HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY BROOKS AND MEGAN!

Ok, so we're a little late. But we like to think of it as prolonging your birthday celebration. Here you go!

Brooks-

Brooks, we give you an eye-watering slice of the most decadent chocolate cake you have ever seen. We hope you enjoy. :)

Megan-

Megan, to you we give an elegant dessert of strawberry mousse. A dessert that looks this good should be pictured and framed in the most elite of art galleries. Only the best for you, Megan. :)

We hope you enjoy your e-cakes! Have a great 2nd day of your birthday!

Yay for aging! ;)

What a wonderful weekend....

We did have a wonderful weekend, didn't we?? Yes, what with church Sunday mornin, luch

sunday afternoon, and the Video Scavenger Hunt that evening! Here are a few pictures to give you a glimpse into our comedic event:

Everyone eating taco soup while watching the videos!

Team PINK FUZZY BUNNIES posing for a group shot!



Team EELS getting their one French fry in the McDonalds drive thru....on FOOT!

Head over to our FB page to look at all the pics!

In other news, this Wednesday we are meeting at 6 to discuss John 14 in the POUR CAFE! Take note of this location change because if you go to the youth room, we won't be there and you will be sorely dissapointed when no one opens the door for you to come in. On the contrary, we will greet you with smiling faces and a cheerful game to start off our evening if you come to the POUR. Tell all your friends.

And, we are getting the camping trip all organized (thank you Mrs. Jennifer and Mrs. Jennifer) so you will be getting a packing list of what to bring and a paper with all the details soon. Sadly, it is too late to sign up, so we hope you have already let us know that you what to come! We can't wait for our weekend in the woods! :)

Have a wonderful day everyone!!

okie dokie,

reservations have been made campy people! We are SO excited if you're going camping with us! And, if you're not, that's ok. We'll bring you back a smore. ;)

Today is the first day of Fall! just thought i'd throw that out there....

Sunday is the church picnic following service. I'm not sure of all the info on that, but I do know that each family needs to bring a side dish that goes along with chicken fingers.

Sunday Night is the video scavenger hunt at the Merriam's so we hope you're coming to that! It's going to be super fun. We're also having taco soup and dessert at their house, so come hungry. In fact bring all your hungry friends and we'll make it a party! whoo-hoo! Capstone people love parties! :)

Hope to see everybody there, have a great weekend everyone!

Camping!!

We are goin campin October 8-10 at Deerlick Creek Park! We're gonna be hikin, bikin, eatin, playin games, and roastin marshmallows! We hope you and ALL your friends are able to join us for this event. Of course, parents are welcome, but not mandatory. If you want to come and your parent/guardian is not coming, it is up to you to find an adult who is going to be responsible for you. You will also be required to bring a medical release form if your parents are not coming, because you might get poison ivy or something. ;)


*click here for the medical release form. and here for the other page. ;)

All the info you can handle:

When: October 8-10, 2010
Where: Deerlick Creek Park (click here) (click here too)
What: Camping!!
Why: why not??
Who: Everyone 7th grade-12th grade + parents! woo-hoo!
How: we're gonna pack our tents and tooth brushes and settle in the woods for a few days. :)

The camping reservations will be made as a whole for the youth group so we can all be together so it is crucial that you tell us you want to come before we make reservations this Wednesday. It's $16 per night and we will be staying for 2 nights (friday and saturday night). We will be out at the campground Friday afternoon (or whenever you want to get there), all Saturday, and Sunday till about noon. We won't be heading back to Capstone for Sunday morning church, however; we're going to be doing our own service out in God's great nature!

And, your packing list:

*tent (this is pretty much necessary) 

sleeping bag and pillow + an extra blanket (it gets cold!)

*tooth brush

*toothpaste
other toiletries (wash cloths, towles, hair brush, soap, etc.)

clothing for 3 days + extra if your a disorganized person

undies

socks (lots of 'em!)

*tennis shoes

water proof shoes/boots (optional)

flashlight (who goes camping without a flashlight?!?!)
*bug spray


*absolutely necessary

These things are just the basics. If you've got a question about what to or not to bring, just ask! Once you've signed up and have let us know for SURE that you're comin, we'll get to talking about what food to bring and such. But that's to come later. :)

And just so you remember, print print this page out by clicking the nifty "printer friendly" button at the bottom of the post. That way you can also have the packing list to look over.

If you need a Medical Release form, print out the PDF files at the top of the post or you can pick one up this wednesday at MOVE OUT DAY at church. :)

If you're planning on comin camping, contact Jennifer Merriam.

