June 2003Edition 1.2

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TEACHING...

Singlehood Pg. 2by Brother Vince Barnhart

REPORTS &MISCELLANEOUS

Men’s MeetingsReport Pg. 1by contributing writersIsaac LaFontaine & Tommy Lewis

Letter From the Editor Pg. 1by Josiah Cornett

QUESTIONS &

ANSWERS

Panel of Ministers Pg. 2contributing ministers: BrotherAaron McGeary & Brother Vince Barnhart

Questions

With A Sister Pg. 2Sister of the Month: Sister Debbie Jenkins

Youth QuakeNews

Special Report!Men’s Meetings Report

& Testimonies

Letter From the Editor

Bro. Ron Peterson of Phoenix,AZ, Bro. Tom Rae of Cloverdale, BC,Bro. Paul LaFontaine of Toledo, OH, along with camp director Bro.Barry Coffey of Christiansburg, VA madeup a powerful combination of preachingand instruction for approximately 120men in Arizona last week. If you havenever heard reports from one of thesetypes of meetings this should be someinteresting reading for you.

Men’s Meetings, like this mostrecent one, sponsored by ChristianFellowship Minis tries (www.cfminister-ies.com), started in March of 2002 and

have grown in popularity all over the USand the world. Men’s Meetings have beenheld in Virginia and Denmark, as well asthe most recent American Southwest set-ting. Smaller versions of “men only”meetings are also being reported fromm any local churches across the US andCanada as a result of the Men’sMeetings.

The typical format for these meet-ings includes seven services (or sessions)packed into a two and a half day week-end, not including the devotional service

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Though you may not have beenexpecting a letter from me, I would liketo seize the opportunity to encourageyou, young person to young person. Thisisn’t instruction; this isn’tteaching; this is just encour-agement. It has been on myheart to speak on our prayerlife. On that note, many ofyou reading this might haveinwardly groaned. If you didn’t, then you are probably anangel, in which case I’ll excuse you to goread the rest of the newsletter. Why do Ifeel so strongly impressed on this sub-ject? Because I know that our prayer

lives are the most important part of ourrelationship with God, and so do you.Yet many times it seems to be the area inwhich the majority of us lack the most.

Brother Branham had this to sayabout prayer:

FAITH. CHARLOTTE. NC 56-0427E-5 005 We’re just looking

forward for a great time in the Lord, andwith your prayers I’m sure that we’ll dothe best we can for the glory of God. Prayer changes things. Prayer changes

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S inglehoodBy Brother Vince Barnhart

Boys grow into men and gothrough manhood. Girls grow intowomen and go through woman-hood. Couples marry, have children and go through parent-hood. Teenagers go through manythings, but one of the most over-looked times in their lives are whatI call "singlehood." Please don't tryand find this word in the diction-ary.

Singlehood, contrary topopular belief, is not a time ofloneliness. Nor is it a time ofworthlessness. It's simply amazingthe pressure out there for a youngman or woman to have a "signifi-cant other." This is a time in ourlives where our "significant other"should be our relationship withGod. Make no mistake, m arriageand courtship is a wonderful time.Even Adam was alone, and desireda mate. But until that point, in hissinglehood, he had a work to fulfillin his life. Young people of todayneed to realize that their single-hood is a glorious time; a time toexperience God's meaning forthem as individuals. Too manytimes, though, singles only envi-sion what it will be like when theyare married. This blinds us manytimes to God's plan for individualwalks. There must be an individualwalk before there can be a walkdown the aisle. There must be anindividual prayer life before therecan be a couple’s prayer life. Theremust be a complete person

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Questions WithA Sister

Dearest Sisters,

A warm greeting to youfrom my home in the rural coun-tryside of northwestern Ohio.Spring is here and school hasalmost come to an end. Our familyis looking forward to a few monthswhere the schedule and routine ismore relaxed. I am happy to bejoining you for this issue of YouthQuake News, and I pray by askingand answering questions, we willgrow closer to our Lord JesusChrist.

