FBCL REALity Check

Welcome to REALity Check, the youth ministry of First Baptist Church.  Hey, let me explain REALity Check............it's Relationships, Encouragement, Accountability, Lifestyle and "checking" in with each other as we live for Jesus Christ.  Middle School & High School Students and College/Young Adults all can find a place here to hang out, make new friends, and learn about walking a Christian walk. We have plenty of learning, activities, and mission opportunities to choose from, so check out the calendar!  We have great sponsors, so check out their bios (coming soon), and we have tons of fun, so stop by and check us out! 

-Sandy

NOTES FROM SANDY . . .
. . . REALity Check


"Refreshing, Renewing, Powerful, Amazing, A
place to lay your burdens down, I'm closer to
God, Thank you, Thank you." . . . These are a
few of the comments from the journals as people
left the Labyrinth! What a great experience
and certainly one that will be repeated.
We had 55 people go through the Labyrinth
during Holy Week, many church members,
and some people from in the community who
wanted us to keep it open an extra week so
that they could bring their friends!
The Labyrinth was first experienced by the
youth team leaders at the Youth Specialties
Conferences. Pat Littrell had a vision to bring
the whole experience to FBCL and did all of
the research and legwork to get the project off
the ground. Two weekends were spent laying
out the maze and setting it all up.
We couldn't have done it without Mike Kidder
and Rick Chatwell and their trusty laser
level! Also helping in construction and/or running
it, was Malinda Burk, John Littrell,
Brandon Rife, Jeff & Kristy Horstman,
Sharon Chatwell, Bill and Sheryl Kruse, Pat
and myself. The youth came in the Saturday
before it started to get everything ready and
set out the multitudes of candles! They also
helped run it for the week and replaced lots of
candles over and over! Kudos to all of
you. Many people were blessed by the efforts
of a few!

Youth News!

  • The High School Youth Group will host a
    Graduation Reception on Saturday, June 3,
    at 10:00 am for our High School Graduates.
    We are very proud of these kids and will miss
    them greatly in our youth group. FBCL 2006
    graduates are: Jordan Riggs, Martha Duop,
    Robert Webster and Adam Turner. Everyone
    is invited to join us as we help them celebrate
    their special graduation weekend!
  • FBCL Youth Groups have been asked by the ABC/Nebraska Region office to lead the JuniorII camp at Camp Moses Merrill this summer!
  • A huge THANKS to the FBCL Foundation for sponsoring the Youth Mission Trip to Sturgis, SD for the 66th Annual Sturgis Rally!   This will be the third time that the youth group has traveled to northwest Nebraska or southwest South Dakota to pass out water and the Good News of Jesus Christ!  They also hand out literature about the American Baptist Aid Station in Deadwood.  The Aid Station help bikers in need with medical, counseling, or just use of a cell phone to call home.
Youth Calendar

Upcoming for the Youth
Saturday, May 13—Out and About in Omaha:  Meet at the church at 9:45 am. Pick-up at the church at 8:00 pm. This is one of those "group bonding days" for shopping, playing, eating, etc. Bring $15.00 for a cheap lunch and a nice dinner. Any shopping money is on your own. Just an FYI for the guys: We will re-schedule
the video game day for the boys—too many of you didn't want to miss out on the Omaha trip—’cuz you are cute like that-:)!

Wednesday, May 24—
Motorcycle Night:  We will host our motorcycle friends in preparation for our Sturgis trip during our regular
youth group time, 6:45 pm.
See www.abc-usa.org for more information