Hello all my Blog fans, I hope your still out there. If you haven’t heard I’m not working at Sparks Christian Fellowship anymore. I was laid off due to budgeting at the church. It’s been a tough couple weeks, and I will have more info soon1 Thanks for your prayers and support.
So I came up with this idea to have a challenge for the students to be involved in. Actually I felt like I was very much being prompted by the Holy Spirit to put this out. I’m sending them challenges everyday and scripture to look at, it’s been great to get feedback and I hope they have been challenged thru this time. Dan and I went out to the streets to talk to people about what has challenged them in life and how they have delt with those challenges. Here is the teaser video I’ll post the whole thing next week!! Enjoy Goals and objectives for 40 day challenge 1) Get students consistently praying each day of the challenge a. Give them a clear outline and guide for prayer time b. Provide topics each day to pray about
2) Get students engaged in scripture reading each day of challenge a. Have scriptures for them to read and think about weekly b. Send out scriptures to students thru text marks
3) Get students actively looking for ways to share their faith a. Encourage students to see opportunities
4) Get students looking for opportunities each day of challenge a. Provide opportunities for them to serve at least once a week
As you know I just got back from Mexico and I was really excited to have provided food for 10 families while down there with the students I brought we passed the baskets out and it was amazing to see the reactions!
It's $15 to give food to a family that could last them up to two weeks, so I'm on a mission to raise $300 to provide food for 20 families. The YWAM staff are amazing that are down in Ensenada Mexico and will give out the baskets, I will post pictures for all who donate! Please think about helping out it's a great thing and I know it's a shout out for help but really think we can help.....it mattered to that starfish....
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
My assistant is really amazing! I sent her all these video's and gave her the picture in my mind of how this video would go and she put it together perfectly with the timing and all the verses! Way to go she deserves a super dooper vacation...anyone want to pay for that??
So lots of crazy things have been happening around her and in the J Nalywaiko’s life. It’s been a month full of exciting events and family so that makes it way better. -------------------- I’ll try to start in order. So two days after I got back from Middle school my Dad and Uncle came to Reno for Hot August nights, My dad borrowed a friends car to enter in the show, it was a 34 dodge something or maybe 36…well anyway it was old. It was cool cause we got badges and got to drive in the Cruz’s which was pretty neat. My dad found the truck he had when he was young and crazy and talked to the lady for like an hour when all of us were hungry and getting tired…Well my uncle Stan was hungry every two hours but we were all getting tired. It was a great weekend and I’ll post more pictures later. --------------------- I got promoted to SPC in Army Reserves and Army is sending me to some lake in South Carolina for a spiritual renewal retreat! ---------------------------------
And the highlight of my August was taking some students to Mexico for a mission trip; it was pretty amazing to be able to build a house for a family. When we gave them the keys the Dad fell on his knees and prayed. It’s was an amazing experience and I want to be able to share it with others so they will be inspired to do the same. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ensmaphotos/collections/72157619808863024/ Our group was there from Monday August 10th to Tuesday 18th -----------------
And finally my cousin Josh got married, it was a great time spent with family we don’t usually see and a very nice vineyard wedding. It was super hot at first put cooled off enough for us to dance and have lots of fun. ------------------ Well that's it for now school started so all my students are really excited about that.....not really most of the girls are but boys are boys so that's how it goes.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Hello all out there in BLOG land, So here I am trying to squeeze in a blog in between middle school camp with I just got back from and Mexico Mission trip I leave for in three Days.
WOW, we did a chili’s fundraiser night and it was so much fun!! We had so many people show up from our church it was great to see so much support for the youth ministries. We had them bring this giant chili the Sunday before and I’m sure that helped and I ran down the Aisle in church on Sunday service throwing chili’s into the audience so of course that was a lot of fun also.
Middle school camp…..a great time we had 27 students come to the camp I ran it and our music genius Chris went with us. We took a bus so that was a hoot to have the camp start before we got there with fun and craziness. It was so great to have support from other areas in the church.
The last night we did a dive in movie where we set up the sound and projector at the pool and watched a movie….it was JAWS!!
