Friday night

Hey guys

So this week, we will have special speakers for youth. Sam and Paivi Tuokkola are goin to be speaking at youth this Friday. As you know, they have been involved in Missions work in Tanzania for the years. Come out and hear about how God is working in the mission fields, it will be a super interesting night.And who knows, maybe this night will be the one which God uses to light a missions call within you....
Jarno and Liisa will be leading youth this week, because Marja parents are comin into town Friday night, and i'll be at the airport at 7. So remember to come out and support everyone. YOUR attendance is important and greatly appreciated :)
Hopefully you all have a great week, remember to continue to pray for the things which God has put on your hearts. Prayer is powerful, and its effects are far-reaching.

God bless

-Miika-

Friday night

Hey guys

Great responses on the board. Its so nice to see you all actively thinkin of youth and what we should/could be doin :)

Since there were more than a few requests to pray, Prayer shall be something which we will focus on tonight. There are a lot of things which have happened over the last weeks, and praying as a group is important. I'm definetely going to prepare a sermon for one of these upcoming weeks on Prayer. It is SO important and I want you all to have a strong understanding and knowledge on it :)

Since a bunch of you guys also wanted to play some sports, we will ALSO be doing that!! There are a ton of hockey sticks at the Church, so we will have a little game of road hockey in te parking lot. If anyone has a hackey-sack, bring it along also.

So there it is, we will have prayer and sports tonight. Youth starts at 7:30 always, sometimes Liisa has worship practice, and the band needs to have some time to get together, so hence the 7:30 start ALWAYS :)

God bless all of you guys

-Miika-

ps. I didnt post last night, cause we had visitors and the evening just went by in a flash :) Sorry :)

Upcomin stuff

Hey guys So its Sunday afternoon, and I thought I would write something in the Blog. I have a few things to talk about, and i'll post them in a list.
1. Next week is open as to doing something different. I called the Tuokollas, and it works for them to come to youth on Friday,April 27th of this month. They will have some slides and a message for us, so bookmark the date and come out to hear about missions in Africa :) So once again, that leaves next week open for us. I'm gonna leave it up to you guys to mention something that we can do. I'll give a few days time to you, but if I get no ideas. Then I will plan out youth myself, and inform later on in the week :)
2. Remember to send Emma a pic or 2 that you treasure. Her project sounds pretty cool, and it will be nice to see the finished result :)
3. I had a great time with you guys on Friday. It was a special night, and I drove home with a grateful heart over it. I feel so blessed that I get to hang out with you all on Fridays. God has great plans for our youth as a group, and also for each of us as individuals :)
God bless all of you and remember to devote some alone time to God this week. He created you and wants to know you deeply!!!
-Miika-
ps. I posted one pic of the youth night, but if someone sends me a pic of the sofapile, I will post it right away :)

Friday night

Hey guys

So this week, we'll be meetin at the Koivumakis again :) I know that last week some of you went over there and had a fun night. Lets all go there this Friday, and have a super fun night. I will have a little message to speak, and then we will have some time for prayers. I am ready to get back into the rhythm of spending my Fridays with you all, and I am lookin forward to seein you all Friday.
Marja and Noah might come, i'm hopin that they will. But its still a learnin process when we leave home, so I cant promise anything. Regardless, i'll be there and hopefully all of you will also :)

God bless all of you

-Miika-
ps. If any of you want to bring something to munch on, once again you are more than welcome to...

Hey guys

Hey everyone

So he's here :) Me and Marja are officially parents now :) (can't stop smilin) Our son Noah was born on Sunday and we have been busy since :) He is perfectly healthy and happy and the focal point of our lives right now! It is so cool and neat to have a little munchkin to take care of here. We look forward to the joys and challenges that he is bringin with him :)
Marja is also doin well, the birthing process was apparently so "bythebook" that she was asked "unofficially" to become a teacher in childbirth :) We are both extremely grateful to God for His protection during the last 9 months. PRAISED BE HIS NAME!!!!

So in other matters, as we agreed on Friday. We will NOT be having youth this comin Friday. It is Easter, and even though we won't be meeting. I encourage you to attend the services which are being held. Easter is one of the greatest celebrations for us as Christians. It is our proof of our glorious Lord's victory over death and promise of eternal life to us all. Remember to spend some time in reflection and study over the incredible sacrifice which God made for YOU, those years ago.
God bless and be happy. You are all phenomenal individuals, and I see such potential in all of your lives :)
-Mononens-