Gracepoint Berkeley – Koinonia Christian Fellowship – Gracepoint Berkeley Ministries

This past Saturday was a busy day for all of us involved in Interhigh as we geared up for another jam-packed day!  About 160 mentees joined us at Northloop for a time of engaging in God’s word, delving into issues relevant to youth, prayer, and fellowship.  We even had visitors come all the way from a church in Fresno!

The first session started off with a presentation on “Mind over Media.”   We discussed the overwhelming presence of media in today’s society.  In smaller groups, we shared a little bit about our own experience with media’s negative influence and discussed ways to guard our hearts against its harmful nature by filling our time meaningfully with God’s word, memorizing scripture, or picking up a hobby.

James presenting the “Mind over Media” powerpoint.

Here's a picture of our discussion group. Note the seriousness of our faces.

Following the first session, we broke for dinner and GAMES!  Led by our respective Interhigh Gamemaster, we played a Jeopardy-like game of challenges and laughed as mentors and mentees alike did pretty ridiculous tasks for points.

Exhibit A:

Pretty intense

Exhibit B:

stretch...just...a...little...bit...more...

After filling our stomachs with food and much laughter, we settled down and prepared for a more serious message.  Pastor Will gave a short message about true love and how God is the only source of true, unconditional love, contrary to the Valentine card messages and popular romantic films we see.  It was a timely message for all of us as Valentine’s Day is just around the corner.  At the end of the message, Pastor Will challenged us to participate in the Valentine’s Day of Compassion and to show God’s love to people otherwise forgotten on this day.

Pastor Will giving the message on "True Love"

We ended the night with a time of sharing in smaller groups and a chance to pray over each other’s prayer requests.  It’s been so amazing to see how God is working within this Interhigh ministry and I can’t wait for the next Interhigh Monthly!!