OK, this is the 4th time I have written this article and it keeps disappearing mysteriously. That must mean it is really good and must go out, so I am going to keep writing it over again until I can get it to you.
We are actively seeking out ASU students to become part of our life at Deerfield UMC in Boone NC. We have prepared 300 welcome packs for the Wesley Foundation to hand out this coming weekend. Our young people are so in tune with electronics, our webmaster is one of our youth, only 14 years old. That's right. We are going high tech and you can reach us under construction at deerfieldonline.org or reachasu4X.org. The times, they have change, but the church, she has not changed much. If we don't find a way to connect with our young people in the life of the church, we are really going to be participating in a long funeral for the life of our church, because without the next generation, the church dies. We do not want that to happen. We want to make disciples for Jesus Christ. I have seen evidence of the hand of God when local nursing home residents helped us stuff and assemble the 300 welcome packs for the incoming college students. It's a God thing to want to help young people make a connection to Christ. Young people, we want you! We may not have arrived at how we are going to get the young people and keep them, but at least God is growing that desire for them in our hearts and we want what God wants.
We pray God will lead us to have a passion like his for lost people. To give us wisdom and patience to reach kids, youth, and college aged young adults, and to press on into the future with courage. God, come and lead the charge! So from Deerfield UMC, welcome ASU students, welcome to the new Watauga High School students and to all the children who will come through our doors. We want to make a place for you in the life of our church.
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