Summer is here. Long days and long nights. Full weeks of leading youth groups on short-term mission trips. Exhausting and exhilarating. Sharing and caring. Praying and staying. Loving and serving. What more could you ask for? It's probably a cliche but I really do love this job. Because you faithfully give to support this ministry we're able to help our ministry partners around the country connect with short-term CityConnexx mission groups to serve in at-risk communities. I love it. Your gift t...
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You may have seen the Academy Award winning movie "Blind Side". If not, surely you've heard the story. Michael Oher grew up in the projects of Memphis and overcame the odds to become an NFL starting lineman for the Baltimore Ravens. When my wife and I saw it, we both were using our sleeves as Kleenex. It's one of those rare, true stories that touch our hearts. Well, last month I had the chance to visit and serve in the area where he grew up. 64 Texas College Life students spent their spring bre...
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March - "In like a lion, out like a lamb" or is it the other way around? I can never remember.  Either way it doesn't really matter for us here at YouthPartnersNET because here's the good news.  As the scripture promises us in Isaiah 11:6 and 65:25 "The Lion and the Lamb shall live and eat together".  Your gift this month is helping us and our partners do just that.  Let me explain. March marks the beginning of our 2010 youth and college age CityConnexx mission teams who are...
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It was 7:00am on a beautiful day in Vancouver BC, site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. We pulled around the back of the church parking lot, ready to start a full day of Executive Training for our urban partners and to wake up the CityConnexx short-term mission team that was sleeping in the basement. Thanks so much for your recent gift that helps make it possible to do these trainings and mission trips. I was just coming to work, she was just leaving work. The streets were already busy and never s...
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2009 - A new year, new opportunities, new ministries, new challenges and a new President! I'll get to the new President part in a moment but first I just need to say an extra special thanks for your donation to help us start off this new year. With all the economic bad news, your gracious gift on behalf of America's kids is very good news for YouthPartnersNET and our partners around the country. One of those partners is La Villita Community Church near the South Side of Chicago and recipient o...
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