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Spring Update
So much has happened! We are up and rolling. Students are coming and the Gospel is being spread! Keep up your prayers.
Right now we need prayers for: - A local committee of adults who will support this ministry
- More students to come!
- Camp sign ups and fundraising. Lives are changed at camp, there is no doubt.
To learn more check us out at Clubbeyond.com. Hill AFB Club Beyond is listed under the “LOCATIONS” link.
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Message from Club Beyond
There are lots of things you can catch. Catch a cold, catch a ball, catch a break. You can also catch cheese balls with your face, properly equipped with shaving cream and the gentle partner who will toss them to you. What else can you catch? Well at Club Beyond, middle school students catch the excitement of doing the crazy, fun skits that bring laughter and teamwork. They catch on that friends make life bearable in the midst of the hard. They catch that Jesus is not a God watching us from a far, but a friend who is all about life and living it abundately. Laughter is an intergral part of club. It breaks down walls, provides a levity to a sometimes hard topic and builds memories. It also models Jesus. We may not think about laugher and God very much but perhaps we could. I’m pretty sure Jesus would laugh at club amidst kids learning about his love, and who knows, maybe he would even catch a cheese ball or two! Thank you for continuing to pray for military teens and the opportunity for them to hear about Jesus’ love in an environment designed with kids in mind. May you find yourself laughing this week with a deep joy that comes from the deep knowledge of God’s love for you.
In gratitude,
Marty McCarty
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I’ve been so busy I forgot to update here. Club Beyond is official!!!! After over a decade of hearing God call me in this direction it has finally happened! I am on staff here at Club Beyond, serving Hill AFB. We have already begun meeting for Bible Study and with a week will start our weekly Club Meetings.
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Needing More Patience
The MOU went to someone’s email and sat for two weeks. Hopefully it is not moving in the right direction. Please keep praying!
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One Signature away
I’ve seen that meme going around, the one where President Trump is showing some newly signed executive orders, but the content has been edited to something silly, like a hand drawn picture of a cat. They’re honestly funny, but a document that President Trumps signs can have huge impact.
Another person who can have a huge impact with her signature is the Wing Commander of Hill Air Force Base, Colonel Hammerstedt. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been requested and delivered, asking for the allowance of Club Beyond at Hill AFB. With a stroke of her pen, the dream of reaching military teens for Christ can become a reality. I’ve been waiting for this moment for about a decade.
Please pray that the Wing Commander sees the benefit of Club Beyond and signs the MOU. Pray that God inspires people to give so that we have the money to do His work. Mostly pray for the military teens and their unique struggles.
I want to leave you with this excerpt from the MOU: “MCYM is an ecumenical Christian based youth ministry. The primary purpose of MCYM is to provide Club Beyond® services to U.S. Military Families to meet the needs of their teen-aged children. Military teens have been well-researched and well- documented to be at higher-risk of negative and suicidal behaviors than their civilian peers, based on findings of recent studies such as those of the Universities of Southern California (USC) and Iowa (UI).”...”In addition to the well-documented high-risk nature of military teens, MCYM’s effectiveness in meeting the needs and having a positive impact on military teens and their families is also well-documented in MCYM’s 2014 Global Qualitative Metrics Summary (reference (c)), which documents survey results from 2,000 random anonymous military teen and parent participants in Club Beyond.”
Love you all and God Bless,
Dan
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Going through the process
The process has started!! The chaplains at Hill AFB are looking over the proposal and so far they are positive about having Club Beyond come to Hill! I’m going to get on a conference call, hopefully this week between MCYM/Club Beyond and the Parish Chaplain at Hill to discuss some details and iron out any issues. From there it goes to the Wing Chaplain for support and onto the Wing Commander. Once the Wing Commander gives her approval we begin to hard road of fundraising so we can officially start this fall. Please pray for God’s favor, guidance and patience as we near the end of this road and the beginning of a new one!
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A New Year: 2017
We’ve come to a new year of possibilities. I think it’s going to be an exciting one! There’s so much going on with the ministry at Hill AFB, but even more exciting is that we are a huge step closer to opening a full Club Beyond at Hill. While I don’t know what God is going to work out or how all the details will come together, I am watching the pieces slowly come together.
I had to say goodbye to an amazing volunteer, Taylor, who had been reluctant to help, but once she did she became an integral part of the ministry. Please pray that God brings us more volunteers with hearts like hers.
I wish I had more specific details, but believe me, once I things get solid I’ll be blasting this all over Facebook. Keep praying! Thanks and God bless!
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Exciting News!
The AF Chief of Chaplains has finally given his nod of approval to move forward. The Air Force has been without official Club Beyonds since the end of the fiscal year and Hill has never had a Club Beyond there. Next week Club Beyond is submitting paperwork to the Wing Chaplain at Hill AFB and from there it will be submitted to the Wing Commander for his approval. Please pray for favor so we can reach these military kids. To give some perspective, once the paperwork is signed it is a three month or more process to actually hold an official Club Beyond!
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MCYM/Club Beyond - Sustaining the Future of Military Teens
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Club Beyond: Becca
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Military Respect
https://www.facebook.com/theeasycajun/videos/1071573242870172/
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Struggles of Military Spouses
http://militaryspouse.com/spouse-101/10-things-about-military-wives-you-probably-dont-want-to-know/
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Great start to the year
This year has gotten off to a great start! We have new students coming and I have adapted our style to reach military teens more effectively. Please pray for our new Thursday night bible study for the Sr. High students which starts this Thursday.
I’m really excited that one of our students, Tony, is getting ready to be baptized! When it happens I’ll be posting pictures.
Thank you everyone for your continued support!
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