Build Godly Character in Today's Generation

Momentum East will kick off this Monday evening with Francis Chan speaking during the opening session. Jim Brown, Shawn McBride, Jeff Bogue, and David Nasser will be back along with new speakers. We Care Dayton will give students opportunities to participate in ministry. There will also be Guy/Girl training with Shawn McBride and Carol Yauger. What is the purpose of Momentum? To build godly character in today's generation.

Pictures and reports are coming!
Check the Momentum website at www.buildmomentum.org for pictures and reports during the conference.

NAC And Quizzing At Momentum

Nurturing Abilities for Christ (NAC)
NAC is an incentive program to help Christian young people develop skills and talents which will equip them for ministry in their local church and its outreach. Students perform on the district level, then at Momentum on the national level. This year there are 105 NAC entries performing in 30 different categories

American NAC returns this year on Friday evening. Selected NAC participants will perform with judges making comments and audience participation to determine a winner.

Quizzing
The goals of the Bible quizzing ministry are to challenge youth to know, study and apply the Word of God to their hearts and lives. Six quiz teams will be competing this year at Momentum.

We Care Dayton

We Care Dayton is the huge outreach event taking place the Saturday of Momentum youth conference. The entire conference will go to the Dayton area to serve in various areas.

At the West Milton Grace Brethren Church, 107 students will be running an outreach fair. Five students will be at the Elizabeth New Life Center doing manual chores. At Soul Winners for Jesus 96 students will be doing door-to-door evangelism and manual labor. The street maintenance of Dayton will have over 200 students delivering groceries and picking up trash.

Others will be doing outreach in neighborhoods, delivering groceries, manual labor, door-to-door surveys, trash and house cleanup, visiting nursing homes, projects for and visiting needy people, painting, visitation, promotional for Hispanic churches, weeding a botanical garden and more.

Why We Care--Dayton?

• To give students a heart for others.
• To give students an opportunity to put Christ's love into action, and
• To provide an opportunity for everyone to care and lead people to Christ!

CE National Thanks Momentum Sponsors

CE National is privileged to have many organizations support Momentum. Two organizations are at the Co-Sponsor level-- Grace College and Convoy of Hope.

The Momentum Website Sponsor Page has a listing of other Momentum sponsors.

National Adult Conference in Innisbrook Golf Resort near Tampa

July 26-31 will be the annual gathering of Grace Brethren from all over North America and the world to sharpen one another for the ministry. This year's theme will be all about Jesus' final directive...to make disciples for Jesus Christ!

Pastor Jim Brown, Fellowship Moderator and CE National Board Member, will address the conference Tuesday evening. Jim's leadership in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches is greatly appreciated. Recently Jim's church, Grace Community in Goshen, Ind., was highlighted in Outreach Magazine for a creative message illustration they did on outreach.

Ed Lewis, CE National Executive Director, will be speaking Wednesday evening, July 30th.

The CE National Corporation Luncheon will be held on Wednesday July 30, 2008, from 12:30-2:30 p.m. The gathering will take place during National Adult Conference at the Innisbrook Golf Resort in Tampa, Fla. The cost for the luncheon is $13.

At the CE National Corporation meeting, attendees will hear updates and reports on Operation Barnabas tours including Operation Barnabas International, Momentum youth conference, Urban Hope, the Wall of Honor and many other exciting events happening through the ministries of CE National. There will also be a short business meeting where names will be put up for nomination to the CE National Board of Directors.

CE National Church Awards will be given Tuesday evening during the main session.

God Moves Through Operation Barnabas Team

God moved in an incredible way in the Operation Barnabas Continental team while they were in Goshen, Ind. There was business done with God, followed by spontaneous singing and prayer. Not surprisingly, God then used this group at the Boys and Girls Club and saw 12 people pray to receive Christ through their ministry!

II Chronicles 7:14 talks about humbling oneself, praying, seeking God, turning from wicked way, THEN God does incredible things!

How Much Are Bus Replacement Parts?

Question: "How much do replacements parts cost for three buses that travel with 89 students a combined 6,600 miles?

Answer $5.00

One more testimony to the goodness of God and the power of prayer! Operation Barnabas domestic teams have already traveled from California to Indiana this summer. With each team traveling and ministering in churches along the way, the only part that needed replaced between California and Indiana was a five dollar radiator cap. So many people were praying for the safety and ministry of these students and God answered! PTL!

Please pray for these three teams as they finish up their tours, head to Momentum East, and then conclude the summer with three more days of ministry before going home.

For more Operation Barnabas tours reports and pictures, go to www.operationbarnabas.net.

OBI Has Landed

The Operation Barnabas International team has landed safety in Detroit, Michigan. Soon they will be on their way to the CE National offices in Winona Lake.

Faith Powers Teens On Cross-country Trek--Marion Star Article

Speckled with white paint, adorned with a T-shirt that read “Jesus Never Changes,” Dominique Perry continued to sing the praise of encouragement as she painted the Marion Salvation Army’s gym. She also talked about faith, the kind of faith one must have when things seem hopeless. Such is the life aboard the Operation Barnabas bus as it travels across the country. Read more on the newspaper website...

Cathy's Corner. Great Books on Winning the War on Temptation

Two great books by Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker

Every Man’s Battle: Every man’s guide to Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time.
Preparing Your Son for Every Man's Battle: Honest Conversations about Sexual Integrity

Three Great books by: Shannon and Greg Ethridge:

Every Woman’s Marriage: Igniting the Joy and Passion
Every Woman’s Battle: Discovering God’s Plan for Sexual and Emotional Fulfillment
Preparing your Daughter for Every Woman’s Battle: Creative Conversations about Sexual and emotional Integrity

Contact Cathy at library@cenational.org or call 574.267.66622 to borrow these and other resources.

Looking for Notes From Bible Land or Bible Lessons?

Dr. Randall Smith, Pastor of Grace Church of Sebring, Fla., posts Bible lessons, notes, and Israel travel information on his website-www.randalldsmith.com. Dr. Smith has extensively traveled and led tours in Israel and directs The Great Commission Bible Institute.

Praise The Lord For 50 Lives Changed

CE National praises God for the 50 people who have been impacted by the 412 Commission over the last three years. Special thanks to Mike and Connie Pumphrey, Dr Randy Smith, Richard Fisher, Ryan and Lori Rodeman, Mandy Caruso, Jeff Bogue, and Lois Maxson.

Dr. Randy Smith is continuing with a similar ministry called The Great Commission Bible Institute, offered through the ministry of the Grace Church of Sebring, in Sebring, Fla.

With the conclusion of the summer internships, the 412 Commission is now completed.