As I attempt to share myheart on the questions you havesubmitted, I hope that you willtake these answers, and will pon-der, meditate and pray about themas you seek to come to an under-standing on each issue. I believeall of us, especially those whohave asked these questions, areseekers of truth. I know thesequestions are sincerely importantto you. I pray God will allow youto receive these answers as I haveintended them; from a heart thatdesires to be a blessing to youyounger sisters as you journeythrough these times of searchingfor answers to your questions.

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Panel Panel ofof

MinistersMinisters

We hope you were blessedby the last questions and answersand the array of ministry present-ed. This month turned out to be avery busy month for many minis-ters and only two were able toanswer this issue’s questions.However, the answers were onesof definite quality and we believeyou will enjoy them. Pleaseremember that our top recommen-dation for all questions is yourpastor.

Question #1

I know that a young sister's glory is her uncuthair, but what is a young man'sglory and what is his covenantwith God?

Bro. Vince Barnhart’s Answer:

God's billboard is ourwomen, our young women.Absolutely. For the young man,yes, there is godly apparel andclean cut hair, but in this day andage of "fitting in", it is easier for ayoung man. So I pose the questionwhich is harder, being a youngman or a young woman in thisage? I am sure everyone has theirviews on this, and I wouldn't dis-pute them, but we need to realizethe warfare that takes place for thehearts of young men and women.

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entirely to the teaching and preach-ing of God’s Word. After breakfastthe first of four one hour teachingsessions began promptly. Bro.Coffey took the first two sessions,whichwere sep-arated bya f ifteenminute“snackbreak,”and min-istered onthe temp-tations and battles unique to men,identifying particular areas wheremen often struggle and providingadvice from the scriptures for deal-ing with these areas.

After lunch,Bro. RonPeterson tookthe first of twoafternoon ses-sions. In the firstafternoon ses-sion Bro.Peterson spoke

to the men from personal experi-ence and scriptural scenarios, identifying principles which couldbe used to strengthen each person’sdaily walk with the Lord. Bro.Peterson then used the first f ifteenminutes of the second afternoonsession to f inish his thought. Theremaining time was used for aQuestions and Answers discussionled by Bro. Coffey, Bro. Petersonand Bro. LaFontaine.

These teaching sessions,judging from the reports of thosein attendance, were a tremendousblessing to all who heard. The ses-sions were particularly effectivebecause they included a greatamount of suggestions for the

everyday application of scripturalprinciples. The ministers werecompletely honest and open, andthere was great liberty for the HolySpirit to speak to each heart.

Bro.Tom Raetook thetworemainingservices,minister-ingSaturday

night and Sunday morning. Bro.Rae closed out the meetings byexhorting the men to take theirpositions as sons of God, andclaim the dominion over their landthat the scripture promises to theBride. He illustrated his point byrelating a story about Prince Harryof England. The young prince wasplaced in an extremely upscaleschool. In the interest of promotingequality amongst the students, itwas strictly forbidden to attach atitle to your name on school relatedpapers. However, Harry wasunwilling to adhere to this rule,adding the letters “HRH,” short for“His Royal Highness,” to his nameeach time he wrote it.

Prince Harry knew who hewas, and knew the privileges thatwere his by his birth. Bro. Rae toldthe men that Christians shouldhave a similar attitude, recognizingand refusing to forfeit the privi-leges that are theirs by birth.

Overall, the meetings con-sisted of the teaching of the dailyapplication of scriptural principlesand powerful preaching whichcalled the men in attendance towalk closer to the image of Christ.All who attended left blessed and

before bed Friday and Saturdaynights. No time is set aside forrecreation. Light snacks and coffeeare served during the brief 15minute breaks that separate thefour sessions on Saturday. Theschedule reflects the attitude of themen attending the meeting. Theyare there for one purpose only: tohear from God.

Bro. Barry Coffey not onlyorganizes the meetings but alsolends his unique instructionalteaching style to the sessions.Brother Coffey has said: “If youstrengthen the men, you strength-en the family, and if you strength-en the family. you strengthen thechurch and so on.”

