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Our team recently returned home from a mission trip to the Dominican Republic. This was the 6 trip that God has allowed us to host. 43 of us partnered with our good friends at New Missions (www.newmissions.org) for a week long trip that is designed to transform lives. For more information on how you can partner with our us, David Dean’s Mission Possible, send an e-mail to laugh@davidpdean.com. Blessings… David
The next few weeks have me traveling quite a bit. I have speaking engagements where the only thing each crowd has in common, is they are looking for clean comedy. (Click the “gigs” button on the side for more info). Friday, June 3rd, I will be speaking to the staff at the University of Wisconsin (Osh Kosh campus), Sunday, June 5th, St Luke Church in Decatur, Indiana and then June 8-15, we take a team of 43 people on our annual week-long mission trip to the Dominican Republic serving with New Missions.
I hope you’ll pray for us and please follow our blogs and photos that we post every day while in the D.R. www.missionpossibletrip.blogspot.com
Dave Rahn, my good friend and big wig at the National Office of Youth For Christ, and myself have been doing a weekly podcast over the past year. We make each other laugh as we talk about life, family and changes that need to be made in our hearts. Find “Fresh Catch” on iTunes or listen to our show at: http://bit.ly/frEsh0
Finally…if you want to book David for your next event, just send us an e-mail and someone will get back to you within a day. Contact us at laugh@davidpdean.com
See ya on the road…
David
There are a few moments in life that make you feel like you are living at 1,200 feet in the air. They are breath-taking, full of excitement and make you never want to come down, type moments.
This picture was literally (taken with my phone!) a 1,200 feet in the air, para-sailing kind of moment for Alex and myself. He happened to be on 2 week leave from the army and we were lucky enough to spend part of our spring break with him in Florida. It’s a moment with him I will treasure for a long time.
We took him to the airport this morning so he could finish out his tour in Iraq. Until he returns in August, I will cherish this short ride we had together.
My prayer today for you is this: No matter how old, or young your children may be…take the time to create “moments” with them. The simple acts in life can be the most memorable. A walk, a bike-ride, a short road trip. Anything that creates conversation… especially a good laugh.
Enjoy the ride!
Show me the money!
I spent last weekend in Chicago tagging along with Dave Rahn for the “Simply Youth Ministry Conference”. It’s a gathering of youth leaders from around North America who have come to be taught, refreshed and renewed. Not only professionally but spiritually, as well.
It has been a joy to run into youth workers that I have known for years or even had the privilege of speaking to their teens. The “thread” which weaves all of them together is their passion for seeing teenagers meet Jesus. As a friend told me years ago,”Show them the way, point them to the way and then for heavens sake, get out of the way.” And they are doing this job because God has called them to do so.
It can’t be for the money…it has to be a calling.
Paul wrote to Timothy: “A devout life does bring wealth, but its the rich simplicity of being yourself before God.” 1 Timothy 6:6. Cuba Gooding Jr coined the phrase “Show me the money!” in the movie Jerry Maguire. This weekend, my heart skips knowing that today’s youth leaders are not in this job for the money; they’re in it for the eternal rewards.
Be sure to thank a youth leader in your community today.
