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- Roberto, Amanda & Jillian as they plan their Epicenter Impact Phase ministries
- Ambridge Youth Ignite's upcoming outreach in Lima, Peru
- Meredith B as she seeks
- partners to fund and pray for her ministry
- Financial provision for RTW
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One of the ways we multiply young Christian leaders at Rock the World is through our gap year ministry program, Epicenter. This year's Epicenter team trained in Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Belize, learning about youth ministry, cross-cultural missions, healing prayer, and church planting!
Check out how they've grown, and what they are dreaming of for the next eight months - the Epicenter Impact Phase - when they can pursue whatever ministry God has put on their heart!
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 Jillian
My favorite part of Epicenter was actually the sailing trip we took at the beginning. It really built up our team and helped us learn how to work with each other. I've discovered that evangelism isn't as easy as people think it is. But lots of people say I have this gift.
On our short-term mission to Belize, we got to speak to students at a bunch of different high schools. I have terrible stage fright, but I went all-out sharing my personal testimony and all the hard stuff I've been through. The kids were staring wide-eyed and actually listening! They identified with me, because a lot of them are probably going through the same hard stuff. For Epicenter's Impact Phase, I'm hoping to intern with a ministry in Arizona that helps youth get free from addictions. I think I'd be good at working with troubled teens, since I was a troubled teen myself for quite some time.
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 Roberto
The Belize mission was my favorite part of Epicenter. I enjoyed getting out and doing construction work alongside the local Belizeans. It was a lot of fun and it gave me a lot of chance to learn from them, and share struggles with them. I've also learned that you don't have to be in "full-time ministry" to actually be in ministry. You can have a secular job and share Jesus with the people you rub shoulders with every day. I learned this from a guy named Dru, who is both a pastor and a full-time law professor. I also learned that tent-making is a great way to get into closed countries as a missionary.
For Epicenter's Impact Phase, my goal is to start planting a house church as a tent-maker. This means I'm going to work on developing and multiplying Rock the World's Sunday fellowship group. I would also like to do youth ministry in the future, especially with missionary kids.
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 Amanda
Amanda Hellrung, 22, O'Fallon IL
My favorite part of Epicenter was the Elijah House Prayer Training we did. It really moved me spiritually, and I experienced some pretty intense healing. I learned about healing ministry and about how God wants me to be stronger in my convictions and in my faith.
This whole Epicenter experience has reassured me that I really am called to be a youth minister. I learned a lot about the behind-the-scenes running of a youth ministry - its a lot more work than I thought! On the youth retreat we helped with, I got down to the bare basics of faith with a couple of girls, and prayed a lot with them. I really enjoy the relational part of youth ministry! For Epicenter's Impact Phase, I want to plug in and get really involved relationally with a youth group. |
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