Planning and Pizza

I took the opportunity over the Easter holidays to have two planning and training sessions with students who were selected to serve on the ISCF Executives in their schools.

The first was held with students from Grenville Secondary School. They are all in Form 5, but they were the only ones who responded to the call for students to help with planning the meetings. We did some brainstorming, and came up with topics which could be used in the ISCF meetings the next term. We also discussed plans for the school assembly that ISCF was asked to lead on the first day of the new term.

Students from GSS at planning session in Grenville

The second training session took the format of a Pizza Planning Party at my apartment. There were two students each from Beacon High School, Boca Secondary and Anglican High School.

Getting to know one another

Praying for the ISCF groups in their schools

After the prayer time, I challenged them from 1 Timothy 4:12, focusing on them being an example of the believer since they are the leaders of the ISCF groups in their schools. Then it was time to prepare lunch.

Some of them had no idea what they were doing...

Eventually they figured out how to cut a tomato

Team work in making ah bess juice!!

Ariel was the professional dough-maker and she's only in Form 1!

While waiting for the pizza to cook, the students were put into groups to make up a song encouraging their friends to join ISCF. Here are some excerpts from their original compositions:

"ISCF is the best

Come join us and you’ll get success

Christ is coming soon

So get your act together...

This is the story of our lives

That Christ

Is coming back for us

So we’re sending a word

For everybody now

Let Christ be known and heard

Come join us now"

Composing their ISCF song

"It’s about you

It’s about me

It’s about hope

It’s about dreams

It’s about friends that pray together

To meet our destiny"

We then spent time brainstorming topics that could be covered at ISCF meetings this term, and drafted a schedule which they could follow.

Brainstorming on an empty stomach

 Finally, the pizza was ready.

It tastes as good as it looks :)

Enjoying the swings after lunch

For the final session, the students were taught a technique for leading a bible study - asking questions that help to discover the principles that could be drawn from any Bible passage. They each took a turn to lead in part of a bible study.

Practice makes perfect

Please keep these student leaders in prayer as they seek To Know Christ and Make Him Known in their schools.

It is better…

It is better to wake up early and go for a run and swim on the beach

than to stay up late wasting unproductive hours on facebook and the internet.

It is better to spend the first part of your day praying and meditating on God’s Word

than to rush into your extremely busy day headfirst.

It is better to have real conversations with people you are with

than to have online chats with people who are not there.

It is better to initiate a conversation with a friend you haven’t spoken to for a while

than to feel hurt that they haven’t spoken to you first.

It is better to confess your shortcomings to a trusted friend

than to struggle with your issues alone.

It is better to let someone know politely that you didn’t like something they gave you

than to pretend you like it just to avoid hurting their feelings.

It is better to get up and try again when you fail

than to stay down because you’re already there.

It is better to enjoy the season of life you are presently in

than to long for things to be the way they were.

It is better to be single

than to be married to someone who does not understand God’s purpose for your life.

It is better to ask a question

than to make an assumption.

It is better to rest when you start to feel the cold coming on

than to keep going until you crash.

It is better to schedule some ‘do nothing’ days

than to be constantly rushing from one activity to the other.

It is better to focus on a few God things

than many good things.

It is better to live your life totally surrendered to God now

than to spend the rest of eternity wishing you did.