The menattending themeetings begangathering Fridayafternoon at the“unique desertsetting” prom-ised by PastorRon Petersonand the saints from host church,Evening Light Fellowship, inPhoenix, AZ. After a short mid-afternoon informational meeting,supper was served. The first serv-ice was that evening. Bro. PaulLaFontaine ministered on “TheManifested Sons of God.”

After the evening service,both Friday and Saturday, every-one met in the outdoor amphi-theater for devotions. Bro. Coffeyled the service, which consisted ofa time of worship, as well as testi-monies from brothers hand pickedby Bro. Coffey. After devotions themen headed to the dormitories.

Saturday was devoted

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encouraged by the reminder of thespiritual position and challenged toapply the Word in a greater manner to their everyday life. Theone thing however, that made theArizona Men’s Meeting, like theMen’s Meetings which preceded it,a great success, was the great mov-ing of the Holy Spirit in the servic-es. One of the main reasons thesemeetings are so successful is thelack of distractions, which leads toa greater focus and expectationamongst those gathered.

Overall, the meetings werea great strength. The atmosphere ofexpectation certainly brought outthe full potential of the meetings.What little felowship there waswas especially enjoyable as every-one was very open to talk aboutthe Lord.

If you would like to attendone of the men’s meetings, visitwww.cfmministries.com. Detailsand registration forms for the nextMen’s Meeting, to be held inVirginia, will be posted at thataddress soon. MP3 and DVD’s areavailable from the meetings if youwould like to review the outstand-ing content from previous meet-ings.

Contributing Writers:

Isaac LaFontaineTommy Lewis

Andrew CoffeyAge: 17

When I was asked to write anarticle about my experience at theArizona Men's Meeting, I wasn'tsure where to start. There wereabout 120 men from all over theUnited States and Canada. Wewere at a state-run camp on LakePleasant, about 20 minutes fromPhoenix. The weather was greatand warm. The place was very setaside and peaceful, just the rightplace for a meeting like the one wehad. Everyone seemed to start onthe same page, and that continuedthroughout the meeting. We wereall seeking to draw closer to Godand find our proper place. Theministry seemed to be free andcompletely at ease. It was a lowpressure atmosphere and it waseasy to remove yourself fromeverything that was going on in theworld and completely focus on thethings of God. Many of the broth-ers that I spoke with at the meetingsaid that they had some of theirquestions directly answered in theservices. It was a very beneficialtime for a younger person such asmyself. I was able to glean fromthe wisdom of those who havetraveled a little farther down thepath than I have. I would adviseany young man to get the tapes orvideos of the sessions. They dealtwith some of the things that arevery beneficial for men of all ages,but they also dealt specificallywith getting yourself out of theway, and opening yourself to what

TestimoniesFrom the Men’s

Meetings

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God has planned for your life. Ihave been dealing with this issuemyself. I only have one year ofhigh school left and I am startingto make decisions that will affectthe rest of my life. I was helpedgreatly by what was said. It helpedme focus and start moving in theright direction. I know that everyyoung man would be blessed bywhat was said. I look forward tothe next meeting we will be hav-ing in Virginia. I am expectinggreat things to happen.

Tommy LewisAge: 22

While I enjoyed and wasblessed by all the services andsessions, I simply wish to shareone thing said at the Meetingswhich was a blessing to me.Hopefully it will also be a blessingto someone reading this. BrotherTom Rae, who ministered Saturdayevening and Sunday morning, wasspeaking on claiming our land andour position. In the process, hementioned the story found in thebook of Joshua where five kingscome against the children of Israel.When these kings were defeatedthey attempted to hide in a cave.Joshua had the kings brought out,and then had the leaders of Israelplace their feet on the necks of thekings, and told them that the Lordhas said that they shall be able todo the same to all of their enemies.

Brother Tom then typed thefive kings to the five senses of ourflesh (see, taste, feel, smell andear) and the five inlets to our spirit(imagination, conscience, memory,reason and affection). He said thatthese are the kings on whose neckswe can, through Christ, place our

feet. This rang true with me,because I feel that we are at a latehour, and Christ is calling us asHis Bride to a place of greatercommitment, to walk in His veryimage. However, we cannot dothat by trusting in the senses of thef lesh, or even the inlets of the spir-it realm. We must defeat the influ-ence of those kings, and place ourtrust and confidence solely in theWord of God. The beauty of it isthis: Joshua did not just tell theIsraelites that they should placetheir feet on the necks of the kings,he told them that God had prom-ised that they would be able toplace their foot on the necks of thekings. It is the same with us. Weare not just told to overcome theflesh and the influences of theworld, we are promised the overcoming power to allow us todo so!

