I just got back from a memorable experience. My son Breaden & I along with two other youth from Mifflinburg went to the Brad Stine comedy night at Juniata High School. It was a BLAST but what was more impressive was that Brad honestly stood for truth and Jesus Christ. You often hear of comedians that say they are Christian or associate with the Christian name but I honestly believe that Brad walks the talk and near the end of the show he presented the good news of Jesus Christ and what it meant to have a relationship with Him as Lord and Savoir. I was glad that we had the opportunity to attend this event and it was great to see the unification in churches ministries of Juniata County. I hope to have this same unity in our churches in hopes that we would share the gospel together effectively regardless of our denomination.
I have news on the X-treme Hang Time and the Genesis after school program in the West End (Laurelton) As some of you may know the Lord had opened up some new doors for me to use the Western Union County Youth Center on Monday nights for youth 7th-12th grade. I’ve been canvasing Millmont heavily lately and handing out Youth event flyers for all of our youth Activities in the area. The other great thing that’s recently surfaced in Millmont is the half court basketball court. There are always youth there so my son and I have been hanging out regularly just shooting hoops, playing knockout and building some new relationships. The youth have been very open to welcoming me to their turf so I’m praying though that the Lord would reveal His plan for us here in the community of Millmont and Laurelton.
I am excited to see the kids on Friday night at the Youth center because they seem very excited about what we’re doing. I’ll share a short story that touched my heart this past Friday night as I invited two youth from my community. I told these two brothers about the Friday night Youth Night and that if they didn’t have a ride there I’d give them one because I really wanted to hang out with them. Well when Friday came I headed over to their house and their step dad came to the door and said “that they were already there. Maybe to most that doesn’t mean a whole lot but it blessed me. I hope and pray that there will be many stories like this where kids become hungry for Christ and God’s word in their lives. Please understand that none of this would be possible without your prayers, supports and encouraging words. You are a valuable partner with this ministry and I thank you for everything that you’ve done with us and for us. Thanks again for being obedient to God’s call.
I want to close by reminding you just how important ministry partners are. We together can make the difference if we first make a valid effort to reach out. As I have visited many local businesses throughout Mifflinburg and Lewisburg I’v raised the money needed that enables us to provide a meal and the presentation that will take place on Tuesday, October 19th at Country Cupboard. Now all that we need to do is find those people to fill the seats at our tables. You may be a great resource in helping us because you’re supportive towards the ministry whether you’ve been with us awhile or a first time partner. As we move into October our banquet is only a few weeks away and through the banquet we have the opportunity to share what Christ has and is continuing to do in the lives of the young people. The banquet gives us a chance to do this and I’d appreciate anything that you would do to help with getting people to the banquet. The tables seat 4 couples and this would mean that if each person brought 3 couple besides themselves that would fill one of our tables. Please pray and ask the Lord who you could bring and you will be blessed by the end of the evening for doing so. Stay up to date with our current activities at xtremekidsandteens.blogspot.com and keep informed with what’s going on in our community. My prayer letter will also be posted on the website monthly along with some pictures and videos of the kids that you might enjoy. Have a great month and be the light of Jesus Christ!
In Him we can do all things,
Shawn A. Hoffmaster
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