It has been nearly seven years since I became youth pastor at our church and it has definitely been the most rewarding experience of my life.  Not only do I get to interact with these youth, but I get to be a part of their spiritual growth and awakening.

One of my favorite events throughout the year is the youth conference that we attend.  It is a chance for the youth groups in our region to get together in fellowship.  It takes place over an entire weekend and we have a great time.

We have decided that we will be attending again this year and there will be a lot of preparations that need to be done before we are ready to go.  It is out of state, so we will have to raise some funds so that we have the money to attend.

The planning committee will be getting together on Friday to go over the possible fundraising options including bottle drives, a car wash, and we are also looking at having a bake sale.  Hopefully we can raise enough money so that we don’t have to ask the congregation for money, but we will have to see what happens.

Even though there is a lot of work to do before we get there, we know that the time put in will be worth it.