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	October 22, 2009 .................... LCMSNews -- No. 88

Registration opens for 2010 LCMS Servant Events

Groups interested in participating in a 2010 LCMS Servant Event may
begin registering now.

For that process, check the list of available Servant Events at
http://www.lcms.org/youth/servantevents, choose an event, and follow the
"How To Register" steps on the Web site.

Servant Events sponsored by LCMS District and Congregational Services --
Youth Ministry provide opportunities for youth to learn that serving
others can make a difference because of Jesus Christ.

In 2010, a variety of Servant Events will take place across the country
and one is scheduled in Costa Rica.

Event opportunities include construction, human care, environmental,
outreach, multicultural, crisis, and family events. "All of our events
include Bible study, group building, and connection with other Christian
youth," said Jim Lohman, associate director of Servant Events with LCMS
Youth Ministry. "They are an excellent opportunity for youth to grow in
their faith as they live what they believe."

LCMS Servant Events have been held for more than 25 years. And
participants say that lives have been changed as a result of them.

Eric Gerken, a director of Christian education at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Fremont, Neb., says he has seen first-hand how Servant Events
have an impact on the lives of youth. Young people from his congregation
participated in the Joyful Hearts Camp this past summer at Camp LuWiSoMo
in south Wisconsin, where they served mentally and physically disabled
campers.

"Our youth jumped into the project with enthusiasm and embraced the idea
of serving God by serving others," Gerken said. "It was difficult, as
many of the campers had needs beyond what our youth anticipated, but
they were mature and made a decision to put others before themselves. It
has had a lasting effect, in that I see more service-oriented attitudes
in how they live life daily," Gerken said.

At the Cedar Rapids Flood Relief event through Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca -- also
this summer -- Jessica Bordeleau, part-time youth worker at Timothy
Lutheran Church in St. Louis, saw significant spiritual growth in one of
her youth.

"Shannon had been coming regularly to Bible Study and youth activities
for a while," Bordeleau said. "He came with his buddy on the weeklong
Servant Event.  At the end of the Servant Event, he asked if he could be
baptized. His parents, who are religiously indifferent, wanted him to
think about it for two more weeks before doing it, but they were open to
the idea. Shannon was committed to it and was baptized in August. Praise
God!"

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