LifeChange: 5th Quarter and Lock-In

This past Friday night (Nov.6th) over 100 teens and Jr. high students from Radford gathered at Radford Worship Center after the Radford/Giles football game for what we thought would be our last 5th Quarter of the football season. It was a great night. At midnight, the Jr. High students went home and the teenagers went to our youth sanctuary for a time of being ministered to by our Heavenly Father.

The worship band rocked as they always do and the kids responded to God in praise. The Word was preached and a great time of ministry followed. There were kids who accepted Christ and there were kids who needed the loving hand of the Father to reassure them that He loves them and has a future for them. It was a great privilege to pray and give out hugs to these precious young people.

After the service, we all headed back over for the basketball tourneys, rock band, pedicures, game room, food and the café. Luke Buzzard and Katie Osterbauer took teams of 5 kids each back over to the educational building for a very creative scavenger hunt designed by Luke. Every young person I talked to who participated in the scavenger hunt loved it and was glad they did it.

Once 5:30am came….we started getting them ready to head home at 6am. It had been a long night but the time was well spent. Everyone was pretty much asleep on their feet which always makes for an interesting time of taking kids home on the vans and bus.

After all of the cleanup at 7:30am and we were ready to head home. The great thing is that since Radford beat Giles, we get to have another 5th Quarter this Friday……oh what fun.

Thanks to all who volunteered, prayed or donated food for this great event.

- Pastor Mike
Pastor LifeChange Youth Ministries

What makes it all worthwhile...

All the planning,
All the funding raising,
All the packing,
All the traveling...



All the balloons,
All the face paint,



All the playing,
All the praying,
All the waiting...



All worthwhile...

Thank you to all who gave so that we could help change lives.

Pastor Mike and Allison
Bobby and Susie Hickman
& The South Dakota Team

On Any Given Tuesday.... LifeChange

Tuesday nights around the Radford Worship Center are never boring. LifeChange Youth Ministries takes over the campus to bring the Truth to teenagers in the NRV. The teens who come are treated to night of Food, Hanging Out, and a Service where Jesus is the Center of it all. At 5:30 the vans leave to pick up kids that have called saying they need a ride.











The night starts off with a bang as the doors open at 6:15 pm and the teens are able to eat, play basketball, hang out in the cafe, and play video games in the game room.











At 7:30 everyone heads over to the Sanctuary for service. They just keep coming...



and coming...



and coming...



Inside they are met by the Band and who start the service with Praise and Worship...






and get everyone ready for Pastor Mike and what he has for them.



These are our kids, our heart, come out and meet the ones that keep us going... on any given Tuesday.