Spring break is this week. This week has potential for good and bad. I enjoy weeks like this because there is usually a lot of fun to be had hanging out, goofing off with students. However, anytime there is a break from school there is also the potential for bad. You look at the statistics from summer break and it is when most of the students get into trouble or pick up a hurtful/harmful habit. Spring break for Rochester schools is a full 10 days this year. This is as much as Christmas! It is only fitting that we take time out for holy week (even though the schools can’t say that is why they take a break when they do) to observe what this week means. However, like already stated I enjoy weeks like this. My hope is to search for divine opportunities, times when I can share Jesus with students. Sometimes this will be through action other times it will be through words or even what is not said. What I hope for is to build relationships and follow Jesus – it is what I hope to do every day but I will try and abide in Christ these days and live purposefully when around students, it really is no different than normal however when it is broadcast to the world like this there becomes a certain amount of accountability. I also try and make an attempt to contact each student in the youth group over the break. Thursday we are looking to go fishing and Friday maybe some kickball. I covet your prayers as a reader and if you are a believer in a God who can change lives pray for something divine to happen. Pray for someone to reach out to God through one of their many painful or hurtful struggles. Next week we will be talking about hurt. Again I covet your prayers as I will be the only bible/Jesus that the students most likely read that day.

Your zinc riced,

ike