NSL brought in the New Year last week with a party at the Trouten’s home. Kirsten was kind enough to take some pictures of the party, which are now online over at the NSL Flickr page. Check ‘em out. 
New Year’s Party Pics online
Pray for Kathy
Our very own Kathy (Sr. High Leader) is heading to Kenya on Sunday for a 2 week mission trip. She, along with 5 other Northwooders, are going to be doing all sorts of great stuff to learn about the culture near Nairobi and do all they can to be servants to them in the name of Jesus Christ.
It’s a really exciting opportunity, and a first for Northwood Church, please be praying for Kathy and the team while they are gone.
You can also follow their journeys on the Kenya Mission Team blog. Check it out!
Letter 2 Yourself
Each year at the New Year’s Party everyone is invited to write a letter to themselves. Those letters are then sealed up, and they get mailed back to you a year later, many of you should have gotten those letters last week.
We did the same thing this year, but I want to give everybody a chance to participate, it’s a pretty sweet experience to see what you were going through a year ago and what has happened since. There are a few ways you can participate. 
1) Download the page to write your letter, write it, and bring it with on Sunday in an envelope with your address.
2) Get a copy of the page and an envelope on Sunday and bring it back to The Table or The Gathering.
3) Fill out this form and submit it, your letter will then be printed and put in an envelope to be sent back to you at the end of the year.
This can be a very insightful experience, but it all depends on what you write, the more you explain your feelings about things now, the more you’ll be able to see the change in the coming year. Enjoy!
2008: A Look Back
The last year has some wonderful experiences and a lot of great memories. From big trips we took to fun memories we shared at our normal meetings, there was a lot to remember Here are just a few I could remember (click the links to visit earlier posts):
- Becker Retreat – a powerful time where we talked about how to Go Deeper
- Spring Blitz – a massive plunger, throwing the Frisbee in the fountain, hanging @ the Lake
- 30 Hour Famine – because of schedule change we had 2 in 2008. 1 spent in the Northwest ‘Burbs, the other spent downtown at Urban Ventures
- Splash Camps – A great time with lots of memories, tons of new friends, and even a brand spankin’ new Christian!
- SonShine – loud music, big storms, and a kiddie pool, oh yeah!
- Minneapolis Mission Trip – Lots of painting and lots of amazing stories from people
- Photo Scavenger Hunt – Excuse me officer, can we take your picture?
- MEA Retreats – trips for the Junior High and Senior High with all kinds of random adventures and some pretty intensely powerful time as a community.
- Halloween Bonfire – Big fire = big fun!
Plus, there were a lot of really great times had a The Gathering, The Table, and on Sunday mornings. Simply put, it was an amazing year, and I’m looking forward to next year as we’ve got some great stuff planned, but more on that in the coming weeks.
What’d I miss? What was your favorite NSL memory of 2008. Leave it in the comments below!
Video Update: Episode 7
In this episode:
- Xmas & New Year’s Party info
- Change in Youth Group meeting times
- Video of the Week
Unexpected Insight
Did you know that Northwood launched a blog to go along with the Share Your Faith series in November? There’s a post on their with a great video about what it means to follow God. The video has a great twist too, you’ll have to watch it. Hit the link and check it out!
http://sharingyourfaithncc.blogspot.com/2008/12/understanding-chrisianity.html
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