LiD TOUR UPDATES

June 5-8, 2007 ... Grand Junction, CO
Our Lay iT Down Team arrived at Grand Junction Calvary Chapel on Tuesday afternoon to meet the students we would be ministering with for the week. Following a great dinner with them, we settled in at our host homes with anticipation of what God would do in the coming week. On Wednesday through Friday, the team met back up with the youth at the church for a sweet time of worship and prayer before heading out to ride the local skate parks. Every night we were very blessed by a host home with a hot tub to recoup in and great fellowship between the youth and traveling team.

We had a good time with these teens meeting small groups of people at four different parks and inviting them back to the camp at the end of the week. Here's a special call-out to those of you who rode with us on Thursday night and for how you represented in big way during the competition on Friday! At the end of comp, Ben gave his testimony of what God has done inside of him and Aaron explained what Jesus laid down for all of us. Throughout the whole week, many seeds were planted with local riders, parents, and friends. The team is encouraged to see how the youth of this church can continue to further the relationships made with the once anti-social teens who got to experience the love of Christ.

When we were in Grand Junction I got to know a cool kid who had a few social difficulties. Immediately after we started talking, I knew God wanted me to help him out. During the week we would talk about everything from girls to God. He is the type of guy who will do anything anyone tells him to do. I remember talking to him about trusting the Word of God and the Spirit over peer pressure. He is a smart kid with a big heart. I think that God will use him for something big someday. At the end of the week, he even asked me to sign his hat like I was some sort of celebrity! But I had to remind him it wasn't the Lay it Down Team that was great, but God who was working through us for his own great glory.

For videos check out these links on utube:

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