22 is a handful, but the kids are pretty easy going. They listen pretty well, so I haven't really had to be a disciplinarian with them.

What is tough is the room we've been meeting in. It is the largest room in the local Community Center, and we're getting close to maxing out the space. Oh, if we just wanted to have a meeting where everyone sat down, we'd be fine. But, to play some of the games we play, we need floor space! If we break 25 or even 30, then I've got to find a new location. There aren't that many places to meet in Watertown that can hold us all!

22 kids, that's wonderful.
The kids who never go to church do they come to CL too?

We're really not picking up a lot of kids who never go to church. We're getting some that go to church quite a bit, but have no youth group. We're getting some who go to church just to hang with friends, too. But, we haven't really found a way to draw in those who just want nothing to do with God. We've actually heard of some kids who want to come for the games but really don't want anything to do with God.

Hope God's Holy Spirit will send those kids to CL for the games.
God will work out the rest for those kids.

We dropped back down to 19 last Monday. So, it
looks like we're hitting our max level for this school year. How do I
know this? We have only two more meetings before we adjourn for the
summer. I've got a couple of things I want to do with the kids during
the summer, but we won't meet regularly.

I'm gonna miss them! Monday nights have become a high point in my week!

Hope those kids will miss the CL meetings too.
It's so good you have things planned for the summer.
That helps to keep in touch with the kids.

How long is the summer vacation in the US?

I certainly hope the kids miss it enough to come back in the fall.

Last night was our final meeting for this school year. Even though we started much later than the other CL clubs, taking the summer off will get us connected to the same schedule as our partner groups. When we come back in the fall, we will have some rebuilding to do, but I think most of our regulars will come back. We can then follow our local school system's schedule and get a few breaks when the kids are out of school.

It's been fun, but I am going to miss my kids.

The summer is long.
I hope all kids and maybe some more come back in fall.
That's why it's good you plan some events for CL in summer.
Hope to hear since you started in February CL has been succesful.

So far, this has been a blessing to have this ministry going. The kids have seemed to enjoy it, and I have seen God do some incredible things in these young peoples' lives.

We started off with the new school year after our summer break in Sept. '09. We've been having between 16-21 kids every week. Through the month of December we had our funding covered by a local church. However, that ended at the end of '09.

So, Holly and I decided to cover the expenses for Jan. ourselves. This is not something that we can do every month, though. We sent out letters to the parents explaining what our needs were and asking for prayer.

This morning, in our Sunday School class, we asked for prayer in this situation. With no funding, Campus Life would have had to end. We did not tell the people of our church what our financial needs were--we just asked them for prayer. Tonight, I found an envelope in my agenda book that I keep with me with enough cash in it to cover our rent at the Community Center through the end of the school year. That is what Holly and I have been praying for!

Once again, God stepped in and amazed me. Thank You, Jesus, for your faithfulness!

I am so honored to be related to you. The difference you and Holly are making in these kids and the lives of those around you is astounding.

It's very impressing to see how God provides in the needs of CL.

Sabidoo, for all things is a time.
Only God knows when it's the correct time for things.

That is fantastic news! Praise God for providing a way for Campus Life to continue through the school year.