Thanks To You, God.

I don't want to be cheezy by doing a "Thanksgiving blog in November." But honestly, we have a lot to be thankful for at FacePlant Ministries. Thanks to You, God, we have seen amazing things happen in the lives of our youth at Whipple Creek Church. Thanks for all the young people who have given their lives to you for the first time and for all the recommitments. Thanks for the times when we've seen Your Holy Spirit fall like rain in our youth meetings and other times when we've seen Your Holy Spirit fall like fire. Thanks for skateboards, grip tape, trucks and wheels and a bunch of youth at FacePlant using them for your glory.

I also want to thank a bunch of other people. Thanks to our paid Whipple staff and all the support they've given us at FacePlant Ministries: Brett, Terry, Jackson, Don and Chris. Thanks to my volunteer High School staff: Adam, Sheena, Zach and Stephanie. Thanks to my volunteer Middle School Staff: Nate, Joyce, Tim and Micah. Thanks to my volunteer SkateChurch staff: Brett, Merrily, Christy, Russ, Becky, Erica, Tyler, Nate, Micah, Tim, Nick, Zach, Tracey, Mike, Doug, Andy, and all the other volunteers (there are so many I can't think of all their names). Thanks to my wife and kids (my first discipleship group). Thanks to all the youth who attend FacePlant Ministries and all of the parents who support what we're doing. Thanks to all of the Whipple Creek Church members for housing such an "out of the box" youth ministry.
Finally, here are the results of our skate/bike competition on November 16, 2006:

SPONSORED: 1st Place: John Mason, 2nd Place: Blaine Strachan, 3rd Place: Travis Reeder.

UNSPONSORED OLDER: 1st Place: Brian Worcester, 2nd Place: Braden Paynter.

UNSPONSORED YOUNGER: 1st Place: Ryan McGinnis, 2nd Place: Paul Pendergraft, 3rd Place: Kyle Ponciano.

BMX BIKERS: 1st Place: Kyle Gustin, 2nd Place: Quinn Wells, 3rd Place: Cody Kutz.

BEST TRICK: Josh Newton.

Thanks for competing guys! Great job to every one!

Christian Jung
Youth Pastor