Our cook was Ana who was in children’s ministry but is now doing bulletin weddings, phones, and anything else that needs to be done. We had a afternoon all guys so that was neat to Burp and Fart without any girls around…smelly…..Over all for my first middle school camp planning and running the camp it was great! I could not have done it without my amazing assistant Kari and our new addition to our volunteers Westie who all the guys think is the cool’iest and all the girls probable think is cool. The food was great the students were great for the most part only one injury!…Good times Well here we go again on Monday I leave for the Last High School Mission trip of the year!! We are going to Mexico to the YWAM base where we will be doing all kinds of ministry things!! I’ll fill you in when I get back!! Also I have set up a new message thingy so if you want to get info about different things we are doing I will be updating it every once in awhile I will also send out inspiring quotes when I remember! Just TEXT generationyouth one word to 41411 and reply Y when asked!
So I was in California for the week relaxing a bit, I went to the tinder box to pick up some cigars and the guy invited me to a free tasting event at another shop the next day. So hey why not go get a free cigar...so I went the next day and of course I was the youngest guy there and was hanging out with "professional" Cigar guys trying to understand all the cigar talk, when one of the ladies that worked at the shop came out to offer us any thing to drink...wow that was cool we were a little way away from shop because last time they had an event I guess people complained...well that's California...so anywas one of the guys asks " Do you have any special coffee this time like last" the lady responded"Yes Do you want Red or White?" ok that's weird red white coffee I thought, he says red and away she went, I only lasted a few seconds before I asked what is red coffee, (thinking it's code) he response by telling me they can't officially serve wine so they serve it in coffee cups to get around that...so when the lady came back with his "red" coffee I orded the same thing....good coffee......
So this on going feud has been going on at my work pretty much since the day I started. Actually since the Day I started in Youth Ministry, but I’ll talk more about that at a later time. I’m actually going to write a book with comic strips about other youth people that have had this same feud, so be watching for that someday. I started here as youth director in September and right away I made some small changes.
First I took the stinky couches out and got used ones that all matched from the Gospel Mission. They didn’t smell bad and the kids weren’t all “that used to be in my house and I little sister peed on it like five times” YAHOO right? Nope!! I was told no more couches could come into the youth room, followed by “Some people don’t even want this to be the youth room?” WHAT really? OK I’m here to reach out to youth in our community not cause problems and be told I don’t even matter….going on I got some new staging to spruce it up a bit ok no troubles, then my big wheels started to come in, we had a huge fund raiser for our mission trips where we raced big wheels in a figure 8 track loads of fun, then my Dad and I started going downhill with my intern and brother, so it’s all fun and happy.
We did a youth service where I spoke and we promoted the big wheel event it was great but of course their were problems cause we were riding them inside, they don’t make any more of a mark then a dolly or wheel chair, no problem. Dan’s last week last week we decided to let loose and go for a ride around one last time no troubles then we come in on Monday and our big wheels are locked to the Green machine? WHAT? I think it’s pretty funny cause we didn’t make any marks and didn’t run into any walls just having some fun.. so I cut the chain problem solved….that’s what I am problem solver….here is a cool video to commemorate our moment of triumph…And by the way I got a written safety violation for riding them inside
What about these service members who have gave there life for our country? No matter how you view the War these Hero's died fighting for us!!! I'm sick of all the Hype around Celebrities!! What have they done for our country? We need to remember the Hero's!! Where are they in the news!!!! Here are some that gave their life this month!! they all have families who will miss them for thier sacrifice!! please pray for the families as you read the names! America is good at wanting to feel comfortable, lets break that and remember!
25-June Spc. Joshua L. Hazlewood, 22, of Manvel, Texas, died June 25 in Arifjan, Kuwait, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 614th Automated Cargo Documentation Detachment.
24-June Spc. Casey L. Hills, 23, of Salem, Illinois, died June 24 in Iraq of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, Pago Pago, American Samoa.
19-June Spc. Chancellor A. Keesling, 25, of Indianapolis, Ind., died June 19 in Baghdad, Iraq of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 961st Engineer Company, Sharonville, Ohio.
