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#+TITLE: Conversations - The Heart of Our Ministry
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#+DATE: 2024-03-28
DATE: 2024-03-28
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description: It's been a busy couple of months! So busy in fact that I forgot to get my newsletter done last month! So, for the price of one, you get two this month! What a deal! We've been enjoying the weather slowly turn to spring, but unfortunately as I write this, the weather has decided to pound on us with snow again and maybe that's a good thing because it gave me the time to sit down and get my newsletter out!
summary: It's been a busy couple of months! So busy in fact that I forgot to get my newsletter done last month! So, for the price of one, you get two this month! What a deal! We've been enjoying the weather slowly turn to spring, but unfortunately as I write this, the weather has decided to pound on us with snow again and maybe that's a good thing because it gave me the time to sit down and get my newsletter out!
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* Conversations - The Heart of Our Ministry
It's been a busy couple of months! So busy in fact that I forgot to get my newsletter done last month! So, for the price of one, you get two this month! What a deal! We've been enjoying the weather slowly turn to spring, but unfortunately as I write this, the weather has decided to pound on us with snow again and maybe that's a good thing because it gave me the time to sit down and get my newsletter out!

I want to share with you a long and fun conversation I've had with a couple teenagers just recently. One high school boy who hasn't been to TFC for years came to a 180 Encounter this last weekend, and I chatted with him for almost a half hour. It was a lot of fun to just catch up, but even more so, it was fun to see that God had used our time together when he was coming to TFC to spark a great interest in him. He knew that at TFC, we've always done our best to really teach the heart of the Bible to kids and help them to really see Jesus for who He really is!

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Another fun conversation I had was with a young 6th grade girl I've been working with at TFC this last several months. She's always had a curious mind and this weekend decided to turn her curiosity to all kinds of inner workings of TFC and what it takes to be an intern and staff! She loved watching her peers on stage at the 180 Encounter and found that maybe she could do stuff like that some day, so I was telling her all about my experiences and how God uses those people to draw others close to Him.

If there is anything that God is doing at TFC, it's through this constant desire kids have to become like their older peers they see at other TFC events. They see them making a difference and impacting others, they see how God has redeemed their friends and healed their hearts, they see how life doesn't have to be the way that they always see from their family and other friends at school. They see hope, and that's incredibly powerful to a young teenager.

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* Grateful For You All!
I want to praise the Lord for the ways in which He has just provided so well for us. Our volunteers have given so incredibly much to help us on Wednesday nights and even though we are there for over three hours, they just keep giving to these kids!! And for the community of Almena being so incredibly gracious to let us use the community building and supporting us in that way!

And most of all, for all of you who keep giving to us financially and praying for us continually! It reminds me of how Paul was incredibly blessed by all the folks he served and would always pray for and praise the Lord for them because of all God does through them.

And so, "I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ." Phil. 1:3-6.

* Cochrun Happenings
The last two months have consisted of A LOT of construction work at the new house and trying to get ready to move in!! On top of that, we’ve enjoyed having Easter fun and watching our little boys grow!!!

I loved capturing this picture of Josiah and Luke reading bibles at church this last Sunday!

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