February 4, 2016
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Calendar at a Glance





February 
   Feb 6    Central Level Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE), Spring Meadows SDA Church  (PBE info)
   Feb 7    PAC Meeting, Florida Conference Office
   Feb 12-13    "Launch" Collegiate Summit, Florida Conference Office
   Feb 19-21   South Ranger Reveille, Jonathan Dickinson State Park
   Feb 21   Central Extreme E-Tracker Event, Forever Florida - St. Cloud
   Feb 26   South Area Youth Retreat & Seminars, Lake Placid Conference Center
March
   Mar 4-6   Sex, Love & Relationships - Youth Edition (ages 13-17), Camp Kulaqua
   Mar 4-6   Sex, Love & Relationships - Young Adults (ages 18 and older), Camp Kulaqua
   Mar 5   State Level PBE, Forest Lake Education Center
   
Mar 11-13   Central Directors/Staff Campout, Camp Joy
   Mar 13   South Extreme E-Tracker Event, Lion Country Safari - Loxahoatchee
   Mar 19   Global Youth Day
   Mar 19   Southern Union PBE Run-Off, Georgia Cumberland Academy
   Mar 19-26   Week of Prayer (Worldwide) / State Media Fast - Week of Prayer Resources
   Mar 20   State Ministries Committee Meeting, Florida Conference Office
   Mar 25-27   Varsity/TLT Caving Trip, Sweetwater, Tennessee   



LIFE ON FIRE Video



A weekly resource to challenge, encourage and inspire you to live a Life on Fire.

MISSION ORIENTED

Who in your life is living a Life on Fire?

John 13:12-15 - Brother Sam Leeloy
Life on Fire 47:  Humility
Life on Fire 47: Humility


LIFE ON FIRE Spotlight



 
Felix Cadevilla

Get to know Jordan:
- Felix is currently a student at Valencia Collage.
- His hobbies include Sports and Camping.
- Felix is a member of the Orlando Spanish SDA Church, where he is involved in several ministries - Youth, Pathfinders, Audio Visual, and Deacon.
- When asked what it means to him to live a Life on Fire, Felix says, "To have a Life on Fire is practically saying 'ouch' when something is hot.  What I mean is, that we should always be warm with our faith and not cold.  We should show our light/fire to the world, and always be different.  So when someone sees you, or is around you, they will feel and see how Christ is in your life.  They will see how different you are to this world.  They'll see Jesus' presence.  That is what a Life on Fire is to me."





News & Updates



Information about Red Zone 2016 is now available online at:  Red Zone 2016

Registration Will Open Soon
Registration for Red Zone and all of the Red Zone events and activites (Skills, Drill, Drum, Exhibits, Water Park, etc.) will open on Thursday, February 19, 2016.  Registration links will not work until then.

Registration for Housing
Registration for Red Zone Housing will open on Thursday, April 4, 2016 at 12:00 noon.  This gives all of the clubs wishing to participate, the time needed to plan and collect fees from their members for housing.


South and North PBE Run-Off Results

Congratulations to the following 1st Place Pathfinder Bible Experience teams from the South and North Area Run-Offs!  They will be going on to participate in the Florida State PBE Run-Off on March 5, 2016.

South 1st Place Teams
   Bethesda French - Team 1
   Bethesda French - Team 2
   Lehigh - Team 1
   Miami Central - Team 1
   Plantation
   Westchester Spanish

North 1st Place Teams
   All Nations - Team 1
   Tallahassee Spanish
   Tampa Spanish - Team 1
   Tampa Spanish - Team 2

We look forward to additional teams being added to the list - Central 1st place teams and teams from the Florida 'Wild Card Incentive.'  This is where teams who scored 2nd place are put in a 'wild card' position.   After all area level run-offs are completed, the top score is taken from each area.  Then, based on a curve of those three scores, it is determined which of the 2nd place teams will advance to the state level.


Letter From Pastor Rudy Alvir 

Greetings Team!

I want to express my gratitude for your support in advancing the cause of Jesus Christ through Youth Ministry in the Florida Conference.

I also want to share with you that the Lord is calling me to serve in a different capacity as an Associate Ministerial Director (still here in South Florida).  My family and I have prayed, and we invite you to join us in prayer as we begin this new endeavor.

It has been a blessing and a humbling experience to work with such a committed group of Christians, watching how the Lord performs miracles through all of you as you serve the Lord in this field.   We will still be working together;  we have the same passion of seeing young people get closer to Jesus!

I will be working in both the Ministerial and Youth Ministries through March 19.  After that, I will move over to the Ministerial Department.

Serving you always,
Pastor Rodolfo Alvir-Abraham


New Drum Ribbon Bar

Pathfinders - Trade in your old Drum Ribbon Bars for a new bar at no cost.  Either bring in your old drum ribbon bar to the office, or to any Area Youth Council meeting, and we will exchange your old bar with a new one.

Why a new bar?  We have unknowingly been using a ribbon bar that the military currently uses.  Our Pathfinder Uniform policy is not to use any military insignia on our uniforms.  Please immediately remove your current Drum Ribbon Bar from your uniform, and turn it into the Conference Office.

