I have just been part of a tiring, exciting, challenging and stirring weekend at YC Manitoba in Winnipeg, MB. Myself and 3 other adults were there at our You Matter! table handing out this year's free gift, which was a nylon frisbee with the words YOU MATTER! printed on them. ...And yes, some of the young men enjoyed throwing them – not sure if the leaders appreciated it quite as much. (smiles) However, the continued message we are communicating to the next generation is they matter to God and they matter to us.
The first year we were part of YC Manitoba we gave out pocket mirrors with the words YOU MATTER! printed on the mirrors. As we gave out those 1000 mirrors we said, “Every time you look into your mirror we want you to remember that you matter to God and you matter to us.” The second year we were there we gave out “goofy, guy pens” and the words YOU MATTER! were printed on the barrel of the pens. When we gave out the pens we said, “Everyone's unique and different and maybe even a little goofy, but we want you to remember that you matter to God and you matter to us.”
Here are a few quotes from this past weekend:
Guy #1 came up to us at the beginning of Friday evening and asked, “Where are the heads?” It took me a minute to follow his train of thought, but he was wanting to know where the goofy guy pens (with the silly bobble heads) were? I said, “Oh, we're giving out frisbees this year instead. So even when you playing and having fun we want you to remember you matter to God.” He said, “Oh cool!”
Teenage guy #2 said to us, “I still have my mirror from the last time I was here!”
One adult leader stopped by on Friday night and said, “I wanted to see what the You Matter people were giving out this year.”
It was a great weekend and we are looking forward to hearing more stories of how the message of YOU MATTER! has stirred the lives of individuals!
I'll post pictures and more stories tomorrow.
Jo-Ann
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