WINTERFEST TWENTY TWELVE VIDEO!!!!
So, if you wanna laugh, look in a mirror…..JUST KIDDING….WATCH THIS VIDEO!!!!
WINTERFEST VIDEO PREMIER!!!
Don’t miss the premier of the WINTERFEST VIDEO this Sunday night! We got a lot of great footage (some you might not even know we got…..) and it’s going to be AWESOME!!!! We’ll start the movie @ 7:00 sharp, so don’t be late!
Also, all you Winterfest-goers (yup, I like to make up words!) will get your very own copy of the DVD so you can go home and show your mommy’s and daddy’s how you are on these trips. Hopefully they’ll let you come with us again….
SEE YOU GUYS SUNDAY!!!
WE’RE THREE DAYS AWAY!!!
Check out this LAST MINUTE CHECKLIST to make sure you have everything you’ll need for the trip!
Make sure you get your PARENT RELEASE FORM in to Barry, because you can’t get on the bus until that is in his hands!
If you have any ?’s just call Barry @ 471-7582!
And, if you’re lucky, maybe you’ll get your very own song written about you by two very tired, very demented youth leaders…..you know, like this one!
Did you know we leave in a WEEK?!!!!!!!
Winterfest is coming up NEXT weekend, February 17-19 and that makes me so happy!!!!
But enough about me, here’s what I need from you:
I need you ALL to be @ Impact on Sunday night so we can go over the details for the trip. Plus, I miss some of your shining, beautiful faces…. 
If you haven’t already, I need you to print this Parent Release Form and bring it filled out on Sunday night. (I CAN’T TAKE YOU ON THE BUS WITHOUT THIS FORM…so, you know, bring it!)
Also, we’ll meet @ the north Burger King (by Gateway Mall) @ 9:00 am on Friday, February 17. The bus is coming from Minot and picking up kids in Garrison before meeting us there to grab breakfast and hit the road. DON’T BE LATE!
IT’S GOING TO BE AN AWESOME TRIP!
Here’s some highlights from last year:
WINTERFEST APPS DUE JAN 13
Winterfest apps are due to Pastor Barry by Friday, January 13, 2012! Cost is $140, which covers your room and all the concerts and services throughout the weekend. Registration is online now! Talk to Pastor Barry if you have questions!
REGISTER HERE!
Also, here’s a quick video of the featured band this year, Julian Drive:
30 Hour Famine Postponed
In light of the late arrival of our 30 Hour Famine packets, we’ve decided to postpone the famine. We’ll still be doing it at some point, but we decided that we wanted to be able to give it the time and attention that was necessary to make it as successful as possible.
If you have already been talking to some people about sponsoring you - THAT’S AWESOME – just let them know about our change of plans and tell them that you’ll talk to them again when we do the famine. Make sure to return any checks that you might have been given, too.
Sorry about the change, but we just want to make sure to give this awesome activity enough attention to make it as sweet as possible!
Vote Now!
Where do you want our 30 Hour Famine $$ to go? Here’s your chance to choose! Vote early and often, poll closes on Sunday!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
There’s a lot coming up over the next several months, so mark your calendars now (and ask off work if you need to) so that you don’t miss out!
HERE’S WHAT’S COMING UP:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29
Meet at Impact at 7 pm for one of the sweetest events of the year!
Bring a friend or 33, cuz it’s going to be an amazing time!
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SATURDAY-SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9-10
Details and fundraising packets will be here soon, but save the dates and start thinking now about who you can ask to sponsor you! OUR GOAL IS $2,000!
You can check out more on the 30 Hour Famine @ www.30hourfamine.org
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FEBRUARY 17-19
It’s a ways off, but you don’t want to miss this sweet trip to Rapid City for paintballing, snowboarding, awesome services and concerts! You’re going. Just make that decision now….you’re going. Glad we got that settled.
You can get updates on plans for Winterfest @ http://facebook.com/ncryouthlink
Go Through The Story With Us!
Don’t forget to pick up your copy of The Story and read chapter one before Sunday night!
It’s only 15-20 pages each week and you will have read the ENTIRE Bible by the
end of this school year! Let me know if you have any questions!
