Happy Jesus' Birthday!

Happy Jesus' birthday everyone! Have an amazing Christmas and New Year!

Keep close to God over the break, and we'll be seeing you in February when Renewalyouth starts up again for 09.

God bless, Symon and Kristy

The 08 renewalyouth awards!

This years' renewalyouth award winners are as listed.

The best original song of 2008:

Winner: Kate Dowlman (Take This Love)

Runner-Up: Rachel Garton (In Wonder)

Most inspirational blogger of 2008:

Winner: Nina Buchanan

Runner-Up: Rachel Garton

Most prolific blog commenter of 2008:

Winner Stephen Garton

Runner-Up: Rachel Garton

The 2008 'Servant Heart' award:

Winner: Jed Yuhayco

Runner-Up: Alistair McColl

Most embarrasing moment during an RYM endorsed event:

Winner: Jason van der Hulst (Being told off by Henry Seely dutin PS concert)

Runner-Up: Sam Brown (Foodfight victim @ Overwhelmed)

The 'Enquiring minds need to know' 2008 award:

Winner: Sam Brown

Runner Up: Rhys Coutts

Well done everyone! The 2009 renewalyouth awards promise to be massive!

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

Renewalyouth is now on Facebook!

Feel free to upload any RYM related photos, videos etc. that you've got from '98 and beyond! Click here to go there.

Post a caption comp winner

For those of you who weren't at the last Flame of 08. The winner of the 'post a caption and win a tee' competition was Neen B. Her caption (which topped the 180 entries) follows:

Barbie: "Ken I'm really not digging these new space age outfits. They could have consulted us before putting us on the shelf."

Ken: "Yeah and they could have told me they were going to give you a perm....shudder..."

Latest study added: The Greatest Gift

A television interviewer was walking streets of Tokyo at Christmas time. Christmas shopping is a very big commercial success in Japan. The interviewer stopped one young woman on the sidewalk, and asked, "What is the meaning of Christmas?"
Laughing, she responded, "I don't know. Is that the day that Jesus died?"

There was some truth in her answer. Christmas is always a stressful time of the year. It shouldn't be really, but with all the end-of-year functions, family get-togethers and Christmas shopping, Jesus can easily be neglected, and the real meaning of Christmas distorted.

Click here to view the latest study uploaded... The Greatest Gift.

Overwhelmed pics!

As promised, below are just a few of the photos from Overwhelmed Camp. For many more candid and embarrassing pics and vids from camp, check out the Farcebook pages of some of the Renewalyouth tribe.

Overwhelmed Camp 09 is confirmed! Same location, Labour Weekend, October 23rd to 26th 2009!

'Why Me?' production this Friday @ Flame!

This Friday at Flame Youthchurch the Voice Dance Company will be performing their Christmas production 'Why Me?'

This promises to be an awesome event so please bring your friends and family! There is no entry fee, but a free will offering will be recieved.

7pm Friday 3 December @ 2 Tarewa Road, Morningside Whangarei.

Fish milkshake @ Flame

A couple of Fridays ago we had another Pod War. This time between Kate's Pod and Jamie's Pod. The catch this time was that the losing team's Pod leader had to drink a pureed Filet-O-Fish Combo.

The following photos tell the tragic (yet hilarious) story...

Overwhelmed camp 08... Thankyou!

Overwhelmed Camp was held last weekend. What a phenomenal camp, with awesome weather, awesome people, and a most awesome God!

For all those who helped out... THANKYOU SO MUCH! You are appreciated more than you know.

(Camp photos will be uploaded in the next few days.)

Mo-bros finale

Movember is over and I'm so stoked... I couldn't shave my mo off fast enough!

Thanks heaps to all the guys who grew facial hair for the month and all those who supported us. For those of you who weren't at camp for the Movember prizegiving, the results are as follows...

Most impressive facial hair: Les Boucher

Most stylish moustache: Sam Brown

Looks least improved by moustache: Symon Drake

Looks most improved by moustache and overall favourite: Jason van der Hulst