Dear Challenge youth workers and students,
You left more than one gift in Utah!
First off, you gave the gift of love and trust for a church to begin in Stansbury Park. People were watching as you picked up trash, painted fences, and skimmed seaweed. In addition, 31 families were treated to one of more free afternoons of help around their homes. You helped people see what it means to live freely and forgiven with Jesus.
Secondly, your offering of over $23,000 was a tremendous help in covering outreach throughout this community. What a unique opportunity to have a whole conference of teens help fund the start of a new church! Less than 2% of Utahans attend a Protestant, Catholic or Evangelical church. "waters edge" is the church you got started. (www.watersedgeutah.com)
Third, you gave dozens of people a new Bible. In additon to the Sojourn offering, an unknown youth group collected $505.43 to cover Bibles for Waters Edge. We were thrilled to see your joy in giving and can't wait to pass along this gift of the Word.
Fourth and finally, you gave the gift of encouragement to our lauch team. The Kirchhoff family and Andy Nixon felt like we were carried and cared for while with you. From all of the prayers to the words of encouragement, you have given us courage to endure with joy in the difficult task ahead of us.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
We can't wait to see what God does with your gift. Maybe we will find out in heaven or even at the next Challenge Conference in 2010. If you'd like to continue sojourning with us, please send us a note asking to be included in our prayer updates.
With great thanks to God for you,
Pete Kirchhoff
pete@watersedgeutah.com