Youth Ministry Report
By Trey O’Brien

Happy New Year from the Interim Youth Team! On behalf of the IYT, I would like to thank all of you for your prayers, encouragement, and support (especially Wednesday night meals) during the summer and fall of 2008. The Lord has been so gracious to this non-seminary trained group this year in giving us the privilege to be with the youth of WPC and blessing our time together.

We had a great fall semester as we have forged through specific studies on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings. We also had the opportunity to take a small group of seniors to RUF Ole Miss back in October---it was very exciting and edifying. To ensure no bias, we plan to take a similar group this spring semester to either RUF MSU or DSU.

Lee and Amy Coleman have taught through the book of Mark with the high school on Wednesday nights during the fall semester and will continue with this study into the spring semester. Katherine Dyksterhouse was facilitating discussion on a Susan Hunt study entitled “Becoming a True Woman” with the junior high girls until she was put on bed rest mid-fall semester (please keep praying for her, Gary and Baby “D”). Amy Coleman is now continuing on with that study. Elizabeth O’Brien initiated Susan Hunt’s study on Sunday mornings and is teaching through the chapters as a way of discipling the junior high girls towards Biblical womanhood.

I concluded the study on James mid-December and will be embarking on a short 4-5 week study on the Holy Spirit followed by a study through the book of Ephesians.

Please pray for the IYT: that we would humble ourselves before God and His Word and that He would guide us in how we should teach, serve, and love the youth of our church to a deeper fellowship with Jesus Christ. Please also mark your calendars for RYM summer conferences. The Jr. High conference will be June 15-19 followed by the Sr. High conference July 6-11. We have to begin reserving spaces February 1st. We will be making further announcements closer to this date to ensure that our youth have the opportunity to attend.