Just had a great week of vacation and I am ready to dive into Expedition prep for Winter 2012! I just have to say there are few things better than taking time away with the people you love and enjoying beautiful countryside and great stretches of water - I got to do it all!

I want to recommend some great listening that I have come across lately. If you are looking for a new album go out and buy Matt Redman's new one called 10,000 Reasons. You will appreciate his musical styles and the solid, challenging lyrics. I am also really into Gungor these days. I have been listening to their Beautiful Things album alot and I really appreciate their musical talents (which are huge) and the fresh way they engage me in a deep "yes" to Jesus. The songs are personal, communal and proclamatory - it is all covered. They are also definitely worth checking out on Youtube. Michael Gungor is the lead guy and his wife Lisa is the awesome keyboards/vocalist. Then there are other musicians that join them from all over. A new album, ghosts upon the earth, is just coming out. If there are bands and albums that you want to recommend just add a comment and I will check them out.
Peace,
Robyn

There are so many cool resources out there for Christian youth and young adults to connect with and learn from. I love the fact that I can go on-line and discover ways in which God is working in places all around the world. He is doing amazing things through different youth movements, ministries and individuals. Are you one of them or are you part of a movement that is reaching people with God's love, both in your words and in your life chioces?

One group I have been checking out is called the Message Trust. It is based in England. If you want to get a sense of what they do and believe go to www.message.org.uk. Sounds like they have a huge passion to proclaim Jesus through words of truth and the power of God's love in action through serving, loving and random acts of kindness. I have only just started checking them out, but if you hear of other movements let me know, I would love to learn more of what is going on in the Kingdom all over the world.

Live your LOVE out loud today....

Robyn

Things are pretty quiet here at EBC. Many people are on vacation, enjoying a chance to get rested up before the fall and enjoy some family time. But there is an undercurrent that is growing, with the expectation that in a few weeks the campus will be alive with new and old friendships, learning, growing, trusting and searching. I hope you are excited about returning or starting new in this place.

If you are an Expedition alumnus or are a student at EBC, I want to invite you to be part of a small group of young adults who will help staff Jr. Pitch 'n Praise this September. We don't have an Expedition team this fall to send, but we still want to support this great program and challenge jr high kids to go strong wtih Jesus. We don't need a big team but if you would like to take that weekend to invest in helping run this awesome retreat contact me here at the college. The dates for Pitch are September 23-25, 2011.

Peace!