A little old lady in New York for the first time, crossed Times Square against traffic and somehow managed to make it safely to the opposite curb, where a traffic cop was glaring at her with strong disapproval. “Didn’t you see that sign?” he asked.

“What sign?” the lady asked.

By Rob Heverling (robhev@yahoo.com)

Used with Permission

Steve is standing up front moving boxes around as if he is cleaning up when his friend Nate walks into the scene carrying a big heavy cross.

Nate- (out of breath) Hey Steve!

Steve - Hey Nate (looking at Nate curiously) uh…what are you doing with that cross Nate?

Description
An icebreaker game for your next family focused youth event.

Resources
None

Preparation
None

What to do

1. Organize the youth into a circle facing outward with siblings standing together.

Description
A life-size version of the classic memory card game (Also known in some places as “Concentration”) where you attempt to remove all the cards from the game by flipping over two matching cards.

Key Truths
When we confess our sin, God chooses to remember them no more. At the same time he always knows and remembers our needs.

Choose one youth by name then ask yourself the following questions:

RELATIONSHIPS

• Describe your relationship with this youth.
• How would this youth describe his or her relationship with you?
• How well does this youth relate to the rest of his peers?
• Describe this youth’s relationship with his or her parents.

1. Brag about your parents once in a while. Let them know you are proud of them and tell others about it.
2. Say “Yes” when your parents ask you to do something with them. They will be elated to know you are not ashamed to be seen with them.

Thanks for your patience with the recent inactivity as I had to make a trip from Singapore to the USA to attend my father’s funeral. My Father is now with the heavenly father. The world has lost a great and compassionate man, but my father has gained the riches of heaven!

I wonder if He grew impatient as He awaited word from His Father that now He might proceed. Surely it was a difficult thing for Jesus of Nazareth to work day by day in the carpentry shop, while daily He could see the suffering, the pain, the torment His people were living through, dying through, while He did nothing more than watch and pray. Watch and pray! How many times did He petition His Father, how many times did He take His request to the great throne and ask, “Now, Father? Do I start now?”

Game Description
This is a classic Valentine’s Day game where the objective is for the girls to catch a guy or vice versa!

Materials
Chairs for everyone

What to do

1. Seat all the guys in a circle.
2. Leave one chair empty.

Materials
Love songs to play while the youth are enjoying this game.

Game Objective
Don’t Laugh!

Game Play

1. Everyone sits in a circle.
2. From this point forward, you may not show your teeth.
3. To speak, you must pull your lips inward around your teeth to hide them.