The YUTS along with three other LCMS churches will be working in the North Carolina mountains this summer, doing outreach through home repair to those in need.  Through hard work and diligent fund raising, and contributions by Thrivent Financial, the youth of Rivercliff have raised sufficient monies to fund their mission trip for 2009.  Great job!  Please join in wishing them a successful trip, pray for their safety and that hearts would be opened to hear the truth of the gospel.  We will be posting pictures and blogs from the work site during the trip, June 21-27th.  Thank you for your support Rivercliff!

Easter morning breakfast, sponsored by the YUTS was once again a roaring success!  Thank you to all the support we had from parents, friends and family.  We were able to raise $1266 for our summer mission trip!  Don’t these faces make you smile? 

April 17th and 18^th ten of the YUTS Acquired The Fire (ATF) at an event sponsored by Teen Mania held in SE Atlanta.  We spent the evening on Friday, and all day Saturday until about 9pm, talking and learning about Christ’s life, love, and interaction with his disciples; Christ’s sacrifice and what it demands of their lives, how to maintain pure relationships, making God’s word a lifeline for their own life and what it really means to honor their parents.   The YUTS came back saying they had experienced a life changing event!  Now that is high praise indeed.  Any time we can take our youth, and their friends to events that are geared specifically to them, their hearts and issues, it is a good investment in their future and ours.