FOR THE PARENTS

A NOTE FROM CURTIS

We hope that you sense the great honor of your participation in THE REFUGE. As a parent you will help to make the message of Jesus Christ personal to your student (s), in that they will see the Jesus' love and concern through your actions. It may be your experience observe the Holy Spirit as He changes lives right before your eyes. There is no greater thing then somehow being involved as an intimate part of the redemptive process. We truly believe that God has placed us right in the middle of the most important thing going on in the world ~ lives being changed. It is amazing when we think of the great effects our simple caring can have. As our students become faith-filled Christians and mature, their whole outlook on life will change. They will act differently, value different things, and learn to dedicate their lives to the same process that has been modeled for them. As they grow they will most likely marry another faith-filled person, raise their children in the church, and the whole process will begin again. All because you chose to heed God's call and work with Him on behalf of students. One thing to remember as you begin is this:

GOD'S COMMITMENT TO YOU IN THIS WORK IS FAR STRONGER THAN YOUR COMMITMENT TO HIM!

You may feel confident that God, not you, is the true Author of what we are doing together. The relationship is mutual, but you need to know that God is actively working to draw our students closer to His heart and He will not run away if we stumble, fall, or sin. A student once said, "The only difference between a Christian and a non-Christian is one has asked for help and the other hasn't yet. It is our goal to show them the need and to be there when they ask."

FOR PARENTS NEW TO THE REFUGE:

THE REFUGE is Minnesota's most innovative and growing Lutheran group. As a member your child will have opportunities that 'til now they have probably only dreamed about or watched on television. THE REFUGE will travel all across the United States as well as one day to places like Greece, Israel and Egypt in search of learning, fellowship and service. Your children will get to do things like climb mountains, white water raft, repel, zip line, para-sail, ski mountains, fly and travel. Now, before you get too excited (or concerned), there are many things that you should know. So read along on this page and never, never be afraid to ask questions.

Student leaders watch out for Saron Lutheran (THE REFUGE) and each other and report any problems to adult leaders. Then all adults report to Curtis Rieck, Youth Minister.

E-mail Youth Minister Curtis Rieck at SLYGUY@IZOOM.NET to learn more about THE REFUGE programs.

PARENT INVOLVEMENT

At THE REFUGE we believe we join with parents as partners in impacting a student's life. It is the tremendous assistance and devotion of our parents, which will enable us to develop a program that is both exciting and life changing. With this in mind we expect that all REFUGE parents will support our program as well as their child's participation. This is done both by your own words and actions of encouragement, and by upholding your child in prayer. Further, we expect that all REFUGE parents will make it a point to become actively involved in the Saron Youth Program, cheerfully volunteering whenever able.

THE REFUGE youth program pays great attention and takes great pride in the quality of it's program. We firmly believe that the God we represent, and the kids we serve, deserve no less then our best at all times. At times this may seem unusual and the crossing of a "T" not that important. We feel however, that it is an important part of our earning the right to be heard by our students, and paves the way for our enjoying the privilege of incredible youth involvement. We feel that every student deserves the opportunity to see (through our activities) and us, and hear the plan of God, which they are free to accept or refuse. As partners with God, we take seriously the responsibility to present what we know is truth in the most effective way. In this way our students will be able to fairly judge this truth for themselves.

At THE REFUGE we believe:

"IT IS A SIN TO BORE A KID."

The Refuge

Youth of Saron Lutheran Church

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