Every year Element holds church-wide fundraiser for summer mission trips. Element High School goes to Cambodia, while Middle School goes to Mexico, sharing the love and the truth of Jesus Christ to children, women, and men.
A lot of church members showed up to the Run-4-Missions event for the Element students wanting to go to the mission trips. It was a fun time for the runners and the students. Keep us in your prayers!
This week we continued our study in the book of John with a message from Matt then we went out by small groups. The juniors had a blast playing wiffle ball!
This past Friday, we gathered and listened to Element Staff Mike Chen’s moving and applicable bible study. Afterwards, we played a big, fun group game led by some of our students, Jonathan and Ranen. There was a definite clear winner of the game, but in the end we were all winners since we all had fun. It was a very fun night.
This Friday, each of the different classes each organized their own activities. The juniors had sports and bbq at the park with a yummy dessert potluck and the sophomores had a talk from Chris followed by a much yummier looking potluck dinner.
Past Friday, several groups took the initiative to invite their friends at their staff’s home. For most, it was a very fun night for their friends and them. There were activities ranging from sports to games to conversations.
Past weekend, students went to Mount Hermon camp to spend quality time with each other and learning more about God and Christianity.
In-depth:
The first night we started off with prayer and worship. The first session was given by one of our staff, Vivian Park. The second session was given by our other staff, Chris. Our third message was given by John Kwon. Then, the Element High School Director, Matt Lee, gave the last message for our high school students.
Guys’ and Girls’ Time
The guys carried heavy stones which symbolized things weighing them down, so they went on a hike with the stones. The girls did a series of team relay races and talked about how they relate to women in the bible in the Old Testament.
Student Leads!
Student Leads, a program for our high school students preparing to evangelize to their friends. So, We had a student lead getaway at our Monterey house, a Gracepoint (our church) owned home. It was a sweet time of hanging out and many jam sessions. We also watched the movie "To Save A Life" about evangelism.
