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WOOT for Louisville!

~Jon

[IMPORTANT SKI RALLY REGISTRATION INFO--PLEASE READ]

So, with skiing and snow boarding there is a lot of info on those registration forms, eh? Well, Crabbe Mountain (the hill we’ve booked) kind of needs that info as soon as we can get it to them. Remember how in the past when you ski with a large group it takes a while to get going? Well, sending in this info makes it that much faster!

Not exactly what I meant by "Large" ski group, but hey...

So how do we handle that? Well, when you collect your student’s registration forms simply send them–IN FULL–to Elliott in Summerside by one of the following methods:

1. Scan the documents and email them to elliott@summersidenazarene.org
2. Fax them to 902-436-2307

*And remember: the February 7th deadline still holds true!

UPDATE: A hi-res digital photo of your form emailed to Elliott works too (try to use a white background if you can). Remember: forms are due tonight by Midnight! If you have a must-ask question, call or text Elliott @ 1-902-315-4169.

Hey everyone,

This post is coming to you live from the most crazy hotel of all time. We currently are at www.galthouse.com. This potentially could be where we stay for NYC. Given our first nights experience, IT SHOULD BE!

Anyway, I just wanted to put to rest any thoughts that Louisville is some kind of town located in Hicktown, USA. This place I believe will be a wonderful place for 10,000 NYI teens to come and share the love of God. Why do I say this? Is it because there are football stadiums, baseball fields & huge universities around? Nope. Is it because it is home to 3 Golden Corral Buffets, dozens of Chik-Fil-A shops, or an all-you-can-eat KFC buffet? Nope. So why is it? what does Louisville need that it doesn’t already have? I think the answer is simple:

Jesus.

That’s it. I am not implying that Jesus has never visited here and we’re going to bring him here. However, as we drove down Seventh St. on our way home from church we saw something we don’t see in the Maritimes often. One street. Five strip clubs. Seven adult film stores. Once again on one street.

NYC 2011 will prove to be a life-changing event for all of our teen I have no doubt about that. But the potential kingdom value of this trip is as Mastercard would put it… Priceless.

Be excited. Downtown Louisville is beautiful at night. Museums, bistros, and restaurants line the streets. Indiana is right across the river. More importantly, Jesus is as much Lord here as He is in Canada Atlantic.

Will you join us here in 2011? I hope you will!

Greg Krauss

From The Desk of the VP

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