Ho, ho, ho. One big reason I am
jolly at this time of year is because of how well our first ever Oak Hill
High School Youth For Christ Banquet went on November, 18th! Over 80 adults
attended, along with high school Principle Mike McDivitt, Oak Hill United
School Corporation Superintendent Joel Martin, and a sizable pack of
hard-working students who helped set up and serve during the banquet. We were
able to hear the testimonies of one student, one volunteer, and one teacher of
how God is already using Campus Life to impact families and change lives at the
high school. We also had a worship song corporately sung at the end of the
banquet led by my beautiful and sweet fiancé Melissa Meyer and her friend
Caitlyn. Local churches were represented with excellence as well, as we had
four pastors from four different local churches pray throughout the course of
the evening. Thank you to all of you who contributed to this huge success! Not only has it generated a noticeable amount of enthusiasm and momentum around
the school and surrounding community, but we were also able to further fund the
ministry of Campus Life by raising over $10,000 in a single evening! Thank You,
Lord. If you missed this incredible night, go ahead and mark your calendar
for our second banquet installment coming back to a high school cafeteria near
you (Oak Hill, silly) in November 2016.
Excuse me while I… Get personal for a
moment: ON DECEMBER 27th I’M GETTING MARRIED!!!!!!! I know that for many
of you this comes as great evidence that our God is still in business of doing
miracles. It does to me, as well. Melissa Meyer and I will become One at our
local church in Marion, IN, on the evening of December 27th and will spend the
following week in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee for our honeymoon. As you pray
for the ministry of Youth For Christ at Oak Hill, please also remember this
momentous and life-changing event in your prayers. Marriage is a life-long
covenant before God and man that I am ecstatic for, but I am also very humbled
by it and needy for your prayers and support as Mel and I prepare to proceed
into a new and wonderful life together.
So what’s next? As relationships
deepen between students, volunteers and myself, your prayer continues to carry
us. Thank you for remembering me and for showing your support in, for many of
you, a variety of wonderful ways. Weekly breakfast’s continue to engage
and encourage an average of anywhere from 20-35 students each Wednesday morning
in the school cafeteria. Weekly Club nights are preparing to launch at
the Oak Hill campus in January 2016, and we couldn’t be more excited or ready
for this next development to finally take flight. Personal financial support
continues to come in month after month bringing me to up to 76% of my financial
need for this fiscal year. It’s a joy-filled walk of faith as I trust the
Lord’s promise to always provide for His children what they need. With all that
said, "Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals!"
Humbly
for Jesus,
Taylor
Frank
765-618-8418
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