Thank you to everyone who came out and was a part of Hope in the Night. Together, we gathered an estimated 1,000 lbs of food for the Idaho Food Bank!
The community was incredibly receptive towards us collecting food on Halloween night and we are so excited to do this again next year. Several families were invited to church, some of our teams were able to pray with people, and all of us had a great time making Halloween about something bigger than getting candy. It was an amazing event!
When is comes to culture, we Christians have to makes choices everyday about whether to reject, embrace, or redeem the various aspects of society. At the NXT Youth Church, we have chosen to redeem Halloween for the purposes of the Kingdom of God. Our local Idaho Food Bank contacted us recently with a request to…
Nampa is our city- a people waiting to hear about Jesus. Let me introduce you to a few new friends that we met last night. She just moved here this summer. With a new school starting soon, she had yet to meet one new friend. Walking through the park, she stopped by to see what…
Worship filled the airwaves as the NXT youth church gathered for Hope in the Park. Intrigued, people wandered up to the outdoor amphitheater to listen in. Many of them stayed past worship to hear the Hope of the Gospel clearly preached, both in English and Spanish. 1. God- There is a Divine Being not only created the…
Hope Campaign brought us to Lakeview Park in Nampa tonight where the Hope team rocked a Kids Carnival complete with clowns, face painting, sidewalk chalk art, cookie decorating, a strong man and lively, interactive worship. Smiles spread wide across faces painted with vibrant colors, the children listened intently to Funny Man Griff tell them about…
There are few places in our culture so thirsty for love and attention as a retirement facility. With what would seem like their best years behind them, the elderly appear to be forgotten at large. When 22 Hope Campaign volunteers arrived to clean, plant flowers, and visit with the inhabitants of McCall’s Rehab and Retirement…
Hope Campaign has taught me that if you listen to people and look for ways to help them, even in little things, you can bless people. They feel cared about and heard, which is awesome because God does care about them. I found myself asking, “Why don’t I do this all the time at home?”…
Silas, who will be a Junior in High School this year, spent time organizing food at a Community Food Bank as part of Hope Campaign McCall this morning. In his own words, “It is sad to see people who have all of these troubles while we typically sit by and do nothing to help them….
{A Hopeless situation} There was a woman in the Bible whose husband died, leaving her and her two sons to fend for themselves. Without a way to pay back their debt, the creditors came to collect on the only thing she had left- her children. Desperate for a miracle that would save her sons from…
We are less than a week away from our first Hope Campaign trip. We all can’t even begin to express how excited we are for the trip. We are believing God to move in so many ways up there. As we prepare for the trip we would love that you prepare with us. Here are some…