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Tuesday, July 19th, 2005p>Youth leadership reflects the kingdom of God — where “the first are made last and the last first” — as expressed in scripture. Here are two examples, one from the Old Testament and one from the New.The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the [...]
This is funny
Friday, June 24th, 2005From New York Newsday (o6/25/05): As Jeremy Del Rio tries to fire up kids to come Saturday night to a special “Youth Night” for the Greater New York Billy Graham Crusade, he’s accustomed to blank stares. “For most of the kids I serve, Billy Graham is ‘Superstar Billy Graham,’ the wrestling icon,” said the East [...]
Proud Poppa
Friday, June 24th, 2005Saturday’s Crusade program featured two videos profiling six New York City teens who love Jesus. Four of the six are dear friends of mine. Three are from Generation Xcel: Loreal Torres, Amanda DeJesus, and Eric Velez. Lori I’ve known for twelve or so years, Amanda for eight or nine, and Eric for four. All were [...]
Refl3ctions photo in the New York times
Tuesday, June 21st, 2005The Refl3ctions prayer and worship event on Friday night exceeded just about everyone’s expectations. Between 750 and 1,000 teens from Korean, Chinese, and Spanish language churches gathered at Korean Presbyterian Church in Flushing in a sea of multi-ethnic beauty that foreshadowed eternity. The program included music groups Jesus Generation (Chinese), Joyful Praise Ministries (Korean), and [...]
This is the deal that just went right
Thursday, June 16th, 2005Miracles always come from unexpected places. On Tuesday night, for example, a friend and his wife wanted to present me with a financial gift for Generation Xcel. First they shared their story. Both husband and wife are LES lifers, born and raised. He and his five brothers were thugs, running a wholesale drug business that [...]
Help for SEX talks
Tuesday, June 14th, 2005UYWI has back issues of SHOUT magazine online, and Issue II deals with sex and sexuality. The article “Somewhat Out Of Control” is must reading for youth workers about establishing boundaries with students and student leaders.
NCAA Semifinals feature …
Friday, June 10th, 2005… my girl, Ahndrea Allen. Tonight, she’s competing in the semifinals of the 400 at the NCAA Track and Field Championship in Sacramento, Califoria at 10:40 p.m. (EDT). PRAY for her! (Ahndrea’s brother Andrew was named one of Xcel’s “Volunteers of the Year” at last week’s Celebration.)
I’ve known her since she was 5
Friday, June 10th, 2005Lorreal (aka Lori) Torres, recipient of the 2005 Xpress Writing Award and Xcel board member since January, is one of my heroes. (Photo courtesy of Mike Mowery. Check out more pictures of Lori and the rest of the cast of Xpress’ Life in Translation here and here.) At seventeen, Lori is finishing her junior year [...]
What really matters
Monday, June 6th, 2005From Friday’s June 3, 2005 Dear Friends and Family: Generation Xcel is not about programs, budgets, or buildings. It is about young people, real lives with real value and real purpose. The “stuff†we do is simply an excuse to establish meaningful relationships with real kids  your kids. We love them for who they [...]
Upcoming Billy Graham youth events
Tuesday, May 31st, 2005June 11, 17 & 18. Details here.
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