GENERATION

GENERATION
as of November 08 Bart and I started a new group in our youth called Generation. this group is made up of high school students or ages 13-21. Bart and I had just come off a year long sabatical when we launched Generation. We had been Youth Pastors for 5 years at Celebration for Ignition Youth. we had great times and loved seeing God change so many lives. God had been talking to Bart and I about going in a new direction with our youth and that's when He gave us the name Generation. it was about 2 years ago that we started thinking about this change and praying about it. we were excited. at the time we just weren't sure how we were gonna go about the change. that's just about the time our time off began. this year long subaticle was unexpected and we went through some tough times. although we weren't in ministry at all for an entire year, we never lost sight of the things God had planted in our hearts. We were standing on the word and knowing that Everything that Satan meant for evil, God would turn it around and make it good. We knew that Gods glory would be revealed even through the worst of times. Through our time off we learned so much about God, ourselves and other people.

A GENERATION FOR A GENERATION...
We've just begun our 5th month at Generation. wow time flies when you're having fun! i remember the 1st night of Generation i was so nervous. we had been away for so long and i just didn't know how the students would respond. Bart and I knew our vision and purpose but there was still the fear of "what will they think". when it comes to teenagers, you just never know what your gonna get! We had 16 students the 1st night. it was amazing! Bart spoke the word and shared vision and the future for Generation and we've been growing ever since!

WORSHIP
at Generation we are so blessed with amazing gifts and talents of music. i have to admit, the Generation band is one the best bands i've played with in a long time. i love how the band works so well together and how they push themselves to learn the most difficult songs. the band is always up for a challenge! Generation Band is definately a band without limits and all the glory goes to God.

GOD FOCUSED
these past couple months we've seen God do miracles. at Generation we've seen students be healed. we've seen students be saved and delivered from the sin that had them completely bound. we've seen students grow at a rapid pace in there spiritual walk with God and be filled with the Holy Spirit. it's awesome to know that students are simply showing up to be a part of a God moment and know that they will be impacted and challenged to face the world and be more than conquerors.

PERSONAL NOTE:
after experiencing the most difficult life changing days of my life within 3 years, God really taught me a lot about myself. i went through days of being at my "lowest" and actually thinking i would not make it. there were lots of days of questioning and not understanding and not getting any answers. SURRENDER. finally i gave up. i gave myself up. i finally surrendered to God and through prayer, fasting and the word, i began to breathe again. i began to regain focus. my God focus had been lost... really it wasn't lost, i just chose to drop it for a while. God's grace and mercy is so overwhelming. i've moved on and have no sinful past and God is my strength and He loves me.

GENERATION WITHOUT LIMITS:

i cant wait to see what else God has for Generation. God is teaching us all new things everyday. Generation is ready to go to a place where we've never been before. We are going DEEPER than we've ever gone. im so thankful to be part of this movement. im ready...