Touch the Heart Youth Ministry

Winter 2015 Newsletter

January 2015
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Prayer Path
2014 is history and 2015 is now
I wanted to take this
Feb. 1st 2015
upon us. As we reflect upon all
opportunity to reflect on
the events, successes and failures
the status and the journey
SUPER BOWL PARTY
in 2014 we are so excited with
we have gone through
what God is doing and how He
with making a decision on
will choose to bless us and use us We are in need of many
building a Prayer Path. In
in the year to come. Thank you
volunteers to help with the 2011 we proposed a Prayer
for being a part of this ministry.
Path and even began
games, registration,
work on it and received
In 2014 we held our 11th Annual making cookies and
donations to make it
SuperBowl Party as well as our serving of food and most
happen. In the midst of
10th Annual Rockfest. We took importantly to help with
the prep work a labrynth
some of the kids fishing at the
the ministry time with the was put on the table as a
Rock on Yorkshire and had the
youth. Contact us if you
part of the prayer Path.
opportunity to hold our After
can
help.
This did not sit well with
School Bible Study in the
many members and after
Bellevue Schools. We
much research and
participated in Community Days
discussion the labyrinth
and had many of our supporters
was voted out. This did
enjoy the fireworks from the
cause some disention in
Rock on Yorkshire.
our small group, some
In 2015 our goal is to utilize the
people left and it would
Rock on Yorkshire for many more
have seemed that it was
activities, as well as to rent it out
all falling apart. Looking
for church and other youth and
back I believe God was
family events.
just doing some shaking
and taught us alot in the
process. We reorganized
Super Bowl Sunday is
st
and really had to seek
Feb.1 . Our guest speaker will be
God and listen to what He
Sue Ramsey. She is the girls
was directing us to do. So
basketball coach at Ashland
University and has led them to
in the shaking we chose to
several championships and will
put the Prayer Path down
soon be working with ESPN. We
for a time. Not knowing
are s excited to have her with us
if we would come back to
at this years event.
it or not we did feel that
returning the money

A Note from a Board Member:

I began working with Touch
the Heart Youth Ministries in
the planning stages of the very
first rally. At that time we
were only thinking of having a
one-time event rather than an
ongoing ministry, but God had
bigger plans than we did. As
our culture moves away from
Christianity there is a growing
need to share the good news of
Jesus Christ with young
people. I was blessed to be
raised in a Christian home and
to learn about Jesus from the
time I was little, but fewer and
fewer young people are being
given that blessing as our
culture shifts. Sharing the
gospel is one important aspect
of THYM. Another is
strengthening and
encouraging young people
who have chosen to follow
Jesus. My work schedule has
hindered me from helping
with the after school Bible
studies, so my work with
THYM has been working at
rallies and other events as a
volunteer/leader, planning
and administration as a board
member, and development of
the quarry as a laborer. As
with any ministry, we have
had our share of setbacks and
frustrations, but the Lord has
shown his power and
guidance through the
challenges. Serving the Lord
by ministering to young
people through THYM has
truly been a blessing for my
own life.

donated for it was the

right thing to do and we
did do all we could to
walk with integrity and
honesty with each of you.
I know it was a
disappointment to many
of you and for us, for it to
seemingly fall through.
In 2014 a new President
was voted in, we revisited
the purpose of a prayer
path and sought God on
what He wanted. THYM
is about the youth, but it
is also about impacting
the Kingdom of God and I
know I have had
wonderful moments in
prayer at the Rock and
would love to make that
available for those that
would want to enjoy it.
We have been blessed
with a beautiful piece of
property and we want it
used for His glory. Prayer
is an essential part of that
whether
12 or 112. I am pleased to
announce we will be
moving ahead with the
prayer path. Foos' Funeral
Home has agreed to
donate several benches,
Perry's Plantation will be
helping with the
landscape around the
benches. Our hope is to
have posts along the walk
with scriptures and of
course a nice level path to
walk on. We hope each of
you will come out to
enjoy the Prayer Walk
this Spring.

We may never know the full

extent of the lives that God We hope you will join us
has touched through THYM,
throughout the year to
but we are able to see
volunteer during our
enough to feel confident that
events or just come to
God is using THYM to
show your support to the
change lives.

Our heart is to work

as the Body of Christ for

His Kingdom. We are an
ecemunical group,
working in unity to
bring the youth to
Christ. Encouraging
churches to be involved
youth.
so all believers and
Submitted by: Aaron Petrie
unbelievers have a
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keep up to date on events God leads them to
attend. Trusting God to
We at Touch the Heart are so
and fundraisers.
lead those who seek
very thankful for everyone's
Him. Taking down the
support and generous
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walls that separate us,
donations over the past years.
learning to walk in
If you can help in any way
unity as the Body of
please contact any of the board
Our
Board
Members:
members or email us through
Christ. Trusting in
President/Secretary:
the website
Psalm 133 as a light to
Trina
Donnersbach
http://touchtheheartyouth
guide us. We hope each
Vice President: Aaron Petrie
ministries.com
church will take up this
Treasurer: Mike Becks
challenge and join us in
THYM
impacting the Kingdom
170 Yorkshire Place
of God and impacting
Ron Smith
PO Box 591
the youth in the
Doug Gildenmeister
Belleve, OH 44811
community.
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The Vision of THYM is to
Please prayerfully consider Lynn Middleswarth
impact the Kingdom of
Yorkshire Home Owners
supporting THYM,
God; by offering hope, faith
Representative
supporting the youth in our
and purpose in Christ to
community to grow into what
the youth in our area.
God has designed them for.