Sunday, May 27, 2007

The 5th Graders

So, I met all of the 5th graders on Sunday. Now, some of you guys are probably like: AW GREAT, new 6th graders... However, the way I see it is: These guys and girls are pretty much awesome.

I go in there during first service and they basically are already AMPED up, if you know what I mean. The funny thing is: there are a bunch of boys named JOSH.

So, June 3rd is Youth Sunday and we are going to have a barbeque afterwards. Then, on June 10th, the 5th graders.... MOVE UP to J-HIGH... BWAHAHA

The Amped Junior High Email

So, I'm pretty sure most of you guys have your own email address by now. I have one too, however, I think it would be fun if Amped Junior High Ministry had its own email address. So, guess what I did? I made one, Yipee.

Now, check this out, the email address is:

AmpedJuniorHigh@gmail.com

You guys can email us your questions, comments, and concerns. If you want to just play email tag, go ahead and email us. If you want to submit a prayer request, go ahead and email us. If you have any questions about Amped Events, go ahead and email us.

..word....

Saturday, May 19, 2007

I am Tired

Planning and running my first event was a lot fun, however, it was very stressful and tiring. However, I had a blast and can't wait for another event. But, for now I'll give you guys 3 words:





I am Tired







Sleepy Kitty

The SPEC-OPS 2.0 Story Recap

SPEC-OPS 2.0 Breakdown

Amped Students were registered into the U.N.I.T. Database. When the students arrived they were assigned an Agent number and a Squad. There were three squads: Alpha, Delta, and Echo.

After a little bit of Training from Agent 310 (Evan), a video came on the screen and described the intensity of U.N.I.T. After the video, Agent 47 (Nathan) comes to the stage and describes what is going to happen:

There are three squads, only one of them will be able to join U.N.I.T. the other two will be erased from existence. Why? Because U.N.I.T. only accepts perfection in their squads.

Basically, this mission was a tryout.

The three squads go on a mission and return back to U.N.I.T. Headquarters to see which squad will join U.N.I.T. However, Agent 47 informs the three squads that they did such a bad job in their performance, that, they were all going to be eliminated.

At this point, all three squads escape and go to the Safe Zone. After a briefing by Agent 110 (Matthew), the three squads embark on a mission to Downtown San Juan Capistrano to find three of Agent 47's henchmen.

This was an incredibly difficult mission. Why? Because Agent 007 (Billy), Agent 009 (Brian), and Agent 0730 (Ace) are Elite Agents and are well gifted in the arts of Covert Operation. However, the three squads did eventually capture and detain the three agents.

After the three squads got the information they needed, they went back to U.N.I.T. Headquarters. They needed to covertly infiltrate the gigantic building without being caught. Dodging a huge spotlight, laser trip wires, motion sensors, door alarms, and not to mention U.N.I.T. Elite Agents.

After a successful infiltration of U.N.I.T. Headquarters, Agent 47 was arrested and sent away for sabotaging the tryout mission.

At this point in the SPEC-OPS world, although Agent 47 is imprisoned no one knows why he sabotaged the mission. Why would the Commander of U.N.I.T. sabotage one of his own missions? There must be something happening that the three squads cannot see...

AmpedOC is Commentable

So check this out, I have added a new feature to our nice little website. I present to you, "Comments." Our website is a little more like a forum now, in which, you guys can post comments. At the bottom of each post, in green, it will say "# Comments." This is a link, click it, and then make your post!

Monday, May 14, 2007

8th Grader

Well, this past Sunday was the 8th graders last sunday! This Wednesday is the last wednesday nice service for them as well! I'm sad and I'm sure you guys are too. However, High School is bigger, but it sure aint better! HOHOHO..

However, the 8th graders do get to enjoy one last awesome event with Amped. I am speaking of course about SPEC-OPS 2.0.

Basically, I spent about the past 5 hours putting the final details into place. Seriously guys, planning an event is kind of stressful. However, I'm confident that you guys are going to love it.




P.S.

Roxie (director of Children Ministries) informs me that there are 20-30 fifth graders moving up to sixth grade. I'm excited for that >:D

Thursday, May 10, 2007

What to Bring

So, for all of you guys that have been wondering what to bring to SPEC-OPS, well, this post is for you.

In the application, you are told to wear "black." Now, that can mean all sorts things obviously. However, imagine that you are going to be doing a Mission Impossible mission, in which you need to sneak around in the dark and be as silent as possible.

Basically, try to get as close to Sam Fisher as possible.






Or maybe Snake.








Wear face paint, wear cool gear, just don't bring any knives or guns and we're gonna have fun.