Are you ready for some football?!?!

This Saturday (September 4th) we will be attending two football games to watch some of our youth in action.

The Simon Kenton Junior Varsity will be playing (aka dominating) at S.K. around 10am. If you are interested in attending this game, just meet us at the Frisch's in Independence, (by Kroger), at 9am. We will be eating breakfast and then attending the game to cheer on our guys, Luke Stone and Hunter Gregory.

Later that day, Twenhofel and Summit View will be in an epic battle. The game starts at 2:30pm at Dixie Heights High School. If you would like to attend THAT game we will be meeting up at the Lighthouse around 1:30pm. This game will be unique in that we will have students represented by both schools. Josh Ball will be playing for Twenhofel, and Zach Stone will be playing for Summit View.

Some of you may be asking...

1. Can I go to both games?

2. What about lunch?

3. Will going to this make me cooler?

4. How much will this cost?

5. Should Bro. Thom shave his beard?

The answers to those questions are as follows:

1. Yes

2. If you go to both games, lunch will be provided.

3. This will make you 73% cooler.

4. Breakfast is free. The game is free. Lunch will be free (to those going to both games).

5. Why mess with perfection?

So to sum up this obnoxiously long post...

2 Football games - 10 am, 2:30 pm

3 Teams - Simon Kenton, Twenhofel, Summit View

4 Students represented - Luke Stone, Hunter Gregory, Josh Ball, Zach Stone

Absolutely free.

Breakfast @ Frisch's.

Lunch @ Lighthouse.

If you need a ride to Frisch's let Bro. Thom know ASAP.

A Relevant Update: A lot of beginnings

Hey Guys,

Well it's that time of the year again. All of our students are now in school. Last week Walton started and today, Kenton County Schools started.

We know that there is a lot on your mind right now. Between your schedules, lockers, syllabi, first day outfits (unless you were like me and had your mom pick them out for you), and seeing all of your friends it can be a little overwhelming.

Be assured that you have many people praying for you individually. School can be a lot of fun, but it can easily be very stressful. That's one of the purposes of our service "The Point". It will be a great place for you to just hang out with your friends with no responsibility. We meet on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm in the mobile unit.

We have also started a praise band practice. We are meeting at the Lighthouse at 5pm on Sundays. If you play an instrument or would love to learn come check us out.

Finally we are also re-starting our Afterschool program. This will meet on Wednesdays starting on September 8th. This program is completely free. The only requirement is a signed permission slip signed by you and your parents. We will pick you up from your school and take you to the Lighthouse. You will be given dinner and free time to work on homework or just hang out with your friends before "The Point" starts @ 7:00pm.

I know this is a lot of information all in one post, (and there is more to come) so we have created an informational flyer for you and your parents that describe all of our programs and ministries that we will be going this year. To get one, ask Bro. Thom.

I hope you all are having a great day so far. I can't wait to hear the stories!

Back to School Party!

Hey Guys!

This Wednesday, August, 11th, we will be having our Back to school party. We will be having free food and games. We will also be showing the movie "To Save A Life".

If you need a ride, please let Bro. Thom know before noon on Wednesday.

The party starts at 6:00pm and will be over at 8:45-9:00pm.

"To Save A Life" is rated PG-13 due to references to drinking, suicide, sex, and other teen issues. This is an excellent movie that will leave you with a lot of questions on whether or not there is more to life than what we see.

Parents: We will be having a screening of the movie just for you on Monday, August 9th at 6:30pm in the mobile unit, next to the church. This will give you an opportunity to watch the movie and discuss issues raised by the movie.

So to sum up...

Event: Back to school party, free food, games, awesome movie

When: Wednesday, August 11th - 6-9pm

Where: Mobile Unit next to church, 6056 Taylor Mill Road

What to bring: Friends!

Parent info: Pre-screening on Monday, August 9th. 6:30pm

Spare us from the bowling puns...

Hey Youth and Parents,

We are having our last summer field trip this Wednesday, August 4th at the Superbowl, located in Erlanger. We will be leaving the Lighthouse at 3:00 pm. We will be returning to church at around 6:00 pm in time for our worship service, The Point.

If you need a ride to the Lighthouse please let Thom know ASAP. Once again, this activity is free and dinner will be provided before we get back to church. Please spread the word.

The following week we will be having our back to school party on August 11th. We will be showing the movie, To Save A Life. Please invite your friends for this special time. This is an awesome movie that will provide a great opportunity for good discussions.

More details coming soon!

A little rain never hurt anybody...

Good morning everyone!

Yesterday was pretty rainy but as you can tell from the photos it didn't stop our campers from having an awesome time. We had kids catching fish, playing soccer, and shooting hoops in spite of the rain.

Afterward, they took a lot of our kids inside and had a time of games and dancing (and yes that is a man dressed in a chicken costume.) Then we finished the day with slurgefest.

We are coming home today, we should be back around 2 at the latest.

We will also be posting some AMAZING photos from slurgesfest.

Good morning (rainy) campers!

Good morning everyone!

Our students are ready to go this morning. They slept really well last night. It looks like its going to rain off and on today but the staff hear is doing an excellent job at preparing.

The kids Bible study leader, Spencer, has turned into a hero for some of them. They have enjoyed shooting poisonous darts at one another, as well as turning each other into moose.

Keep them in your prayers that the kids are safe and refrain from injuries.

More photos and stories to come soon!

Bazookas and blobs...

So its late afternoon and we about to head to worship. The kids are full of energy (they decided that since this camp is shorter they would squeeze as much fun out of it as possible).
We blobbed and swam in the lake. The students then went back to do their TAWG's (Time Alone With God).

Some of the guys had an amazing time in their POI - bazooka ball. It's like Paint Ball minus the paint and with larger balls. I will have to brag that our kids dominated the game, winning 4 out of the 5 games.

We are focusing tonight on how God is Father of our lives (sound familiar youth?).
Keep our kids in your prayers. Tonight the Gospel will be presented. Pray for the speaker to be clear and the students to be receptive.

More pics coming soon!