Tag Archives: lock-in

Sep 22 2008

Recovery

I have officially recovered from our lock-in.  I have to say it was the fastest lock-in I have ever led.  Is was 4:30am before I even knew it.  We had American Gladiator, Wheel Chair Races, Spew, Guest Speaker Vic Von Chills Alot, and even a live band.  It was so much fun.  I will be posting pics soon on our youth web page.  www.refugeministry.net

As far as the Youth Strategy Team, I was able to stay awake, and it was very productive.  I appreciate everyone who got involved.  Anyways, now that I have recovered it is time to get back to work.

Sep 22 2008

The Genius Club Update

I have to start off by saying that this year’s lock-in would not have been near the success if it wasn’t for the movie “The Genius Club”.  It set the tone for our whole evening.  It intrigued our students, and really got them thinking.  It also laid the foundational ground for the rest of the evening.  After the movie, we broke the group up into 4 teams, and called them the Unintelligent Clubs.  The kids got a kick out of it.  We made them solve different riddles, and puzzles to obtain points.  We even had our own terrorist.  We called him “Chuck Norris Fidel” Don’t ask me where the name came from.  All I know is the kids love Chuck Norris. (Walker Texas Ranger, World Karate Champ)  Anyways, when the students first arrived we took individual photos of them, and then during the movie I made IQ profiles of them like in the movie.  Their IQ’s were in the negatives, and we had funny saying underneath their pictures & IQ numbers.  (Ex. John Doe, IQ -220, likes to fart in the bath tub to create bubbles.)  Something silly like that.  The kids were totally surprised to see their pictures up on the projector screen.  We had a lot of laughs.  At one point during the night I asked the students what their favorite part of the lock-in was so far, and many of them said the movie.  I would definitely encourage you to check it out.  I give the movie an A.  It is filled with drama, and left us on the edge of our seats.  It contains twist and turns, and leaves you with a unexpected ending.  The movie for the most part is family friendly, and very interesting, however I probably wouldn’t recommend it for children 8 and under.  I don’t think that this kind of movie would capture their interest.  You should stick with something like “Vegitales, The Pirates that Don’t Do Anything” for them.  For the rest of you definitely be sure to check it out.  I purchased my copy from Lifeway Christian Bookstore, however I think you can get it a little bit cheaper through – www.cloudtenpictures.com  while you’re their check out their other great titles.  I have seen many of their other movies as well, so if you would like a review on them just let me know.  Gather up the family, heat you up a bag of popcorn, put in “The Genius Club”, and enjoy.

Sep 19 2008

L-Day is Here

Today is the day

Refuge Lock Down!!

I am very excited about what God has in store tonight.  The games are planned, the food is ready, the band is set, the speaker is prepared, and the fun is about to begin.  You know that is something I have always taken pride in about the Christian faith is that it can be very fun.  Don’t get me wrong it isn’t always fun, however tonight is going to be a blast.  I think the kids are really going to get an opportunity to bond and unite.  We are going to have a lot of twist & turns throughout the night, with a suprise guest speaker.  I’m sure I have said too much already, but I will post all the exciting things we did after the lock-in.  I don’t want one of my kids to read this, and figure out what we got planned.  I do want you to be praying though.  God has really burdened my heart that there are going to be some lost kids here tonight, and I want to be prepared for that.  Pray that the Holy Spirit will tear down any walls of pride, and hardened hearts, and that the lost coming tonight might come unto the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.   God is good, all the time!!