Hey folks,

Just wanted to drop a quick note to keep it fresh in everyone’s mind, SKI RALLY 2010!  Registrations are due by February 7th and we will absolutely NOT be accepting late ones.  We have certain things that need to be planned so we require this.

So that gives you 20 days to get registered! No problem!  It’s going to be a great time and you will be getting more than your moneys worth, that’s for sure!  Alright, make sure you keep up to date with our site and follow us on Twitter (click the blue bird above).  Oh and did I mention we will be releasing a boat load of info about NYC2011 at the rally? BE THERE!

Blap, Blap

Today has been a very up and down day.  We had early morning breakfast today with our regional president.  I had deep fried french toast with cream cheese and raspberries (up).  Rob Snow (our rp) also ordered it.  He only ate two bites of it (down).  Then we went to break out seminars and talked about the vision for NYC 2011 (up).  With that comes the redundancy of listening to a couple of the same youth pastors ask the same questions over and over again (down).  Then we ate dinner (up) with ten people crammed around a table made for 6 (down) and I sat next to Greg (down).  Then we went for a tour of the facilities we will be using for all of our events (up) but while we were touring around two of the escalators broke while we were on them (down).  Then we went to the Louisville Slugger factory (up) and Muhammad  Ali Center (up).  After that we went out for supper at KFC for their ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET!! (up) wrong. (down).  I know what your saying, how can an all you can eat buffet at KFC while you are in Kentucky be a (down)!? Well there was no popcorn chicken or chicken strips, no fries and lots of dishes which the staff didn’t even know what it was.  With all that said the day was a complete success.  We will be heading home tomorrow and look forward to sharing all of our info with you.  So when will you get your first taste of NYC 2011?  At Ski Rally and only at Ski Rally.  Not a day before.  So if you want the scoop get your rear signed up for our upcoming District Youth Event!! Blap Blap!

The talk has been focused around what service projects will make the larger impact on our districts long after the event and also the city of Louisville. For anyone who went to NYC St. Louis they will defenitly remember the feeding of the 5000 (which turned into 11000), there is a lot of talk around that model but expanding and improving it to include many other aspects like clothing, health supplies, school supplies… And also allowing the kids to be involved in the process right to the end. We would be interested in your input.
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How can we prepare/follow up with our kids while we are in Canada Atlantic before and after NYC2011?

You  better have!  We got up bright and early and headed down for breakfast and from there we found Louisville First Church of the Nazarene.  It was a great service.  Very contemporary worship and a guest speaker, Rob North.  He is a missionary from Africa.  It caused me to reflect a lot on my recent trip to Rwanda.  After that we hit up Golden Corral where we all ate more than we really should have.  What will the afternoon hold? Not sure. Maybe a nap, maybe some touring around.  Check back tonight and we will let you know.  Also keep watching our twitter for UStream broadcasts.  We will be releasing NYC info every once and a while and may even post a contest in the next three or four days where you could win your registration to this February’s Ski Rally!!!

Who cares where all the Cowboys have gone!
(It’s a song.  Too Young? Look it up.)
Some of you may notice that this Sunday as you sit in church and look around at all those in attendance, that one very special, very important individual is missing.  Yes it is your youth pastor.  This coming week Greg, Matt, Ryan and Elliott will be travelling down to Louisville, Kentucky.  We are looking forward to travelling to the south where we can wear our shorts and swim outdoors…. wait….what……it’s -9 degrees today in Louisville! OK so it’s definitely not a vacation.  But I will tell you what it is. It is a time of planning and gathering info about NYC2011.  Many of you have been waiting for this material and we will be glad to bring it home and share it with you all.  So start spreading the word, the count down is on!

Be sure to follow us all week here on the blog and also on our Twitter Accounts. Here are our Usernames:
Elliott- @revsinister
Greg- @kraussdaddy
Ryan- @rfilsinger
Matt- @mattbarbour

NYI- @nyiatlantic