This is one of the thoughtsexpressed at the Men's Meetingwhich was a true blessing to me. Ican draw such encouragementfrom it, while at the same time itchallenges me to constantly checkmy walk, to be sure I'm trusting inGod's Word, not in the influencesof the f lesh. My hope and prayer isthat this small testimony is a helpto someone. God bless you all.

Pen Pals!

Say, how about becominga pen pal? Below are a fewbelievers that would love to havefellowship with others of likeprecious faith.

Name: Katie RaymondAge: 14Gender: FemaleWebsite: geocities.com/kt_horses04Email: kt_horses04@yahoo.comInterests/Hobbies: I like to read myBible, hang out with my friends, gohorseback riding, do sports..etc.

Name: Matthew BeckettAge: 18Gender: MaleEmail: amy@cfce.org.zaPostal Address:6 Woodwind CircleSteenberg 7945Cape TownSouth AfricaInterests: God, reading and hearingabout Him, meeting with new people,the mechanics and dynamics that surround us all, (The "why" and "how"about things).Hobbies: Camping and outdoor lifesuch as hiking, fishing, swimming,cycling, having fun, and doing some-thing that's challenging.

Name: Anne KatumbaGender: MaleEmail: annkat7@hotmail.comPostal Address:35 Sable CloseHounslow West, London tw4 7pdUnited KingdomInterests/Hobbies: One of my interestis listening to music. I also loveto travel.

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Pen Pals Cont.

Name: Mark KomaravellyAge: 28Gender: MaleEmail: mark3_in@yahoo.comPostal Address:12-4-75Papaiahpet ChammanWarangal-506002Andhra PradeshIndia

Name: Mercy MbuthiaAge: 32Gender: FemaleRegion: Nairobi, KenyaEmail: mercymbuthia@hotmail.comNote: I am a single sister and a nurseby profession. I’d like to get in touchwith another believer in the professionwith whom I can discuss the difficultiesin the field, though any other believer iswelcome. My interests are reading theMessage, listening to Christian Soul, aswell as making and visiting friends -especially believers. I love to travel andlive for God.

Name: Daniel ChampionAge: 35Gender: MaleRegion: Arkansas, United StatesWebsite: whycryspeak.orgEmail:danielchampion@whycryspeak.comNote: I hope to be of some assistanceto anyone in need as a part of the Brideof Christ.

before there can be a complete marriage.

Recently, our pastor waspreaching and said something star-tling. Those of us in the Messageare aware the year 1977 and Bro.Branham's prediction for that year.Well, our pastor mentioned in1976, the Message church he wasattending had 28 weddings. No bigdeal you might think. I had to askmyself, "Why the rush? Was theresomething unfulfilled in theirlives?" Singlehood is not a time tohurry. Singlehood is a chance toredeem the time.

EPHESIANS 5:15-1715 See then that ye walk cir-

cumspectly, not as fools, but aswise,

16 Redeeming the time,because the days are evil.

17 Wherefore be ye not unwise,but understanding what the will ofthe Lord [is].

As singles, you have a lotof time. You say, "Who is he kid-ding?" Time has been mentionedmany times in this article, and fora just reason. There is no scientific evidence for this next statementbeing true, but many people havemade it:

"The older I get, time f liesby faster. Where have the yearsgone?"

Now, a day is still 24 hoursand an hour is still 60 minutes andso forth. But when we are young, aday seems like a week and an hourseems like a day. Paul is telling usin the scriptures to "redeem thetime." Give Christ our time. GiveHim our singlehood. A personexperiencing singlehoodness

(another new word) is like a pie.You choose the flavor, but whenyou do go from singlehood intomarriage, cut the pie in half. Nowyou must share your time withanother. After a few years frommarriage comes parenthood. Andguess what happens to the pie?Now, it is divided even further.Singlehood is the absolute bestopportunity to develop a real andmeaningful relationship with God.