16-June Capt. Kafele H. Sims, 32, of Los Angeles, died June 16 in Mosul, Iraq, of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 18th Engineer Brigade, Schwetzingen, Germany.
Sgt. Joshua W. Soto, 25, of San Angelo, Texas, died June 16 in Iraq of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss Texas
Staff Sgt. Edmond L. Lo, 23, of Salem, N.H., died June 13 in Samarra City, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device that his explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team was acting to neutralize detonated. He was assigned to the 797th Ordnance Company, 79th Ordnance Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas.
5-Jun Lance Cpl. Robert D. Ulmer, 22, of Landisville, Pa., died June 5 as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune N.C.
4-Jun Spc. Christopher M. Kurth, 23, of Alamogordo, N.M., died June 4 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank grenade. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
So we decided to have a garage sale with my sister Victoria and her Nick, then some of our friends were thinking of having one the next weekend so they just added to our sale. It was a lot of fun we stood on highway and waved a sign to let people know of all the fun that was going down. It did start raining in the afternoon but went away pretty fast the first time then it down poured on us and we packed it all up and took it away!!
Our Church is striving to do all things under three distinct pillers! It's a great way to focus all we do!
Learning … about God, the Bible and His creation is key to developing a relationship with Jesus and deepening our love for Him. The primary learning opportunity at SCF is our Sunday Service. But we have many more ways to learn about Him.
Relating … When it comes to spiritual growth, relationships are critical. Genuine life change occurs when God's principles are worked out in real-life relationships. At SCF, small groups are not just what we do—they are who we are.
Serving … gives each of us the opportunity to demonstrate the love of God to others. Whether it is here at SCF, in our community, or even in the world beyond, each of us is called to offer the hope of Jesus Christ to those in need wherever they are found.
So I'm really really loving our Church right now, in "Big Church" we did a three week series about God in culture. The first week was about God in movies the second week was God in Music and one of our Pastors Brett incorporated a ton of wonderful music into the service even a song by Miley Cyrus.....I know but it was a really neat service. Last Sunday Scott our Lead Pastor did God in human expression and it was really great. Chris our creative arts director had three different painters come in and use different forms of painting to create this huge visual for our service. It was really neat the person that did the spray paint was one of my students so that was really neat to see I also had a student that was chosen to read a poem she had written....it was really great. So if your church is lame and boring!!! Hey come visit us we'll break your church norms!!!
So I've been doing this Series on the Old Testament exploring some of the charters and themes, and last night was our last in the series. So we talked about Breaking down walls we build between us and God. I thought what better way to do that then to actually break down a wall.....makes since right? So I had all the students come up to the wall and write things people have as "Walls" in their lives that seperates them from fully living in God. then I had them when everyone had wrote on the wall come up and smash it all to bits.
The message was about Joseph and how he had enough faith to listen to God's instructions and defeat Jericho.
Well it was AMAZING it did make a bigger mess then I had anticipated but it was really fun and I'm pretty sure then students will not forget what the message was.
Yes I jumped onto the stage during rehearsal for my first Sunday morning in Big church!! I had an amazing student leadership team doing worship and announcements it was really great to be able to share my story with the church and how I came to be where I was it you wanna listen let me know I'll give you the link. well that's all for now later!!!
So I got home from Men's retreat looking like a bruised banana. Shanna asks why we do it. I just said because it's fun right? Well Wikipedia says this
Paintball is a sport in which players eliminate opponents by hitting them with pellets containing paint (referred to as a "paintball"), usually propelled from a CO2 or compressed-gas (HPA or Nitrogen) powered paintball gun (or marker).
The Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association estimates that over 5.4 million people played the game in the United States in 2007, with over 1.5 million playing at least 15 times.
What it forgot to say is that it's pretty stinking fun to hunt down people and splatter them with paint! We played a game called push where teams try to get flag that's in middle and push to other teams base I got the flag like three feet from the others teams base but they had a guy puppy guarding it and he shot me.
Then we played kill the president......with our Lead Pastor I was on the terrorist team both times first round we got him then second round they sent someone after me and they saved the president. Despite the pain it was fun!!!
