Family,
Rather than say hello, let me ask, "How are you doing today?" We are all battling the winter blues and sheer exhaustion from fighting daily to win in a pandemic. Just in case you haven't heard it from anybody this week, I am incredibly proud of each of you. Impact Church, one church, in many houses, shows God that He can count on us. Romans 5:5 states, "Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us." This is my favorite verse in the Bible! It shares that God loves us and that Holy Spirit is here to assist. So, keep hope alive in God because He will get you through this season.
In this new leadership season, we are blessed to have Pastor Tyanna LeGrand as our Youth Pastor. Pastor Tyanna is serious about helping Christian parents by creating teenage disciples as her second vocation. In her first vocation, she's one of the leading recruiters in New Jersey who works with teenagers to discover their purpose and encourages them to attend college. Her passion and calling are to disciple teens to submit to their divine purpose, are comfortable with a Christian lifestyle, and are not afraid to share their faith. The Bible (Proverbs 22:6) and studies support the fact that teens with regular religious practices get into less trouble. Suppose you want to see a dramatic shift in your teenagers' outlook on life, attitude, focus, respect, and stewardship. In that case, I'd like you to watch this video explaining how our new Alpha sessions for teens will cause them to lead and not follow those who go astray.
If we partner together and do this well, your heart can rest, knowing that your teen can discern right from wrong and has better judgment. I'm especially urging those parents who have not actively sought their teenagers' participation in our youth group to encourage them to attend Alpha on Saturday. We have over 75 teenagers in our ministry, and only about 15 regularly attend youth group on Friday. This needs to change. Let's not be the type of parents who cry out to God about our teens going astray when we were complicit with the enemies' plan to allow the streets to devour them (1 Peter 5:8-9).
Thank you so much for your continued generosity and support for our leadership. I love you.
Bishop
P.S. Next week, I have a special announcement about how and when we will gather in 2021. Stay tuned