You can pick up your copy @ the Rainbow Shop or online @ www.amazon.com or www.thestory.com!
Weeeeee’re BAAAACK!!!!
After the weirdest summer EVER (according to me), Impact is back & ready to go! Are you ready?!! We’re kicking off the festivities with a little heart surgery….yup, it’s time to open you up!
Be there THIS Sunday night, September 11 @ 6:30 to find out what we’re really talking about when we sing, “with hands high and heart abandoned”
Great Concert on Wednesday @ Shiloh!
Hey guys, Impact is on a little break before kicking off the fall, but I wanted to let you know about a great concert coming up THIS Wednesday night @ Shiloh!
Sixteen Cities is coming through town and you’ll love the concert on Wednesday night! You can check out their music and more about the band @ http://sixteencities.com/.
The concert is Wednesday night, August 31 @ 7:00 pm @ Shiloh. It is free, but they will be taking donations to help with flood relief in the area. I hope you check it out!
BEARDS!!!! BEARDS!!!! BEARDS!!!!
THE BEARDMAN DIARIES (one of the more intense segments from our Impact Joplin trip!)
COMING SOON!
The BEARDMAN DIARIES will be up soon! Pray that YouTube cooperates! 
Btw, the full DVD is almost done with over 1 1/2 hours of footage! Be there Sunday night to get your copy!
A Quick Note From Joplin + Bismarck Tribune Story
Hey guys, I’m working hard to pull together your DVD’s for Sunday night, but I wanted to share a couple of things in the meantime:
First of all, the BISMARCK TRIBUNE wants to do a story on our trip to Joplin! Yeah, sweet huh? So I need any of you from the trip that can to be at the church office (3333 E Broadway Ave #1218) tomorrow (Thursday) @ 4:00 pm. They just want to hear about our experiences and they’re going to do a nice story on our efforts down there. Very cool!
Also I wanted to pass along a message from Glen and Marilyn in Joplin:
Just wanted to say it was a privilege to have your youth group with us. We thank you and them for coming to help. They were lots of help not only to our community but to our church. You can be proud of all of them they did well. They were excellent in manners and portraying the Lord. WE hope you are doing well and all is good there. Thanks for sending them our way. We love you
Glen & Marilyn
Awesome job you guys! Be sure to be @ Impact THIS Sunday night @ 7:00 as we look at how we can apply what we learned in Joplin to our life every day!
Technical Difficulties
I haven’t been able to get online, other than on my iPod, so I haven’t been able to post the last 2 videos from the trip. We’ll show highlights on Sunday morning in church, so I hope you can be there. We meet @ the Doublewood Inn @ 10:00 am on Sunday.
We had a great day @ Worlds/Oceans of Fun today and we fly out of KC tomorrow @ 7:30 pm. We’ll spend the night in Minneapolis before leaving for home after a little shopping & lunch @ Mall of America. We should be home around 7:00 or 8:00 on Saturday. Looking forward to seeing you all!
-Barry
Quick Message from Barry
Things are going great here and we’re excited to get to our last day of work in Joplin! The kids have been working hard and they have accomplished so much in the short time we’ve been here! I’m still trying to get the video from last night online, but I thought I’d post a few quick thoughts to hold you over…. Anyway, enjoy and have a great day!
Video Post to Come Tomorrow (hopefully)
To all of our loyal followers out there: our video post tonight is not wanting to upload for some reason and it is time for this youth pastor to go to bed! Hopefully I’ll have better luck in the morning and I’ll get the post on tomorrow. Our plans have changed just a little for tomorrow. We will begin the day working at a man’s house by removing debris and some large pieces of a tree that was up-rooted in his backyard. After that we will be doing some work around the church’s warehouse and then driving to Kansas City after dinner. We’ve been watching the weather and Friday is supposed to be rainy, so we decided to go to KC early so we can do Worlds and Oceans of Fun on Thursday. We have been able to save a lot of money on meals, because the church has fed us extremely well, so we can roll some of our meal money over into paying for an extra night in a hotel.
We’re having an amazing time here and we’ve been able to a lot of good things and help a lot of very good people. God is good and we will never forget our experiences here in Joplin! See you soon!
Until then, here’s some pics from today!
-Barry
