10 More Sponsors

The Kats for Christ ministry is getting ready to experience one of it's highlight experiences for the entire year, Z2 Convergence! As one of the two visionaries and strategists looking to provide a completely new experience that connects with college students and campus ministries all across the state and region, I want to give you an opportunity to help some of our students go by sponsoring the cost for one student!

Imagine a place where Church of Christ campus ministries gather together to go deep with other students from as far away as Arizona and as close as SFA! The Z2 Convergence, growing out of Zechariah 2:10-13, is a place where God and students collide in engaging worship, motivating discussions, and energizing fellowship to inspire us to live for Jesus Christ completely!

It is different than a retreat! It is different than a seminar! It is a convergence!

We leave this coming Friday and will come back on Monday (MLK day) inspired and energized for the upcoming semester that starts next week!

We have told students already that money is no reason to skip an experience like this. I've reassured them that we have many individuals ready for a chance to help them experience God this weekend. Because of my confidence in many of you, we have given various scholarship amounts to 13 of our own, some full scholarships and some partial.

At this point, I have to brag on some of our college students! They were so excited about going to the Z2 Convergence that they wanted to make sure to help pay for their fellow students' tickets! A couple of students paid for two tickets; some kept spare change all semester to help with scholarships; and some put back a few dollars each paycheck to help others go. Amazing! That changes my mind about what I normally think of when I think of college students and money!

Now it is your turn to help, even with $10. We still have $825 left to cover the scholarships we've given. Will you be one of 10 who sponsor the cost of 1 student with a donation of $85, the cost of one ticket? If the Lord moves your heart, all you have to do it go to the Kats for Christ website (www.katsforchrist.com) to find instructions on that page. It is that easy.

Thank you for reading through my abnormally long email. We pray that God lift us up and protect us this weekend so we can bring glory to His name! Let me know if you have any questions.

In His service,

Chris <><
Campus Minister
Kats for Christ

christopherblair.blogspot.com

KFC EOTY Banquet

Each year the KFC End-of-the-Year Banquet is like a two-hour God highlight reel for the Kats for Christ ministry. We invite all our KFC students, their parents, alumni, friends, and other church leaders to come together for a great meal and a time of sharing, worship, and celebration. We also get to send off our graduating seniors with a blessing!

We want you to celebrate with us this year! Go to this page to see the details: http://www.katsforchrist.com/info/banquet.

Chris <><
Campus Minister
Kats for Christ

christopherblair.blogspot.com

KFC Workday Food

Today has been fun-o-rama for me as we get ready for tomorrow's KFC workday that begins at 8am. I had another last minute idea for those of you interested in helping in some way. 

Working all day long with about 20 college students and a few HCOC members (I've heard from a couple of people who will stop by at some point tomorrow to help...awesome!) we will certainly work up an appetite. Are you interested in putting together something small for us to eat for lunch and/or dinner? We have beverages and are open to any food you would like to offer.

I will definitely need to coordinate this a little bit (unless you want use your coordination talents to help us), so let me know what you'd be are interested in providing tomorrow. Since we are painting even our kitchen, we will be outside enjoying the awesome weather for meals.

Thanks for your continued support of the KFC ministry!

Chris <><
Campus Minister
Kats for Christ

christopherblair.blogspot.com

KFC Workday THIS Saturday

Hey everyone,

Back in the fall a small discussion began about having a spring KFC workday with people from HCOC to spruce up the ever-depreciating Kats for Christ building. I confess my constant struggle to remain organized, on top of things, and zealous for following through with my great and wonderful plans. Because of this and my propensity to hang out with last-minute college students, I am only now communicating that, HEY SURPRISE, we are having that KFC workday this Saturday, March 12th starting at 8am.

Recognizing this is a fairly major undertaking, I hope we can get the help we need to make this a successful endeavor. Service together always unites people in fun, unexpected ways. I imagine God bringing our campus ministry a little closer to our congregation this Saturday! Right now we have right at 15 students (if you include me) giving up some of their spring break for this KFC workday. I am anticipating that number of students increasing tonight at class.

Can you help us if you are available? Skilled labor of any kind is very much appreciated, especially with painting, plumbing, cabinets. We could use your expertise and/or your resources. Below are our plans and some of our needs. Let me know if you can help even with one thing.

Plan:

Here is the broad plan inside the KFC: paint the inside of the KFC; in the bathrooms, install two new vanities and faucets, take out stalls and one toilet, replace floor tiles; install kitchen faucet; repair minor leak in another kitchen sink; install two upper kitchen cabinets.

Here is the broad plan outside the KFC: rake/bag leaves; plant grass where back flower bed is; weed/trim/fix front flower beds.

Items Needed:

We will be purchasing some of these items if needed. There may be more unanticipated items too. Here is the list: paint brushes, paint rags, rollers, roller extensions, plastic drop clothes, scaffolding, plumbing tools, notch trowel, knives to cut vinyl flooring, gloves, rakes, shovels, spades, leaf blower, hammers, saws all, and drill motor.

If you have any of these items that we could use this weekend, let me know. I will respond late tonight or early tomorrow since I am out of pocket this afternoon. It would be best to bring these items to the KFC at some point before Saturday. Be sure to mark your items with your name. If you would like to help with the cost of any of these items, you can certainly do that by making a donation to the KFC Fund. Talk to the church office if you are interested.

I truly appreciate your willingness to help out our campus ministry. The students are really excited about making their home a little more homey. I look forward to hearing from you.

In His service,

Chris <><
Campus Minister
Kats for Christ

christopherblair.blogspot.com

Words of Blessing - HCOC

Long time since my last post. Crazy!

The power of the spoken word is amazing. I feel compelled to bless others through my words more regularly. Stumbling across some powerful written prayers recently, I desire to spend more time writing out prayers and blessings. I start with a blessing for our congregation at Huntsville Church of Christ. It is one that mimics the blessing Isaac made over Jacob in Genesis 27:27-29.

"Wow! What an amazingly gracious and forgiving people who truly know how much the Lord has forgiven them!

May the Lord work his powerful character among you all and bountifully increase the number of His people.

May whole communities come to you to learn about and participate in the Lord's work.

May all kinds of people find in you a love so great and abundant that all receive the blessing of life with God Almighty.

May you take advantage of the Lord's blessing you and actively pursue greater understanding of Him.

May He sustain you and protect you always."

Mike Garcia Baptized

This morning Mike Garcia, one of our Kats for Christ students, clothed himself with Christ in the waters of baptism at the church building. Many praises go up in heaven for an agnostic turned Christian! He confessed this morning that he wanted to do this to turn away from his sins and walk a new life in Christ. I love the reminder to live up to our baptism in dying to ourselves today and living for God today.

Chris <><
Campus Minister
Kats for Christ

christopherblair.blogspot.com

Website Redesign

We have just updated the Kats for Christ website. It is much more interactive and informative than we've had before. Throughout the rest of the summer we will be tweaking, adding, and enhancing the features on the website so the new students in the fall will be blessed by it.

Please help us with this process by spending a little bit of time (maybe 10 minutes) on the website. Besides becoming better informed about what is going on in our ministry, you will aid us in making this the best place it can be for our students, alumni, friends, and parents.

Let us know if there are major oversights, unclear explanations, misspelled word, or broken links. Also let us know what features would be beneficial for YOU personally. What would you like to see on the website?