Stac’s Place

Carl Sandburg was a right…
Carl Sandburg said, “….It is necessary now and then for a man to go away by himself and experience loneliness; to sit on a rock in the forest and to ask of himself, ‘Who am I, and where have I been, and where am I going?’”
What do you say to this? [...]

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Plans for Sunday School on the way
This has been a little slower in the development that I would have liked, but here it is–the plan for Sunday School. We’ll start things off Sunday, September 28th.
1. The Children’s Ministry has presented us with a great option for plugging in some of our students as [...]

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See You at the Pole
That’s right, campers! It’s time to get out of bed and drag yourself to your school flagpole for a little community prayer. Remember to be on the lookout for God to move tomorrow. Ask him to give you opportunities to love others and share about the hope you [...]

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Ryan has posted some pics from the Welcome Weekend
I am not responsible for these pics. If you want to see more, talk to Ryan…I wish I could get my hair to do those things!

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Check out my boy Gabe!
#18 in your program, #1 in your hearts…
I hope that I can get Gabe to come speak to XStream this year. He is a God-story in the making. He’s been faithful to serve God at ‘Bama, and God is honoring him this year! He is a leader, [...]

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Paintball Action and See You At The Pole preparation
Tomorrow afternoon we will be gathering with many other student ministries from the Centre Region to gear up for See You At The Pole. The whole deal kicks off with an All-Star Paintball Challenge, pitting a team of adult leaders against some key students. [...]

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Welcome back Bonfire heats up
Last Wednesday was totally fun! Thanks to all of you who came out to eat a ‘dog and a smore, sing around the the fire, and hang out with us. Here are a few pics from the evening.

We are so looking forward to this year at XStream. We [...]

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Look who’s going to Hershey!
We had a drawing Wednesday night to give away 6 tickets to Hersheypark. Congrats to the following winners:
Abby Hershey
Hillary Ward
Chelsea Mehalick
Greg Bodwell
Julia Musumeci
Chole Koubek
We’re going to hit the road the 20th, if you’re interested. I believe that we still have a few tickets left. $25 gets you into [...]

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Welcome Weekend was remarkable!
Wow! Look at all those new students! We had a great weekend, in spite of bees and the coldest night of the summer. Micah went to the hospital to get some relief from the beestings, but several other new students made commitments to follow Christ for the first time! [...]

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There’s No Place Like Home
Kim and I took the kiddos down to Myrtle Beach for a few nice, hot, days of summer fun. Erin and Wesley went with us, and Joe even got a few days off to come play in the water with us. We missed you, though, and we’re glad to [...]

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