If I could just express…

How I feel about Jr.Highers…

I FLIPPIN’ LOVE ‘EM!  Thanks for making each week at SJH and each time we hang out completely unpredictable, hilarious, and praise-worthy!  I drive home on Wednesday nights and usually my discussion with God goes something like this; “Thank You for bringing each one of these students here tonight, for some reason you have chosen me for this role and I will continue to thank you for this for ever and ever…”  There is something so amazing about Jr.Highers that just keeps me wanting to hang out more and more with them.  Each student that walks through these doors, and each one that is in these schools in town right now has their own story, and my favorite part; their own way of telling that story!  Just take some time, stand around, and talk to a gr. 7/8…you’ll be out of energy by the end of the conversation, but through it just know that God has designed each person to grow in a specific way, and for that…I praise Him for the completely unique character traits each Jr.Higher brings to the table.

How I feel about SJH leaders…

You are total servants for Jesus, and I am completely in awe of what you do.  You sacrifice your nights, you sacrifice time spent with your friends, your family, to come or to go out and spend time with the amazing people spoken about above.  THANK YOU for being so creative, so loving, so teachable, and so in love with Jesus that you just want to see these students fall in love with him too.  SJH would not exist without you and you deserve many, many blessings.  I pray those would come, and you would recognize them.  Thanks for all you do.

I’m excited for this year.  I’m excited for what God will do in SJH and beyond.  I’m praying for SJHers to see God in new and incredible ways this year and express that openly.

Will you pray along with me?

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SJH Winter Newsletter

Jr.High Winter Newsletter

12 Days of Christmas – SJH Style

Our little tradition…

‘Til next year!

NEW YEARS EVE BASH!!!

COME AND CELEBRATE THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW YEAR AND NEW DECADE AT SPRINGVALEYOUTH!

When: THURSDAY DEC. 31 (8pm) – FRIDAY JAN. 1 (10am)

Where: Springvale Baptist Church (corner of Stouffville and Kennedy rds, Stouffville)

What: The greatest party you’ve ever experienced, complete with wide games, special surprises, food, food, food, and a New Year Countdown like nothing else!  This is a Sr.High/Jr.High mixed event, so bring out any of your friends that want to have fun, the more the better!!

How Much: Only $10!!

What to Bring: Sleeping Stuff, Hygiene Stuff, Snack Stuff, and Energy!!!

Questions?  Email sjh@springvaleyouth.com.

The White Envelope Project…

Hey, like me, maybe you’ve been thinking about what you can do this Christmas BESIDES getting presents and even just GIVING presents to those people around you that really, truly, already have enough…

well here’s a GREAT website I stumbled upon with a ton of super ideas of organizations and groups to donate some money to…

http://www.giving101.org/whiteenvelopeproject  It’s a great story (about the white envelope) and the giving catalogue has a ton of really cool ideas of people and places to donate to.  I know that in my Jr.High small group I’m going to try to encourage the guys to bring in about $10 each, we’ll flip through the catalogue, pick out some gifts, then leave white envelopes under each of our trees at home letting our families know.

You gonna join in?

Do you like us?

SJH Boys Small Groups at it again…

The grade 7 boys got into a little flamethrowing action…

While the grade 8 boys beat the snot out of each other…

- 1 Corinthians 9: 24-27 -

Life as a fighter requires a good Coach, good Training, lots of Practice, and healthy Eating.

Life as a Christian requires a good Leader, good time reading and praying, living out what you learn, and watching what you put into your body.  A fighter can always get better…lets push each other on to be better fighters in this walk with Christ.

Important Internet Update!

ATTENTION: The Internet is broken. From this point on we will continue life without it. Please go back to life as you knew it before the invention of the internet. Thank you.
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Actually that’s not true… The internet still works, we’re just not really updating this site anymore. Basically because I hate it and it could be so much better. So, we’re making it so much better. There is a BRAND SPANKING NEW website that will be coming your way within the next 40 years (hopefully sooner though). So keep your eyes peeled cuz this site is gonna be epic.

Until then, keep checking this place out, maybe we’ll update it even though it pains me to do so.

YEAH!

Springvale has a new site though. www.springvale.org – It’s pretty cooL. I guess.

SJH Small group EGG-splosion!!

Sorry…I couldn’t resist the ‘egg-cellent’ pun.

1) Put egg in Microwave

2) set microwave to 4 minutes and wait

3) BOOM!

4) “This egg is like the secret sins we keep in our lives…you may see no change on the outside, but sooner or later it will all make a BIG MESS!”

5) Clean up.

Just another SJH Boys small group meeting.