So like in December of Last year I had this idea to teach a series on the old Testament stories that kicked some serious booty and this is the main advertisement for the series.
It's been a great series we taught on Samson and how he got hammered by a Girl Tonight we are talking about Balem and how his Donkey didn't take to kindly to being kicked!
28 Then God gave speech to the donkey. She said to Balaam: "What have I ever done to you that you have beat me these three times?"
29 Balaam said, "Because you've been playing games with me! If I had a sword I would have killed you by now."
30 The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your trusty donkey on whom you've ridden for years right up until now? Have I ever done anything like this to you before? Have I?"
I saw this video and thought about how sometimes we look to Jesus just when things are really bad and life is sucking.
Why is that? I mean, I work at a Church and teach all this but still fall into this sometimes.
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." -- John 14:6 (NKJV)
So why are we not always looking to him for guidance? I think we let life get in our way and we let business edge Jesus out of our lives. I hope you think about this in your own life today and let God not just be a vending machine! If you want prayer shoot me an email I'm here jonathann@scf.net
I thought I'd take the chance to give a quick update on the life of the J Nalywaiko's. Jaden is having a blast in 1st grade I have lunch with her at school and it's great to meet all her little friends and see her interact with all the other kids. Shanna got an amazing job at a preschool working full-time as a lead teacher so she will love that! Addison is able to go with her and really have a structured environment....Shanna says "It's no joke, her class is hard core with stations and everything"....well that might not been exactly how she said it but you get the point.
Well As some of you know we moved out of the dark clouds of Washington (dark in more ways then one) and into the Sunshine of Sparks, Nevada. It was truly a blessing to be able to step into an awesome church www.scffamily.net and a youth ministry that was alive and growing and unrestricted.
I'm the Director of Student ministries. http://www.scffamily.net/main/en/content/page?p=Jonathan%20Nalywaiko
It's been amazing to have such creative freedom and resources. We had a our dodge ball tournament so that was great. Tomarrow I leave for our first on Four mission trips this one is with the Middle Schoolers to inner city San Francisco. I've been training them to love others in uniqu ways and this is the final "field test".
I also recently found out that the community center has a dodge ball league starting end of January so I'm trying to get a team for that it's an adult only thing so that will be a great way to meet other people in our community.
My latest thing as you can see from some of my videos is big wheelin, I'm working on a fund raising event and of course I have to test the big wheels to make sure they are safe for students right? Anyway check it out.
I have a new Army Reserve Unit that I'm apart of so it's nice to be able to serve my country still in that way. Last Sunday I preached at the Sunday service so that was a great thing to stretch myself out of just the youth. Last Monday we had our Monday night kick off and got tons of new students so I was excited about that as well as my Student leadership team. They worked really hard to make our year kick off fun and exciting.
Shanna and I are really enjoying other aspects of the church as well, we went to a couple connect class for couples to learn together and have fun...well the newlywed game night, and for those of you who don't know were pretty good at the game cause we used to practice when we had nothing else to do. Anyways we are excited about what God is doing here at the church and in the youth ministry and culture of our area. I have been well received here at a new church family.
I want to encourage all of you that read this, no matter how hard we try to follow the will of God people are sinful and sometimes the plans get rearranged but God will always bless you if your obedient to his will for your life!! I love where I'm at and the amazing feeling of being appreciated is great! So serve him in all you do and don't give up!!
My parents are pretty excited to have us so close as well. So if you want to check out what else we have going on here are mine and Shanna's blog addresses and face book info
if you want out phone or address e-mail me and I can hook you up jonathann@scf.net
Jonathan Blog ------> http://www.nalywaiko.blogspot.com/ Shanna Blog -------> http://4shanna.blogspot.com/
Jonathan facebook -----> http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=677830603&ref=profile Shanna facebook ----> http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=677830603&ref=profile#/profile.php?id=1635220211
My dad has got to be the coolest dad ever!! We got a razor scream machine and found the steepest hill in their area and drove to the top and rode all the way down. The only thing we changed on the big wheel was the back wheels and moved the seat! More to come!!!
