H I P S T E R club

On Monday night, we had Hipster Club. We didn't want to be mainstream, and we were successful. So there's that.

We also didn't have club last week because we went and tailgated in the parking lot at Northern and watched our very own Junior and Senior girls go head-to-head against each other in their Powderpuff game. We were also distracted by the cheerleaders, who were boys. In wigs. Not mainstream at all.

Anyway, this week we had fun with raw biscuits, because who doesn't like raw biscuits on their foreheads?!

We also had a dance off, and congrats to Jordan K. for dancing so well. That boy got some serious moves!

At the end of the night, we heard Bre talk about John 9. She spoke briefly about the fact that she has been wearing glasses for 17 years (whaaaaattt) and how when she was younger she hated wearing glasses. When she was 5, her glasses broke in half. And it wasn't until her glasses broke that she realized just how bad she needed them in order to see. This parallels to the man born blind in John 9, and how Jesus spit in the dirt and made mud and put it on the man's eyes and sent him to wash in the Pool of Siloam. The man was obedient and went, and was instantly healed. he could see! When Jesus went and found him, the man had just been kicked out by the Pharisees. The Pharisees questioned Jesus and asked if they were blind as well. By their actions, they revealed they were spiritually blind. This spiritual blindness can only be healed by Jesus Christ. Jesus is like our spiritual glasses. Without him, we can't see very far at all. But with him, our vision is 20/20. This shows us just how bad we need Him in order to see.

It felt like a perfect night to dress up like hipsters and make fun of our exes. Uh-huh.... Not really. That's mainstream. But it was definitely a fun night!

Things you should know:

• CAMP IS THIS WEEKEND!!!!! We can't wait. It's gonna be an awesome weekend at WINDY GAP! GET PUMPED. if you want to go, let your leader know ASAP! the camp form can be found here.
• Also, ask your leader about Campaigners!
• Lastly, we have some t-shirts left! They are $12 if you want one. Let your leader know!

'MERICA Club

On Sept. 29, 2014, we had Merica club. We had a pretty nice turn out- shout out to y'all!

We started club by singing the National Anthem- because why not?! And it flowed from there.

Our awesome Seniors did a cool skit for us, called the "Pass it Down" skit. Everyone loved it. Great job seniors!

At the end of club, Taylor, one of Northern's leaders, talked to us about John 5. She began by telling us a little about herself and her experience at Summer Staff at Frontier Ranch this past summer. Her job required her to go up a mountain, and then go back down the mountain. It was during this that she hurt her toe, and she thought is was broken. The man we read about in John 5 was limp and hadn't been able to walk for 38 years. Jesus asked him if he wanted to be healed, and indeed he did. The same way Taylor thought her toe was broken, we sometimes feel like we are too.

We often feel like nothing is going right for us. We feel broken, and we look to school, or sports, or our friends to find help and relief but Jesus is the only one to mend our brokenness. We have to ask ourselves if we want to be healed- and if we're willing to turn to Jesus for the healing. We'll talk more about that in deeper context club, but it is something for you guys to be thinking about before then.

A couple of things you should know:

• As of Oct. 2, we only have about 15 spots left for fall camp at Windy Gap. We go October 17-19. If you want to go and need a camp form, click here. Make sure you give the form and your money to a leader or mail it to the Young Life office ASAP.
• We will not be having club on Oct. 6. We are going to the Powder Puff game and will be tailgating before the game starts in the parking lot at Northern. Be there at 6! Come and cheer on your Juniors and Seniors.

Hope y'all have a great week!