Gettin' Ready To See Elvis

Ok, not really. But i am getting ready to go to Memphis on our student ministry mission trip. I will be computer-less for the most part the whole week, so i doubt there will be any updating. Not that i update that regularly anyway. I am looking forward to what God is going to do. Our students have prepared and are ready to attack inner-city Memphis for Christ. I found out yesterday that we should have around 70 children at our mission site, so i am PUMPED!! Please pray for our safety as we travel and also for lives to be changed. This is gonna be awesome and i can't wait to share with the blogging world what God did when we get back.
Oh, and yes, there will be large amounts of Bar-B-Cue consumed!!!

Keepin' It Real,

Bryan

Long Time, No Update!

MAN!! This summer has been WIDE OPEN!!! We have been to Surge and saw God do some incredible things, one being me Bungee Jumping!!! I didn't even have to change my underwear either!!! SO it was an accomplishment on more than one level. We started doing a new thing this summer called AOL, which stands for AMP'd on location. We basically just do different things on Wednesday nights as opposed to doing a regular service. So far we have had the Ultimate Food Fight, a night at Frankie's Fun Park and tomorrow night we are having H2O night, which will be a night full of water games, water balloon wars, (2) 1oo ft slip-n-slides and lots more. Oh, and don't worry, there will be a Bible study before the colossal H2O battle begins.
This Sunday myself, Crystal, Kip (our executive pastor), and his wife Tracy, along with 14 students leave for Memphis to do REACH. REACH is our summer mission trip to inner-city Memphis. Our students will be leading Bible clubs in the community in the mornings and then doing service type projects in the afternoon. I am STOKED about this trip! The students have prepared, prayed, studied, and fasted to get ready for this trip!! I can't wait to see what God has in store for us in Memphis. Please be in prayer for our safety, salvations, and changed lives during this trip. Well, I think that's about all I've got to say until next time, and by next time I mean whenever I have something to post about. =)

Keepin' it real(just not that often),
Bryan

Surge '07

WOW!!!! What an amazing week! God showed up in a huge way this week and did what only He can do, change lives!!! We had several salvations and I had the honor of baptizing over 20 students in the ocean. Sammy (www.sammyclary.blogspot.com) did a great job bringing the Word and challenging our students and adults. He was also the mastermind behind our challenges, which I heard many students say were their favorite so far. I would highly recommend getting Sammy for your next big event as a speaker. The youth band did a sweet job as always and I am so proud of them and how they live their lives as an act of worship to Christ! You guys ROCK!!!
We had an incredible service on Wednesday night with the students as we observed the Lord's Supper. It was a moment I plan on never forgetting. Just to see students on their faces worshiping God and getting things right with Him is all worth it. I must say we have the most incredible group of students on the planet!! I love each and everyone of them so much. It is an honor to be their Pastor. Props to all my volunteers and all the hard work you put into Surge. You are priceless and you ARE making a difference in the lives of our students!! I hope to post more this week about Surge and how awesome our God is!!

Keepin it Real,
Bryan

Ultimate Food Fight!!

Last night at AMP'd we engaged in a battle; a battle of skill, speed, strategy, and sheer nastiness!! We had our first ever Ultimate Food Fight and it was a blast!! We loaded up 30 gallon trashcans with a mixture of water and "chum" (for lack of a better word) which honestly, was probably to nasty for sharks to eat!! We divided our students into 2 teams and had the trashcans placed throughout the playing field where they would load up ziplock bags and hurl (pun intended) them at each other. It was played in a capture the flag type format and it was great. At the end, we had a 1 minute free-for-all which was, to say the least, delicious. We had over 100 students participate and a ton of spectators. Props to Sammy(www.sammyclary.blogspot.com) for helping a brotha out pulling this event off. It was a great event, and the kids all loved it!!
Now our attention is fully focused on Surge, which is our summer camp. I am expecting God to show up in a major way, like He has for the last 2 years!! It's busy and crazy, but well worth it!!!

Keepin' It Real,
Bryan

Gearing Up

I'm really looking forward to this Sunday at Marathon. I will be speaking at all 3 services on Sunday morning, which should be a blast. Myself and Sammy are doing a 2 week series called "Life on a Limb", which will challenge people to step out in faith and follow God no matter what. Sammy will be bringing the message on the 27th and will look at Matthew 25:14-30, and I will be looking at Luke 5:1-11 this week. It should be an awesome series, we've got some crazy illustrations and videos planned so I'm pretty pumped. If you wanna watch the services, you can check them out at www.marathonchurch.org, they should be posted on there by Tuesday or so. Hope you have a great weekend!!

K.I.R.,
Bryan

I'm Blog Lazy-Sorry

Well, it's been about a week since my last post. I've come to a conclusion of sorts, either I just don't have a life and can't think of anything to say, or I'm just blog lazy. I like to think it is the latter, blog lazy. So, with that being said, I'm going to hit ya with some info about what's been going on the last couple of days.
I rode go-karts over at the Clary Speedway(www.sammyclary.blogspot.com) on Saturday night, and I must say, I'm getting a little more daring and aggressive, but have yet to find that elusive 1st victory. On Sunday, Crystal and I ate lunch with my family for Mother's Day, and later that evening went to her Grandma's for dinner. Needless to say, I was stuffed all day and LOVED it!! So that brings us to this week. I've been getting ready for our 3 week series called "Cruise Control" at AMP'd. I'm pumped about this summer and some of the crazy, out-of-the-box stuff we are going to be doing. I will hopefully write something again in the near future, until then, keep it real!!

Keepin it real,
Bryan

You Runned Over My Brother's Car!!!

So me and Crystal (my wife) decided to whip into this subdivision a little while ago to check out a house for sale. We pulled into the cul-de-sac and there were 3 little kids playing and riding their bikes so i was trying to pay attention to them and ended up running over a small tonka truck that was in the middle to the cul-de-sac (i like saying that word!). Well, one of the little boys started crying and saying "you runned over my brother's car!!" and i was all like, "ah shut it, life is not fair, get over it kid!" Ok, not really, i was like "oh i'm so sorry i didn't mean to buddy" He then proceeded to pick up the pieces and throw them in the grass, while still crying. I ran and got a flyer about the house and jumped into my truck and got the heck out of dodge!! Needless to say, we won't be purchasing that house, because the neighbors would hate us, and consider us tonka truck killers!! Make sure your kids pick their toys up out of the cul-de-sac, especially if you're trying to sale your house.

Killing tonka trucks in a subdivision near you,
Bryan