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Yah mon. .
.It's Summer at SpringHill!
Okay, so it's summer everywhere, but at
SpringHill it's really
summer. If you're in high school, it's the summer
to experience serving others rather than simply being served yourself.
It's the summer to go deeper in your faith than you've ever gone before,
to build change-your-life relationships with peers and counselors. And,
of course, since it's SpringHill, it's the summer for gargantuan lake
plunges off the blob and screaming flights down the infamous zipline.
That's just all in two weeks of TST! And if you're headed out for an
Alpha Expeditions or Rivendell trip this summer, imagine all the
adventure and search-your-soul experiences times ten. If you
are gearing up for a SpringHill summer, we hope it is your
absolute best experience of 2006. Even if you're not, we hope to get you
"in the beat" with some good stuff in this issue of The Well.
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News @
SpringHill Michigan
Experience the best weeks of summer twice! Register for a second
session at SpringHill this summer and receive $100 off! Visit
our registration page to check for availability and to
register. To take advantage of this opportunity, please enter promotional code
SS06
to receive your discount. For more information, call 231-734-2616.
Bring your whole family to SpringHill for an awesome weekend of Family Camp.
Finish out the summer by flying down the zipline with your mom or ducking
for cover in the paintball field with your dad or sending your little
sister soaring off the blob. Have out-of-this-world fun and experience
God in a real way with your whole family. It all happens here September
1-4! Check out all the details on our
website. (Then, say to your parents, "Let's go to
SpringHill!")
Get SpringHill fall retreats on your youth group's calendar! At Michigan we'll be
meeting at the Hill for the High
School Kick It! retreat October 6-8. Live bands, out-of-this-world
activities, time to grow with God and as a group - it's an awesome way to
end a great summer.
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Can You Be
Used?
Then the Lord opened
the donkey's mouth, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you
to make you beat me these three times?" Balaam answered the donkey,
"You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would
kill you right now." The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your
own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the
habit of doing this to you?" "No," he said. Then the Lord
opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the
road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown. -
Numbers 22:28-31
If you've never heard of Balaam or his
talking donkey, read the second part of Numbers 22. God uses an animal to
achieve his purposes for Balaam. This passage gives us a glimpse at how
far God will go to get his message across to those who need to hear it.
The most important message God wants for
his creation is the message of the cross - reconciliation is free to
those who believe in Jesus. What great news! It is God's desire that his
creation (the creation that sinned against him and had to be separated
from him) come back into a relationship with him.
But perhaps you've heard this message
before. As believers and followers of Christ it is our privilege and
responsibility to be bold in sharing the Good News. All too often,
though, we back down because our faith is too small - we are afraid to
stand on the gospel. Maybe you feel hesitant that God could use you to
achieve great things for his kingdom. Maybe you've been laughed at or
"beaten down" because of the gospel. Rejoice! Your efforts are
not in vain!
Think about
this: Has God ever used you to share
the good news of Jesus? Do you believe that God can and will use you to
achieve great things for his kingdom? The story of Balaam and his donkey
shows us this side of God's character. Don't make God resort to using
talking animals to get his message out before offering yourself as a
messenger of his news!
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Websites Well
Worth It
www.dailyguideposts.com:
Check a website full of stories about ordinary people doing and achieving
extraordinary things! Guideposts is a magazine that focuses on
the ways God uses ordinary people to do amazing things!
www.ccauthority.com:
Want to see some great Christian bands this summer? Check out the
world's largest Christian concert search engine for a list of
artists, venues and concerts near you! An excellent way to get the info
you need and get it fast.
fifaworldcup.yahoo.com:
Calling all soccer fans to the hub of this year's tournament in Germany.
A great site for highlights, standings, and fun.
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Summer
afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most
beautiful words in the English language.
-Henry James
Ah, summer,
what power you have to make us suffer and like it.
-Russell Baker
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What You Said
The majority of you most appreciate your freedom of speech;
religious freedom was a close second.
More than half said that you are mostly
a slave to sin.
When you think of summer, 54% think of SpringHill first!
80% anticipate that summer will include some planned
events and some time to just hang out.
86% are signed up for summer at
SpringHill!
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