Over
the past couple of years, I have noticed that some of
our Chrysalis youth have been on an Emmaus Walk as a
pilgrim!! Great!! I hope that all of our community knows
that Nationals has changed the rules! For years we were
told that if a youth participated in a flight as a caterpillar,
they could not go on an Emmaus Walk as a pilgrim. I’m
thankful the rules have changed. There is a vast difference
in a 15 years old’s walk with the Lord and a 24 year
old’s walk, isn’t there? While much of the weekends
are the same (15 talks, special events, agape, etc.),
the experience will strengthen the youth’s or young
adult’s growth and leadership abilities!
If you have a person in your own family or your church
family who has been on a flight, please consider sponsoring
them on an Emmaus Walk. Then stand back and watch their
zeal for our Lord be rekindled! All our churches need
young adults involved in worship, Sunday School, Bible
study, and on our church councils – encourage them!
You may be surprised at what God can do through them!
There were two walks last month and there will be two
more in the fall, but there will also be a Girls’ Chrysalis
Flight after that – November 6-9, 2008. Now is the time
to be praying for our youth as we seek the girls that
God is leading us to sponsor on a flight. (Ages 15 –18
years). And while you are praying, include our Chrysalis
Board as we struggle to find a way to have a boys’ flight
in the future.
“So speak encouraging words to one another. Build
up hope so you'll all be together in this, no one left
out, no one left behind. I know you're already doing
this; just keep on doing it.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (The Message)
Praise
be to God and Fly with Christ,
Millie Frashure
Chrysalis Community Lay Director
PS
- On behalf of the Chrysalis Board, I would like to
thank the Emmaus Community for amending their By-Laws
and accepting our Chrysalis Board as a Standing Committee
of the Emmaus Board. We have always been part of Emmaus,
but this will allow us to function more efficiently
in serving to the youth of the Eastern Shore. If you
want to know more about how we function, go to the Chrysalis
link on the Emmaus’ web page. There you will find our
Standard Operating Procedures , which govern what we
do.
Watch
the web site for the date of our next Hoot!