Jennifer's cell-- 205.657.0385

Jennifer's email-- jenmerriam@yahoo.com

Or, you can contact W.A.Y.-- waycapstone@yahoo.com



p.s.-- happy birthday alisha! :)

hello everybody!

well, we sure had a FANTASTIC day today, didn't we?? mhm.
and I just noticed that I've had the wrong Bible chapter high-lighted on the Bible Reading Page since last wednesday. just to clear things up, we have been reading john 14 this week and will continue till this coming wednesday.

Coming Up:

• Sunday, September 26, we are having a video scavenger hunt. We'll be goin all over northport and tuscaloosa recording some super hilarious things. the team with the most points wins a prize that has not yet been purchased. :) taco soup and dessert will be served as well. if you want to come, we'll have flyers with the address at church on wednesday and sunday. but if you want it now, email us!
• this wednesday, we're having MOVE OUT DAY!! yes, sadly we have to move out of our beloved youth room. :( So, bring a trash bag with you when you come because we'll be doing a LOT of throwin away.
• also this wednesday, we have to know who all is going camping October 8-10. we have to make reservations by wednesday, so if you're coming, we need to know. Ask your parents if you can go. ask them if they want to go. if the answer is yes, then tell us so we can reserve you a camping spot and we can all be together. otherwise, we may be on two separate ends of the campground because you failed to tell us you were coming. that doesn't sound like much fun, but that's just my personal opinion. :)

tomorrow I will be posting a whole post dedicated to the camping trip so you can have an abundance of information at your disposal. for now, however, just sit tight and let us know if you're coming or not. gracias!

have a lovely week!



good morning jesus lovers!

I read John 13 last night and I just loved a few particular verses, so I have to share them.

4 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?"
7 Jesus replied, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand."
8 "No," said Peter, "you shall never wash my feet."

Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no part with me."
9 "Then, Lord," Simon Peter replied, "not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!"
10 Jesus answered, "A person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you."

11 For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.
12 When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. "Do you understand what I have done for you?" he asked them.

13 "You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I am.

14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet.

15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.

ok, so as you can see, that's more than a few verses. nevertheless, how about I give you my take on them? here goes nothing-

The act portrayed by Jesus is absolutely extraordinary. This was not just a simple act of humbleness that Jesus had (that we should also have). It was also a way to show us plainly that we have to be cleansed by Jesus, and only Jesus. Peter told Jesus not to wash his feet because he thought himself to lowly for the Lord, (he was right) but, Jesus said that unless he was cleansed by him, he had no hope for eternity with him. Unless you let Jesus wash you, you have absolutely no hope for a future, no plans, and no perfect eternity.

Aside from being a "picture" of how Jesus can wash us and make us clean, inside and out, it was also an act of humility. He even washed Judus' feet, and he was later to sell him to the Romans! These men, Jesus' disciples, were tax collectors, zealots, and plain-Ole' fisherman. I like to think of them as a now-a-days group of politicians, terrorists, and lumberjacks. Jesus knew he was better than them. It's not like he was oblivious to their sins. Actually that's why he came to the earth (John 3:17). The point is he left his palace, traded in his crown, to come here and eat with the likes of these fellas and carry a cross all the way to his grave. 34"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

The character Jesus displayed in this scene, John 13:4-15, is magnificent. He showed respect for people who deserved none. We should be the same way, because we are no better than anyone on this earth. We are just like these tax collectors, zealots, and fisherman (or politicians, terrorists, and lumberjacks, if you'd like to think of it that way). Without Christ's righteousness covering us, we would look just like Judus.

And did you maybe notice anything special about verse 10??
I only need to wash my feet?? Why?? (remember, we're not thinkin in literal terms right now) Well, because it's your feet that allow you to walk the path you're on. Remember the path at META?? Remember the commitment you made to walk the path of righteousness on the last night?? If you're having trouble keeping it, guess what! You're human! But, that doesn't exempt you from trying. You have to constantly be renewing your mind in order to keep your path straight.

Well, hopefully this meant as much to you as it did to me! Have a great Saturday everyone!

-Shelby

OMOD

Well, as a youthy group we have decided to be a part of the One Meal One Day experience. I know I posted about it, like, two days ago, but in this post, I'm going to include all of the specific info. You can use this post as a referral post if you ever have a question about what's goin on with OMOD. here we go,

What: A youth movement committed to raising awareness and funds for global hunger.
When: October 20, 2010.
Where: Wherever you are when you skip your meal (school, home, work, dentist, farm, zoo, etc)
Why:  To help Compassion fund the feeding of millions of children across the globe.
Who: Youth Groups all across the United States.
How: You giving up one meal on Oct. 20, 2010, and give the money you would have spent (whether at a restaurant or  in a grocery bill) to Compassion to feed hungry kids.

