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      <title>Hello 2012</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:36:05 -0500</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mobilizingstudents.com/Mobilizing_Students/blogs/Entries/2012/4/12_Spring_is_Here_files/www.PicsDesktop.com_11-filtered.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.mobilizingstudents.com/Mobilizing_Students/blogs/Media/object001_1.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:177px; height:79px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; “Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”(Lamentations 3:22-23)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I LOVE the Springtime.  It is one of my absolute favorite times of the year.  It reminds me of God’s faithfulness, how He brings things from death to life, how creative He is in the beauty of all He has made, and how His mercies for me are new each morning.  The Spring also never fails to catch me off guard with how busy things can get.  Here’s a list of some of the things we’ve done so far this year at Trek-X...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;MORNING DEVO’S&lt;br/&gt;    Each morning, Monday-Friday, we have been combing through the book of Romans &amp;amp; Ephesians this&lt;br/&gt;    year,exegetically, discovering the doctrines &amp;amp; theology of the New Testament.  During this time we&lt;br/&gt;    spend lots of time reading the Word, praying, and memorizing Scripture.  Each student memorizes&lt;br/&gt;    100 key passages each year, and a book of the Bible during their 4-year journey.  On Friday’s, we&lt;br/&gt;    quiz each other on our scripture memory and pray for the 193 countries of the world.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;CORE TRAINING&lt;br/&gt;    The second hour of each morning, Monday - Friday, we focus on our core training.  So far we have&lt;br/&gt;    studied “Personal Evangelism”, “How to Share Your Faith”; the doctrines of Salvation, Atonement,&lt;br/&gt;    and Eternal Security; Church-Planting Movements &amp;amp; World Geography, and will finish with a series&lt;br/&gt;    on Servant Leadership.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;JANUARY RETREAT&lt;br/&gt;    We slip away at least 4 times a year to relax, camp, hike, etc while reflecting on all that Christ is&lt;br/&gt;    doing in us.  In January, we piled up in a cabin about an hour away and just chilled.  It was a much&lt;br/&gt;    needed time of rest, scrabble wars, home cooked food, and time alone with the Lord &amp;amp; each other,&lt;br/&gt;    and a chance to recharge.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;CONCLAVE&lt;br/&gt;    Several students attended the Conclave Event in Chattanooga, TN during a weekend in February to&lt;br/&gt;    help inform student pastors and youth leaders about Trek-X.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;DISCIPLE NOW WEEKENDS&lt;br/&gt;    The students have also traveled to Huntsville, AL (Whitesburg BC; student pastor is Steven Dunne) and&lt;br/&gt;    Lavaca, AR (FBC; student pastor is JP Sutmiller) to serve as small group leaders, and break out&lt;br/&gt;    session leaders.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;MISSION TRIPS&lt;br/&gt;    Our Trek-Xers have led trips to Atlanta, and Puerto Rico twice this Spring.  It was a great learning&lt;br/&gt;    experience and preparation for this summer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We will finish the Spring semester of Trek-X in a few weeks as we make final preparations for their summer assignments.  We will have students living in the DR, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico this summer.  They will facilitate all the youth groups coming to serve.  I couldn’t be more proud of our students and how God is shaping them into godly men &amp;amp; women of faith who will change the course of their generation with the Gospel.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Chris White&lt;br/&gt;President/Founder&lt;br/&gt;Mobilizing Students, Inc.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - &lt;br/&gt;GO GLOBAL WITH US!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;MISSION TRIPS:  9 LOCATIONS ON 5 CONTINENTS&lt;br/&gt;		                        (Atlanta, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Rep., Guatemala, Brazil, Romania, Kenya, Philippines)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;		           SHARING CHRIST - the only answer for the human condition&lt;br/&gt;			PLANTING CHURCHES - gathering converts around the Word of God to begin weekly Bible Studies&lt;br/&gt;			SERVING THE POOR - meeting physical needs&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;                                *  All-inclusive, fully-staffed, you serve with your students &amp;amp; we handle all logistics, &lt;br/&gt;                                    pre &amp;amp; post trip devos/training, daily pics/blogs uploaded, t-shirt, etc.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mobilizingstudents.com/ms/Mobilizing_Students/trips.html&quot;&gt;REGISTER FOR A MISSION TRIP TODAY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;TREK-X:          A 4-YEAR JOURNEY FOR THE MISSIONAL STUDENT (18-25 year olds)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;			COLLEGE - completing bachelors/masters/seminary at the online university of your choice&lt;br/&gt;			DISCIPLESHIP - foundations, bible/theology, missions/worldview, personal evangelism/servant&lt;br/&gt;                                                            leadership &amp;amp; spiritual disciplines&lt;br/&gt;			MISSIONS - travel the world on mission as a team.  (2 years in Nashville / 2 years international)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;			* Give your students a launching pad to change the world as they leave your ministry - - - TREK-X.&lt;br/&gt;			* Scholarships are available to students from ministries that are formally partnered with Trek-X.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fs3.formsite.com/mobilizingstudents/form290993169/index.html&quot;&gt;APPLY FOR TREK-X 2012&lt;/a&gt;  (Apply early, but you must be 18-25 years old upon entry)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2012/4/12_Spring_is_Here_files/Trek-X%20Ministry%20Partnership.pdf&quot;&gt;DISCOVER WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOUR STUDENT MINISTRY TO BECOME A TREK-X PARTNER&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;URBAN PLUNGE:          A cross-cultural, cross-language, global missions experience in Atlanta that combines&lt;br/&gt;                                                     MISSIONS, TRAINING, &amp;amp; WORSHIP into one powerful week.&lt;br/&gt;                                           Read more &amp;amp; register your group online at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mobilizinstudents.com/&quot;&gt;www.mobilizinstudents.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;WAYS TO CONNECT OR STAY INVOLVED:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:trekx@mobilizingstudents.com?subject=Add%20Me%20to%20the%20Trek-X%20Prayer%20Team/&quot;&gt;Join our prayer team&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br/&gt;FaceBook Pages (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mobilizing-Students-Inc/57713287397?ref=ts&quot;&gt;MOBILIZING STUDENTS&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/pages/Trek-X/113412942030101?ref=ts&quot;&gt;TREK-X&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-White-Band/296965759617?ref=ts&quot;&gt;CHRIS WHITE BAND&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br/&gt;</description>
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