Singlehood is not thecursed time between adolescenceand marriage. Many don't feel ful-filled in life until they "tie theknot." Young people become con-sumed with who the right one isfor them. When we become soconsumed in this thought, thisdetracts from God wanting to ful-fill other area of our lives.Fulfillment comes when you giveyour time to God in your single-hood. As God molds and makesyou, He is molding and makingthat special person for you. Sowhen your paths cross, Christ hasso molded you both into two beau-tiful vessels that are compatible,then He molds you again into onelovely piece, where people don'tsee two vessels, they see one.Now, in your singlehood, use thetime to be molded into the vesselHe longs to mold and fill.

Learn to rejoice and enjoyyour singlehood, then when "yourknight in shining armor" arrives,you can look at your singlehoodand say, "I redeemed the time ofmy singlehood."

- Brother Vince Barnhart.

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‘One Glad Morning’ is a little rough around the edges,definitely country flavor,which makes it a good potential witnessing tool.

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I would like to convey toyou before we start that many ofthe questions we will cover herehave nothing to do with a person’ssalvation. Salvation is a free giftfrom our Lord and Savior JesusChrist. When you sincerely askedHim to forgive your sins and comeinto your heart, that was it. Youtold Him you planned to searchHis Word to find out how to bringglory to His name. This searchingand coming to Godly convictions isa process. It may take years toform these convictions.

The main thing we mustkeep in mind, where all these mat-ters are concerned, is the attitudeof the person who may wear or dothe things in question. Do theyhave a sweet, teachable spirit? Orare they haughty, proud and un-teachable? If a person is doingsomething that others may considerwrong or in the gray areas, butthey have a right spirit, then theywill come to more of a balance asthey mature in Christ.

Throughout my lifetime Ihave known girls who have a cleanand pure look in the way theydressed. They looked godly, butthey had no example at home of agentle and caring heart for thosewho were babes in the faith. Theirtongues were full of critical com-ments and their attitudes wereprideful. What a shame that theirChristian beauty was only appareldeep. In short, attitude is every-thing!

Also, I must add, I do notwish to take the place of your lovely parents. As God is a protec-tion for the family, and a husbandfor the wife, so is a parent for theirchildren. A parent knows their teen

believe that it is much better to letour countenance, our facial expres-sions and our words be the instru-ment to draw others to the Christ inus and to not divert attention toother parts of our body.

Q. #2 Is it O.K. to hold handswhile dating?

In response to your ques-tion I would like to relay a bit ofmy past as a teen in my Jr. and Sr.High School years. From the timeof a young child, I had a heart toserve the Lord. I made a commit-ment to Him and was baptized atthe age of six by my father, whowas also my pastor. As I grewolder, I still had a heart for God,but took a few detours along theway. I attended a large school inthe capital city of the state ofOregon. It was not a Christianschool, but the Lord had placedseveral teachers there who wereChristians to act as my guardianangels. They always seemed to bethere to give me input whichwould remind me of the values myparents had worked so hard to lov-ingly teach me. Somehow whenthese teachers were not on duty Imanaged to become involved withgood, but not godly, friends andmy friends’ brothers. I always felta strong commitment to purity, butI didn’t understand why holdinghands would be taboo. Of course,my parents strongly discouragedany physical contact with youngmen. I did have a few boyfriends,but nothing ever turned out to beserious. I began to realize that each

in a way that no other person can,so if anything I say contradictssomething your parents feel, pleaseremember that they were there firstas God’s guidance to you. Enoughsaid, on to the questions.