Hopefully everyone understands clearly what's going on now. ;)
Now, our youth group must realize something. This is a big event. However, as you've probably noticed, our youth group is rather small. So, our OMOD has been customized to fit our youth group so we can better participate in this experience. With that being said, here are some of our personal goals:

Group Goal ($): $156
Individual donation: whatever you would spend at a restaurant ($5)

I know that if we were to each donate $5, we would have well over $100. If we got our families (the people we actually live with) to also give up a meal and donate $5, we would exceed our Group Goal amount.
(Our Group Goal amount, by the way, will feed one child for an entire year. Exceeding that would be fantastic!)

Please pray about how much you are going to give. Please pray also about what meal you are going to give up. I am personally going to give up either lunch or dinner. Why not breakfast? Well, most days I don't even eat breakfast, so not eating b-fast on Oct. 20, wouldn't exactly be a fast from anything. I hope you do the same, whichever meal it ends up being! :)

Closer to time (around the beginning of October) I'll hand out envelopes for you to put the donations you collect in them. Then on October 20, which is a Wednesday night, you can bring them to Bible study and we can see how much we raised! I'll be responsible for sending in all donations (checks are best BTW) to Compassion. Also that night, we can share how are day went, skipping a meal.

For now, since we're about a month off, the folks at OMOD ask that we take one day a week during lunch time to pray for the children that are going to be affected by OMOD. Pray that through Compassion's blessing of food to them ,they will come to know Christ and live to spread the Good News!
More updates will follow this, but for now, this is the basic info.
I hope everyone decides to participate in this nation-wide event!
:)

p.s.-- check out the homework assignment at the top of the page. ;)

Today

is the day that the Lord has made, yall!
whoo-hoo!!!
:0

Tonight we've got Bible study on John 12 from 6-7:30 in the youth room. We'll play games, like always, beforehand and then leave with a full tummy from eating so much spiritual goodness. (credit to our waiter: Mr. Durell, and our Chef: God)
Hope to see you all there!

One Meal One Day

On October 20, 2010, W.A.Y. Student Ministries is participating in a youth, nation-wide, world-hunger awareness experience. This experience is called One Meal One Day(OMOD). Essentially, OMOD is an event put on by thousands of student ministries across the country who have decided to give up one meal on October 20, in order to (1) raise awareness for world hunger and  (2) help support Compassion International financially in feeding millions of children. It works like this: On October 20, 2010, youth will give up one meal (b-fast, lunch, or dinner) and give the money they would have spent on the meal to Compassion, who will use the money to feed very hungry children all-over the world. W.A.Y. Student Ministries is participating in this movement on October 20, and we hope that all of you will join us as well. This isn't a "gather together" kind of event. Actually, we will all be split up; some may be at school, some may be at work. We won't be "together" in this, but we will be working together for the glory of God. Wherever you are right now, please pray about joining W.A.Y. Student Ministries in this. All you have to do is skip a meal on Oct. 20 and send the money you would have spent on the meal to Compassion. If you do decide to join us specifically, we would love to know who you are! Leave a comment to let us know, and we can be praying for you on that day as well as our youth. After Oct. 20, email us or leave a comment about how your OMOD went. Give us your testimony!
Of course, we will have more info once we get closer to time, but for now, just be praying for all those who are going to be taking part in OMOD, and visit onemealoneday.com if you would like more information.
                                                         and, check out this video!

happy birthday emma!

happy birthday to you!

happy birthday to you!

happy birthday to emmmaaaaaaaaaa.....

haaaaaaaaaaaappy birthday tooo youuuuuuu!!!! :)

we hope you had a GREAT day!

reasons we love emma:

she has super cute and curly hair.

she runs really really fast.

her mom makes the best baked potato bar. ever.

she is very sweet.

and I think we should get to know emma even better than we already do! :)

for your birthday, emma, i decided to find pretty/cute pictures to make you smile. so here you go.

this is where you say, "awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww"

i just like the pink Christmas tree. i mean, come on! it's a pink Christmas tree!!!!

smile!

mmmmmmmmmm

this just looked good.

pretty!

i hope this made you happy. we love you.
have a happy birthday, emma!

wed-nes-day

can I start off by telling you that spelling wednesday used to be the hardest thing EVER for me! but thankfully, now I can spell it....and tell you what's going on this WED-NES-DAY! :)

Tonight we are gathering, like always, in the youthy room from 6-7:30 to discuss and glean from mr durells knowledge of John 11. And we are going to play fun games, brought to you by mr brant!
so, we hope to see you there. make sure to invite your friends and even people you don't like [those are the ones that need Jesus most. ;)] hehe.......

have a great wed-nes-day everyone!

p.s.-- don't forget about emma's birthday dance part-ay on Friday! (and her birthday's thursday, so don't forget to tell her, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!")