Club Update

Hey Friends!

Last Friday night we had WyldLife Club IN THE DARK!  Most of our club was with the lights off and kids running around with glow sticks around their necks - talk about a junior high kid's dream...

We started off singing "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz -  Possibly the greatest song of all time to sing at a WyldLife club.  I've never heard kids sing that loudly before!

Our game that we played for the night was to see how fast kids could unfold a t-shirt and put it on.  What made these t-shirts hard to unfold was that they were frozen!  We had six teams of three that competed.  Ironically, the 7th grade girls ended up winning... They beat everyone, including the freshman boys.

If you've never seen a frozen t-shirt being unfolded by three junior high kids, then take a look at this.

When we finished all of our games, skits, and songs, I told a short story of the time my brother and I went to Atlanta, TX to stay with my grandmother while my newly married mom and step-dad went on their honeymoon.  There's not much to do when you're in "the-middle-of-nowhere" East Texas, so we spent the majority of the time eating, sleeping, and watching movies.  We basically didn't move for an entire week!

That transitioned me into telling kids about a man who didn't move for 38 years -- the invalid by the pool in the Book of John.  I talked about how he probably thought, "If only I could get into that pool, I would be healed and everything would be okay!"  I related that to the fact that we all have things we think would solve our problems - the 'if onlys.'  "If only I had this, or did this, my life would be great - my life would be full!"  But ultimately, when all of that stuff is gone, we're left just as empty as we were before we had all of it.

To illustrate my point to everybody, I had a plastic pitcher with a hole in the bottom of it.  I poured water into it to represent all of the stuff that we try to fill our lives with - like starting for the football team, having a bunch of friends, having a bunch of cool stuff.  But after it was all said and done, the water came out of the hole in the bottom and the pitcher was empty.  I explained to them that even though those things bring us temporary happiness they will not fill us up constantly.  So to show them what it was like to have a relationship with Jesus, I brought out a hose and filled up the pitcher.  Not only was the pitcher full, but it overflowed!

I feel like that illustration truly represents what Christ offers us - Not only a full life, but one that overflows with his love!

John 10:10 says, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

Thanks for taking the time to read my post!  Hopefully it not only told you about our last club, but maybe gave you some encouragement for filling your life with Christ!

Here are some more pictures from club.

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More Pictures!

Here are some more pictures from our last club, which was on Friday, October 1.

 

 The Sleeping Bag Pass

The 7th Graders needed a little help...

Club last Friday!

On Friday, October 1, we had our annual Battle of the Classes Club for WyldLife.  All that means is our 7th, 8th, and 9th graders compete against each other in various games and score points for their grade.  Whichever team earns the most points from the games throughout the night wins the entire competition and earns bragging rights for the rest of the year. 

The night started out strong - we had well over 300 kids there.  The 8th grade won the first points of the night since they brought the most kids to club (about 120). 

The next competition was to see who could sing the song "Smile" the best.  Each grade was judged on their style, lyric accuracy, volume, and heart.  Here's a short video so you can see how they did!

 

For the next two games we moved into the gym.  

The first game we played was called "The Starburst Challenge."  We spread out all three teams around the gym - the objective was to eat all of the color of Starburst that their grade was assigned, e.g., 7th-Red, 8th-Orange, 9th-Pink.  We dumped about 2,000 pieces of Starburst on a giant tarp and just let the kids get after it!   

The next game was our yearly edition of "Sleeping Bag Pass."  Basically we have the smallest kid in each grade in a sleeping bag being passed down a huge line of kids sitting down.  The first kid to be passed down the line and back wins!

Our last game of the night was what we like to call "Speed Dressing."  Three kids compete against each other by getting dressed as fast as they can - except they have to keep a balloon in the air throughout the time they are getting dressed.  If that doesn't really make sense to you then take a look at the video below!

We ended the night with a short talk about how Jesus loves you "No matter what."  We wanted kids to know that Jesus loves us even though we may mess up a lot - he cares about us and loves us despite all of our baggage!

It seemed like all of the kids had a lot of fun.  The 8th grade class won the competition, so they will be the defending champions next year and have a chance to repeat as freshman.

I hope all of you enjoyed this little update.  Please keep praying for Lake Highlands WyldLife, that God will continue to provide us with lost kids and allow us to tell them about Jesus.

-Brody