Q. #1 Why do ministers cry outagainst split skirts? What aboutsmall slits (6” or less)?

Firstly, we need to under-stand that our precious brothers inthe ministry are given a burden toprotect, encourage and guide thesheep. Being married to a pastorgives me a more personal insightinto the heart of a minister. WhenBrother Jeff cries out against some-thing, it is because he doesn’t wantto see his sheep put themselves in aplace or situation where they maybe in danger of harming them-selves or others around them. He isnever mad or upset at the person,but only seeks to preserve the safety of his sheep. So when aminister cries out about something,in most cases it is because of gen-uine concern. I feel that the slitskirts have been an area of ques-tion because the onlooker’s eye isdrawn to the slit and also to the legwhen the young lady is walking. Irealize the purpose of some slits ina skirt is to allow for a biggerstride while walking. I feel that thebest solution would be to buy ormake a skirt that is not so straightas to require a large slit, whichwould have exposed large portionsof the leg. A small slit or kick pleatwould allow a little more room formovement without drawing majorattention to the leg area. It isimportant as a Christian younglady to not draw attention to areasof our body that take the focusfrom our God given femininity. I

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Q. #5 Are faded jean skirts appro-priate?

It would be misleading forme to say that I have never wornfaded denim. I do feel that there isan appropriate way to dress foreach occasion or activity we mayattend. When I am going out, I liketo ask myself a couple of ques-tions. Where am I going and is adress code required? What type ofactivities will I be involved in?Who will be there? Who will Ihave an influence on at this partic-ular place? If I were going toattend a wedding, I would notwear the outfit I wore to thechurch picnic the week before.When volunteering at the hospital,the gown I wore to the last youthbanquet may not be the bestchoice. Of course, I am being a lit-tle silly on purpose to make apoint, which is this: Think thingsthrough before you act. When you

time I held a young man’s hand itseemed to link me to him in a waythat I had not been before. Thepower of touch is so awesome. It isa sacred expression of love. Whenyou touch, you start to feel asthough you belong to the other per-son. I am happy to say that thosefriendships were short lived and Ialso learned a valuable lesson. Ifound that I didn’t want to startfeeling a deeper connection withsomeone I didn’t know for surewould be my husband. Unless aperson is engaged, I would strong-ly advise to steer away from holding hands at all.

Q. #3 When it comes to jewelry,are anklets ok?

When you refer to anklets,I’m assuming you mean anklebracelets. I think that whateverjewelry we wear should be worn inmoderation. When wearing ananklet we must ask the question

where am I drawing attention to. Aperson’s eye is naturally drawn tolook at the ankle because of thejewelry being worn there. It is onlynatural that the eye of the observermay also look at the leg and so on.

Once again, I wouldencourage a young lady to helpguide the person observing you toconcentrate not on one particularbody part, but on your overall fem-ininity. I can’t help but think of thescripture in Isaiah which talksabout the women mincing and thetinkling noise of their leg bracelets.I realize that most anklets do notmake noise, but they still drawattention to the legs.

Q. #4 Is it OK to wear calf skirts?

Skirts that barely cover theknee while standing will more thanlikely not cover the knee while sit-ting down or getting in and out ofa car. We should try our best tochoose apparel long enough toallow free movement. It should notonly be modest in length, but alsoloose enough to not expose thelines of our undergarments.

The reason I say this isbecause many of the calf skirtsbarely cover the knee. If you havea calf skirt that is 6” below yourknee while sitting, this should freeyou to move with comfort andmodesty. These are written guide-lines I am giving, but ultimatelythe goal is for you to lean on theinside teacher, the Holy Ghost,who will guide your conscience forthese convictions.

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ALERT!

The questions may not benecessarily monthly. When wereach our quota of five originalquestions from you, our readers,we will then send the questions toa seasoned sister and then publishthe answers. Up to this pointwe’ve been coming up with thequestions ourselves, but we don’thave all the questions, so thisway of doing things has got tochange. Please send your ques-tions to editor@yqnews.org oranonymously on our website viaour “submit” page.

