October OAFC Crier

IN THIS ISSUE
Prayers & News
Upcoming Weekends
​National Youth Gathering Travel Team
Summer Training Planning Survey
​Summer Training 2016 Theme

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Prayers & News

News:​

• We're working with the Synod Youth Ministry to plan an outreach event at the National Youth Gathering, 2016 in New Orleans, LA, July 16-20.
• The OAFC Board is meeting December 30th to January 1st to plan the 2016 and 2017 Summer Training and work on other national OAFC business.

• Pastor and Rebecca Nehrt assumed the duties of Financial and Business Manager for OAFC. Our national office address and phone number are now PO Box 712 Greenville, IL 62246, (618) 780-5059  

Prayers of Supplication:

• That God would open doors for local groups to have weekends across the country, even as He continues to raise up volunteers for OAFC groups.
• That God would bless our upcoming Board meetings.
• That God would bless the outreach event at the 2016 National Youth Gathering
• That God would continue to remind us and our Synod of the importance of sharing our faith even while enlivening the hearts of unbelievers to hear.

Prayers of Thanksgiving:

• That God so abundantly blessed our National Summer Training and Travel Teams.
• That God has so richly blessed us with new leaders and groups.
• That God continues to provide for our financial and prayer needs through volunteers like you.

Upcoming Weekends in your area: 
Oct 2-4 Scott County Lutheran Mission, Scottsburg, IN; 
October 24-25 Immanuel Lutheran, Lincoln, NE; 
October 24-25 St. Luke Lutheran, Olney, TX; 
Nov 6-8 St. John's Lutheran, Seward, NE; 
Nov 13-15 Bethlehem Lutheran, Warrensburg, MO;  
Nov 13-15 Bethlehem Lutheran, Ferrin, IL; 
Nov 14-15 Good Shepherd Lutheran, Iowa Park, TX​

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Travel Team 2016
This Summer we're sending a Travel Team down to the National Youth Gathering ahead of Summer Training. This group of 8 will man the exhibit booth and lead a workshop at the Gathering that will actually get NYG youth out into the New Orleans community to share the Gospel. Any youth interested should email Pastor Tassey at [email protected] for an application.

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Because this Summer is also the National Youth Gathering, we need to know who of those coming to Summer Training are also going to the NYG. Please email Pastor Tassey as soon as you know one way or another of your plans. 

Planning this year's Training with everything going on throughout Synod was tricky - to say the least. With NYG in the middle of July, we had to decide whether to have it before or after, and we decided to host it right after so that those going to NYG would have the opportunity to continue the spiritual experience of the Summer by going straight into Summer Training. Because our hosting church is in Nebraska and the Gathering is in New Orleans, we know we need to leave travelling time for groups. That's part of why we need to know who's going to the NYG and who will be coming straight to Summer Training.

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Summer Training 2016 Theme
This year’s Summer Training theme is “The One Who Showed Mercy” from the parable of the Good Samaritan. The bloodied hand reminds us of the man left for dead and of the resulting hand of the Samaritan who reached out to help him; which reminds us that Jesus is the One who in mercy bloodied His hands to save us.

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OAFC is a youth evangelism RSO of the Missouri Synod that exists to grow faith in LCMS youth by sharing The Faith with the unchurched through regional outreach weekends and national training conferences.