Each student needs to bring the attached release form to participate!

> Bigger and Better Scavenger Hunt Permission Form

Several of our students have expressed interest in Mid-America Christian University in Oklahoma City, OK (visit the site at www.macu.edu).  This is where I (Julie) went and would not trade my experience there.  Here are the trip details:

When is the trip? Tuesday, April 6th- Friday, April 9th

Who can go? Students in 10th-12th grade

How much does it cost? $60 plus money for food on the way there and back (MACU is providing our meals while we are there on Wednesday and Thursday- LOVE free food)

How long is the drive? approx. 15-16 hours (more time with each other though!)

Where will we stay? MACU will set us up in the dorm rooms.  This lets you get to know the students there and get a fuller college experience.

What will we do there? On Wednesday and Thursday, we will be going to their chapel service, visit classes, meet with professors (especially the ones in areas you are more interested) and financial aid, and hang out with students there.

Space is limited, so please let me know if you are going ASAP!!! Email me at julie@eastland.org.

Our annual fund-raising Egg Project is upon us.  We will be making our 7 oz. chocolate-covered eggs on Friday, March 12th and Saturday, March 13th.  Eggs will be available for you to check out and deliver on the 13th.  You can download the 2010 Egg Order Form.  Start selling all of your favorite flavors now!

Also, if you remember last semester, we spent a lot of time on Wednesday nights talking about different ways to relate with God.  We come to Him through our Savior, Jesus Christ.  We  just gave you tools that might help: praise, meditating on Him, thanks, confessing, praying for other people, and several others.  We used several tools of The Hour That Changes the World, a book that, if you give 5 minutes to each step, helps you spend an hour with God.  For this coming time of special devotion to God, you might start there…you might start with a couple minutes…or just use a particular way at different parts of your day.  Either way, here is the resource: The Hour that Changes the World – A Practical Model.

Week #2 Notes:  How to Have a God-Centered Fast (PDF)

Know that we are praying for and with you as we take this journey together.  You are loved.  You belong.  We believe in you.

Easter Egg Project

Friday, Mar. 12th- Saturday, Mar. 13th – Our biggest fundraiser of the year!

We will be making our 70z. chocolate-covered eggs in all of our favorite flavors to raise money for student accounts.  Please plan on arriving on Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 9am.

Bigger and Better Scavenger Hunt

Friday, Mar. 19th – Join us for a fun day of scavenging!  Unless we get more snow, school is scheduled to be out this day.  If Fayette County schools are still out, we will scavenge at 12 noon.  If school is in session, we will scavenge at 6pm.  Come and bring a friend!

Spring Break SERVICE BLITZ

Monday, Mar. 29th- Wednesday, Mar. 31st– If you went to KSYC this past fall, you remember going to serve at God’s Net.  We are going to continue that relationship with such a great organization!  We are again teaming up with people at God’s Net for 3 days of service and fun together.  Details will be announced as their biggest needs surface.  Just plan on giving part of your Spring Break to serve!

*Because the last week of March is the beginning of Passion Week (week before Easter), we will not be gathering on Wednesday night (31st).  Instead, plan on joining us on Thursday, April 1st with the rest of the Eastland community for Maundy Thursday.

For IYC (International Youth Convention) this year, we have an amazing schedule.  It’s going to be a great trip for all going, and we are positive that God will work in a BIG way in the lives of both students and leaders.

As discussed in the parent meeting, the total cost to be paid (not includeing food/spending money) per student is $520.  I have set up 4 deposit dates so that we can send out registration, hotel, and transportation money in a timely fashion.  The dates and amounts are as follows:

March 14- $140

April 11- $140

May 9- $140

June 13- $100

Each deposit date is the 2nd Sunday of the month from March through June.  Let me know if you have any questions!

• 44 states and 14 countries were represented.
• Over 17,100 students and adults were present for these life-changing days.
• Over 1,500 students and adults have worked in numerous states and in five foreign countries donating thousands of hours of labor and love.
• Over $250,000 was given to Spread the Word. STW gives specifically to tools for evangelism around the world.
• It is estimated that 28,000 hours worth of volunteer labor has been given to the host cities.
• Over 650 teenagers have indicated a sense of a call to full-time ministry or missions.

God uses IYC to change lives!

Eastland’s Trip Fast Facts:

• Leaving: Wednesday, July 14th
• Returning: Monday, July 19th
• Place: Orlando, Florida
• Hotel: Peabody Hotel
• Cost (travel, room, registration): $520 + spending money
• Suggested Food Money: $180 (18 meals total)
• Registration ($140) Due: March 14th

We will be traveling all day on July 14th, staying through the convention, heading to Cocoa Beach on Sunday afternoon, and making the return trip on Monday, July 19th.