bad accident in June, where she could have lost her life. The officer, following the law, gave her a ticket. And she had a court date on Thursday morning. She was quite scared because she thought she could go to jail. But she got there and she took pictures of her car, which by the way looks like a total mess, and her driving record. She showed the judge the pictures of her car and her driving record and explained she didn't know what happened and that she thought it was a malfunction with her car. The judge looked at her, after reading the letter that we wrote for missing her court date in July because of the loss of my father, and said something to the sort of: you are a very lucky girl. She quietly said, "I know" and the judge said that with everything else that happened that he did not feel that she needed anymore. Her case was dismissed and she does not have to worry about it ever haunting her in the legal sense again. Thanks so much for praying. That is one less thing that we have to worry about.

Heather King

Prayer Requests 9/9/07

2007-09-09T14:32:00.000-04:00

Here are the prayer requests from Sunday School this morning.

Robert's bug bites and getting better grades this year
Amy Ross's family
Mary's car
Alex's parents to have a safe trip home
King Family
Praise for Angela - all charges were dropped
Praise for Matt's new futon and AbLounge?

Fun with a Porta Potty

2007-09-06T17:26:00.000-04:00

Corn Maze!

2007-09-05T23:38:00.000-04:00

I totally forgot to announce this in youth group, but the next event we have planned for you is our annual trip to the corn maze! If you've never been to a corn maze it's really really fun... it can also be really frustrating, but nonetheless fun. They also have plenty of other things to do as well if you're not feeling like getting lost in a corn field. Click here to check it out!

The date will be September 29 with a rain date of October 6. Afterwards, as long as all goes well, we're planning on having a bonfire back at Elvaton! Hope you can join us!

Click HERE to get the flyer!

Prayer Requests 9/5/07

2007-09-05T23:17:00.000-04:00

Here are the weekly prayer requests so you can pray for each other!

Amy Ross's family (car accident)
Angela's court date
Kayla's finger smash and braces
William's grandmother's back
Brianna's brother possibly going to Afghanistan with the Navy
Nate's grandma's surgery
Ryan's family - safe travel to O.C.
Mrs. Laine
Ramsey family
King family

Goldfish Swim in Peanut Butter

2007-09-05T22:58:00.000-04:00

For those of you that missed our first youth group of the school year, we had some fun with peanut butter to say the least. Did you know that Goldfish stick to peanut butter really well? Well William, Kayla, and Sam know that all too well... We had a contest to see who could come up with the most creative way to decorate a face with peanut butter and goldfish...

William... what a trooper... his team decided that he should look like a pirate... ARRRGGGHHHH!

Honestly, I can't remember what Kayla was supposed to be, but they were pretty creative...

And finally Sam... I think Sam won the "it took me a half an hour to get this stuff off my face" award...

So do you think they'll be smelling peanut butter for the rest of the week?

Elvaton Youth Blog

Permission slip for Corn Maze

NO YOUTH GROUP NEXT WEEK 7/2

Doughboy's Obituary

No Youth Group This Week

Praise God for Safety

TRY THIS!

Hero Video!

Prayer Requests part 1

Prayer Requests part 2

Prayer Requests part 3

Awkward Spray

Brazilian RoofBall

VIDEO!!!!

Meet Pete

Prayer Requests 2/27/08

Tubing Trip Announcement

GO...PRAY...SHARE

Encouragement

Baby Prank

Prayer Request from Wales

Prayer requests 1/27 Nave's dad's

Redneck Power Windows

Brandon's family still needs prayer!

Brandon and Mrs. Joanne

Retreats!

Prayer Update on Brandon - Wales

The 1 Minute Painting

New blog feature!

Prayer Requests 11/11/07

MANHUNT This Wednesday!

MOVIE NIGHT!

Oops cake

Is it REALLY ONLY Monday???

October 31 Youth Group

LIGER!

ABA YAG YIC DAY!

Painted Pumpkins!

KITTY!

CHEESE!

Can you read this?

Prayer Requests 10/10/07

Some Prayers Answered about Brandon...

YAG YIC DAY!

Prayer Works!

Weekend, What Weekend?

Another Brandon Update

Moral of the story...

Update on Brandon!

Laughing Baby

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!

Voting issues

Blog updates!

Prayer Requests 9/19

VOTE for your favorite GUM SCULPTURE!

PRAY FOR RYAN!!

Like Summer is Now Good Night, States!!!

Movie Night Friday September 28!

More Video Fun for You

Prayer Requests 9/16/07

Krazy Kitties

FLYERING TIME!

Prayer Request from Wales

Angela's Case was Dismissed!

Prayer Requests 9/9/07

Fun with a Porta Potty

Corn Maze!

Prayer Requests 9/5/07

Goldfish Swim in Peanut Butter