Announcement

From the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. A great opportunity is coming up for youth. Applications are due Tuesday June 30 for our Youth Leadership Board
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Chrysalis

is a spiritual formation program designed by the Upper Room, to bring youth closer to Christ. It is for high school youth sophomores through seniors. Journey is for youth who are in college.

Applications for these flights can be found at http://www.greatplainsemmaus.org ; click on "Forms."

Also, encourage your youth who have been to Chrysalis or Journey to join the "Heartland Chrysalis" Facebook page.

They will receive updates and announcements and be able to connect with other youth who have gone to Chrysalis.

If you have any questions about Chrysalis Flights, contact Rev. Dawn Richards at dawn.richards@sbcglobal.net

Mission Opportunities

• Rebuild GREENSBURG, Kansas
• Iowa Flooding -request for assistance

See information on the OKVIM web site

TARP

First UMC in Baton Rouge, LA is offering a mission opportunity for youth this summer called TARP.

TARP is an effort to involve youth groups in rebuilding and repairing homes in South Louisiana that were damaged by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

We are desperate for youth volunteers to help us rebuild.

Laurie Byland

TARP Director

225.383.4777 x 255

www.thebluetarp.com

Souper Bowl of Caring

is looking for enthusiastic and passionate student leaders for the 2009-2010 National Youth Advisory Board!

NYAB is a team of youth committed to promoting youth service and leadership, and only fifteen high school students from across the country will be selected to participate in this nine-month program. NYAB members help influence the direction of Souper Bowl of Caring as it seeks to transform Super Bowl weekend into the nation’s largest youth-led weekend of giving and serving.

NYAB Members:

• Promote SBoC in their communities;
• Meet and work with other youth who are passionate about leadership and service;
• Develop and enhance public speaking skills;
• Take an active role in impacting SBoC programs and direction;
• Serve as role models for SBoC youth nationwide and more!

Please share this information with those you think would be interested in this unique youth leadership program. Applications are due May 26 so don't delay!

More information is available at www.souperbowl.org/nyab

Souper Bowl of Caring

B1 Fasting

The Oklahoma Conference has been chosen as one of the jurisdictional conference sites (for 2009) to pilot the "B1 fasting" program that is sponsored by General Board of Global Ministries.

If you have participated in the 30-hour famine before, this program is similar and is the response of the United Methodist Church to the 30-hour famine. This resource may be used by youth in their Sunday school classes, bible study groups or other youth ministry groups.

If you are interest contact Rev. Diana Northcutt: dnorthcutt@okumc.org.

We would like to keep a record of our churches that participate. More resources (t-shirts and curriculum may be purchased from the Cokesbury Web site.

• Poster
• Overview Paper
• Handbook
• Donor Envelope
• Logo Graphic (gif) for web use

Project NOAH

is an outreach ministry of First UMC of Slidell, Louisiana. They take youth, age fourteen and older, and rebuild and repair houses that have been damaged by Hurricane Katrina. It is a missions camp that is dedicated to rebuilding the Greater New Orleans Area, hence Project New Orleans Area Hope. This ministry is giving hope to homeowners while taking youth and proving they can make a difference in this world.

Contact: David Buco, Project NOAH Director

(985)643-6437; (225) 931-1112

ProjectNoah@firstumcslidell.org

A GREAT MINISTRY IDEA! Nothing But Nets, the global campaign to save lives by preventing malaria.  _____________________________________________________

ORANGEFLOAT! OrangeFloat!

http://www.OrangeFloat.org serves as a "meet us/learn more" site where teens can find out what it means to be part of a dynamic youth faith group and to be a United Methodist. They will make their own tile and post it in the Mosaic, view videos by UM teens, and read UM teen answers to everyday faith questions. _____________________________________________________