So I got this idea for a fun raiser to raise money for our mission trips, one thing lead to another then I got a big wheel then I found a hill then.....well you'll see
Another talk like a pirate day is upon us, Where yeee beee
My pirate name is:
Mad John Flint
Every pirate is a little bit crazy. You, though, are more than just a little bit. Like the rock flint, you're hard and sharp. But, also like flint, you're easily chipped, and sparky. Arr!
Hey all, amazing things are happening in our lives. A couple weeks ago I got a call about a youth director position at a church in NV. At first I was like desert, that's exciting.....well no way it's totally sweet their are alot of trees and it's really family friendly were super excited. God is doing amazing things thru the church were going to so it's a real blessing to able to be apart f that. And anytime I can be 45min away from Tahoe....hello ....I'm there. Thanks for all your prayers and support thru this transition time and I'll keep yopu more updated. Thanks!!
But it's all good Cause I'm really enjoying meeting so many great people and I get to help people get from one place to another. It's been a great in-between churches job...I'm very excited also for what God has next for me
So there I was 5:30 am...yes I know there is a 5:30 am but I was there in liner with about a dozen other people all waiting.......excited........wondering......we were all scred to gewt out of line to go to the bathroom but a coffee chop opened early so we all made a pac to save each others spot so we could run and get cofffee or a begal if we wished.....but who could eat at a time like this?
YAHOO the doors finally opened, 30 minutes per person they told us, ouch. You see I was on duty that friday and due to be at Fort Lawton at noon. So I was in uniform. Ya I know I wasn't trying to get any points but I had to go straight to work after I got it.....Finally the time came and I got my phone I held it up over my head and made the little angels light noise AWWHAAHHWW everyone out side cheered it was great until the guy came out and said " were all out of 16g's" Ouch for all those people in line...anywaz I had to wait till that night to open it up and start it cause I had to go to work, all day I would open the box and touch it, it was great I finally got it after waiting all these month.
I was excited........here we are two weeks later and I have to say it's in my top five
1)Jesus 2)wife kids 3)parents other family 4)Iphone 5)In N Out Burger
I know it passed in and out when it had that scrolling date and time thing it's so amazing I'm really enjoying it! It's great...
Well hello all, Shanna thought it would be a super idea to go to point defiance and take some pics. It was fun she even let me take some pics with my fuzzy hat on.....not this one but others....over on the left. Well Jaden is on spring break so that's loads of fun for her and Addison is wanting to walk but just won't commit. I'm still enjoying riding my super red scooter, if you didn't hear about it look at a past post I talk all about it. Well I guess that's all the update for now have a great day and e-mail me to say HI!
Friday, March 28, 2008
I love this video ever time I watch it I see things I didn't see the last time. Do you ever feel like your being torn in two different directions? I sure do....when things get all screwed up and you don't know where to turn it's a wonderful thing to know that Jesus is there waiting to hold you in his arms when your hurting! If you wanna talk shoot me a line nalywaiko99@gmail.com
So Lindsay thought of this great idea. When her attendance got to 50 one of the high school leaders would eat a live gold fish....pretty cool right? Well she got the fish and we named it swallow....lol....then our office got to hot or it got sick or it got freaked out because it's name was swallow and it died.....what?.....yum went to the big fish bowl in the sky, so being the good Pastor I am I had a funeral for it complete with words and taps....bye bye old friend.....check it out.
Well I saw the post on craigslist and didn't believe it at first. I'd been looking for a Honda elite 250 since October, then there it was Portland $1200, good condition for sale at the Portland rescue mission, they get donations and sell them and use the money to feed homeless and hungry people. Well I thought to my self..." Is it wrong to deal with someone who is using the money for good things?" Then I thought no it'll be ok so I went down talked to the guy on the phone he said they could come down a little bit but not much cause it was in good condition, so I finally got to test ride it and it ran great higher miles but still running top shape, I got it for a great deal and now I'm excited cause it's starting to be more sunny and I get to ride my new scoot RED. that's the short version of the long story.
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