This free Drum Ribbon Bar exchange offer is good until the end of March.  The last day to exchange for free is Thursday, March 31, 2016.  Beginning on April 1st, we will still collect your old Drum Ribbon Bars, but you will need to pay for the new ones.  



FL Youth Ministries Pictures from the Month


South Friends/Companions/Explorers Reveille - January 22-24, 2016
Fisheating Creek
Central Mock Pathfinder Bible Experience Run-Off - January 23, 2016
Markham Woods SDA Church
Central Youth Ministries Council - January 23, 2016
Markham Woods SDA Church
Miami Springs Truth Seekers PBE Retreat - January 23-24, 2016
Celebrating the Passover Seder Feast
North Zone B & A Youth Ministries Council- January 24, 2016
Zone B - Tampa First SDA Church  /  Zone A - High Springs SDA Church
Maranatha Adventurer & Pathfinder Sabbath - January 30, 2016
South Pathfinder Bible Experience Run-Off- January 30, 2016
Hialeah Spanish SDA Church
Master Guide Induction - January 30, 2016
Spring Meadows SDA Church
Youth Lock-In - January 30, 2016
Celebration SDA Church
Thank you to the following for this week's pictures:
Calvin Brooks,  Cheryl Roda-Wu,  Pedro Perez,  Ligia Thismon-Lopez,  Aimee Layson,  Martha Lewis,
Dan & Betty Niederman,  Jose Diaz (Junior),  Sean Duerr

Please send pictures from a FL Conference Youth Ministries event from the past month 
 

Other Youth Ministry Links


Florida Conference Youth Ministries Update   -  January 21, 2016
Florida Conference Youth Ministries Newsletter (FCYM)   -   January 28, 2016
Adventist Campus Ministry Newsletter - Winter 2015 Edition
Youth Ministry Resource Bin  -  Order Bin(s)
Florida Pathfinder Store  -   www.flpathfinderstore.com
Live with Hope T-Shirt  -   Order T-shirt(s)
NAD Youth Ministries eNews "The Update"   -  January 2015
Center for Youth Evangelism (CYE) 411news  -   February 2016
GC Youth Ministries:  Youth Connect  -    December 2015
Biblical Research Institute:  Reflections  -  January 2016
Back2Basics Magazine  - January 2016
Biblical Parenting Tip  -  Lessons Learned When Life Is Hard
Younger Generation University   (Young Adult Resource)
Andy Stanley on Middle School Parenting (34+ minute video)
     -  Sex (begins at 1:01), Technology (4:48), Freedom and Independence (9:14)
UNION Pathfinder Camporee - Adult Staff Members & Volunteer Requirements


Book Reviews 



 Building a Great Team:  Youth Group Essentials by Steve Case and Hubert Cisneros
        - submitted by Greg Creek, Youth Pastor at Florida Hospital Church
                 
If you would like to share a book review for our youth, youth leaders, and youth pastors, 
please send your one-page review to:    FLYouthMinistries@floridaconference.com


Other Youth Ministries Activities



FEBRUARY
  12-14   [engage]GOD - a spiritual experience retreat for all high school students;  FREE (meals & lodging)
               Southern Adventist University;  deadline to register is Feb. 5
  12-14   Reaching Our Communities - Raising up godly leaders to reach our communities
                Tampa First SDA Church;  Facilitators - Sung Kwon (NAD) and Roger Hernandez (Southern Union)
        13   American Sign Language Beginner Course / Deaf Outreach Workshops / Pathfinder Honors
               3:30-7:00pm;  Kissimmee Spanish SDA Church, 1219 Ingram St., Kissimmee, FL  34744
        13   Altamonte Springs Pathfinder Red & White Banquet Fundraiser;  $15/person or $28/couple
                455 Maitland Ave, Altamonte Springs, FL  32701;  for tickets call (321) 474-2148
        20   Special Deaf Sabbath Service Program (sermon presented in ASL interpreted to English & Spanish)
               9:30am-12:30pm;   Kissimmee Spanish SDA Church, 1219 Ingram St., Kissimmee, FL  34744
        20   A Vespers Gathering - 11 Local Adventist Congregations United in Service;  5:00pm
               Mount Dora SDA Church - 18440 US-441, Mt. Dora, FL  32757
  26-28   Connect 2016 - For Adventist students attending non-Adventist colleges/universities;  Register
               At Cohutta Springs;  Sponsored by Adventist Christian Fellowship & Southern Union Youth Dept.
        27   Dinosaurs - with Rich Aguilera ('The Mud Guy' from Guide Magazine and 3ABN Kids' Time)
               $12 per ticket;  7:00pm at Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center;  Pathfinders can earn honor
                 

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Robert Hines  -  Associate Youth Ministries Director, x2422
Rudy Alvir  -  Associate Youth Ministries Director
Angelo Grasso  -  Associate Youth Ministries Director
Cheryl Smith - Youth Director's Assistant
Aimee Layson  -  North Area Office Assistant, x2425
Aida Crescioni  -  Central Area Office Assistant, x2423
Viviana Rengifo  -  South Area Office Assistant, x2421
Cheryl Roda-Wu  -  State/PAC Office Assistant, x2426
Liz Bence  -  FL Pathfinder Store Coordinator, x2424
 
  OUR MISSION - To Train, Equip, and Deploy an Army of Y oung People