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The Youth Group is a very active group that has a
lot of servant projects planned not only for the greater Dubuque
community but outside our community as well.
Some of our high school youth went to San Antonio,
Texas this summer for the national youth gathering, Cruzando.
Below are picture and comments the travelers had.
Below the Cruzando pictures are other pictures of our
youth enjoying themselves at a lock-in.
 "My Journey with Jesus"
As I sat on a plane for two hours, on a plane that didn't have a
pilot, I thought to myself; how is this trip going to change my
life, my outlook on the world, and my faith as a Christian.
As I experienced my faith journey, I found myself opening up to
the world around me and all the people that suffer in this
world. I found that I am lucky to have what I have and I
shouldn't take as much for granted as I do! I found Jesus in
a way that I never have before. I found that he has a
calling for all of us, a journey till the end of our lives to find
what we are called to do as friends and family in Christ.
Joy Gibson |
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| The Youth Gathering in San Antonio was
not only a great experience but loads of fun. It was
awesome
to see all the youth gathered together to express their faith in
God. The music was
great and the sermons were awesome.
The theme for the week was "Cruzando: Journey with
Jesus". Cruzando is Spanish for
"crossing". The daily themes focused on grace,
resurrection,
following Jesus and crossing boundaries that keep us
alienated from each other and God. We
learned about the
dynamic of faith which is life lived in the tension and turbulence
of God's
ways colliding with the ways of the world. Some of
the things that I enjoyed the most and
that were meaningful to me
were the team building exercises, the messages we heard
everyday,
servant events, and spending time and hanging out with other youth
and chaperones.
Doug Zepeski |
There is only one word to describe what spending four days with
16,000 Lutheran youth and adults excited about Jesus, is like. And
that word would be AWESOME!!! Our days and sometimes very late
nights were filled with great musical performances, moving speakers,
worship, praise, dancing, and lots of fun. I feel very priveleged
to have spent the week with such a great group of youth. It was
great to see the enthusiasm and fire in their eyes as they brainstormed,
as a group, what they would like to see in the future for our youth at
Lord of Life. Thank you to all of the congregation for supporting
us in this experience and also for allowing me to be part of such a
great experience.
Sara Jones, Adult Chaperone
 
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