- YQN Staff

are the only girl in a crowd whomay be wearing a dress, you wantto make the best and most lastingimpression you can for the sake ofthe Lord. I know that the fadedlook or dirty look seems to be verypopular at this time. The way thatthe manufactures have faded theseskirts and the places the skirts arefaded at can cause a person to looktwice when you are wearing them.From a distance it almost looks asif the person wearing the garmentis wearing pants. We should do ourvery best to shy away from any-thing that sends a mixed message.Other skirts are only faded in areasaround the seat of the skirt or thezipper area. This style draws theviewers eye directly to these areas.It seems to me that a person shouldchoose clothing that does not causeanother to continually look at theirbackside. We need to draw atten-tion to our overall feminine way ofdoing things, instead of drawingattention to a specific body part.There are times that a faded denimskirt may very well be yourfavorite and most comfortable skirtto wear to a casual gathering. Iwould not tell you to never wear it;just make sure that somehow youadd a touch of class to your outfitby wearing a nice top, a specialhair bow or something that givesyou an overall clean and femininelook.

May the Lord bless eachand every one of you until the nexttime we exchange questions andanswers.

Sincerely, Sis. Debbie Jenkins

NeverSurrender

I'll not let you beat me, there's nothing you can do.

No force could be imposed on me, that would see me succumb to you.

No obstacle you throw at me,will block my path for long.

I'll simply find another way,my desires are far to strong.

No winds could blow me hard enough, to drive me offmy course.

Your's could never hope to match, that of my driving force.

Nor waves or raging torrents, you might muster, will ever sweep.

From this path I've chosen, or allit is I seek.

So to you, I welcome your challenges, each one you may throw.

They only serve to strengthen meand with everyone, I'll grow.

by W.A. Simmons

Let this be our attitude aswe daily meet the foe. Perhaps youare in one of the toughest battlesyou ever faced - and you don’t feellike a champion. Keep in mind thatwe have a something that wasplaced in us before the foundationof the world. It creates within us adriving force that Satan can neverhope to stop. If we have surren-dered our lives to Christ, we willnever have to surrender to Satan.

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The Legend ofthe Starfish

A vacationing businessmanwas walking along a beach whenhe saw a young boy. Along theshore were many starfish that hadbeen washed up by the tide andwere sure to die before the tidereturned. The boy was walkedslowly along the shore and occa-sionally reached down and tossedthe beached starfish back into theocean.

The businessman, hoping toteach the boy a little lesson incommon sense, walked up to theboy and said, "I have been watch-ing what you are doing, son. Youhave a good heart, and I know youmean well, but do you realize howmany beaches there are aroundhere and how many starfish aredying on every beach every day.Surely such an industrious andkind hearted boy such as yourselfcould find something better to dowith your time. Do you reallythink that what you are doing isgoing to make a difference?"

The boy looked up at theman, and then he looked down at astarfish by his feet. He picked upthe starfish, and as he gently tossedit back into the ocean, he said, "Itmakes a difference to that one."

- Author Unknown

This is where our Nazarite vow takes place: to be separate. God'sglory is on a young man that canstay pure, not compromising. For amarried man, his glory is his wife -just as God's glory is His church,His Bride! It all falls under head-ship. Satan loves to get a youngman "on the fence". Know what Imean? One foot in, one foot out.That is the most miserable personin the world! And Satan loves that.God's covenants are not merelylaws (Galatians 3), because thereare blessings to those who keepGod's Word. Our covenant youngmen? Stay pure and separated fromSatan's seductive ways of pollutingour body, spirit and mind.

Bro. Aaron McGeary’s Answer:

In I Corinthians 11:15,when the Paul declares that longhair is a glory to a woman, he issaying that her long hair is anhonor to her because it reflects ofGod's character. Likewise, a youngman's glory is reflecting Christ inhis life. How do we do it as men?By honoring Him in all we do,think, and say. The way we dressmay not always set us apart, there-fore our actions, thoughts, andwords must.

First, I John 3:7 tells usthat what a man does he is. Ourgood actions shine forth as a lightand men see them and give Godthe glory (Matthew 5:16). Thistells us that what we DO in actionand deed is a glory to us. Thescriptures teach us that even thegirl we choose to marry speaks ofour character (glory) (I Corinthians11:7). Therefore, we want to besure that the actions in our livesare the fruits of Christ. Glorify

God in what you do.Second, we must under-

stand that our thoughts produceactions (Mark 7:20-23). Jamesteaches us that when lust is con-ceived it brings forth sin (James1:14-15), and lust is conceived inthe womb of our minds (I Peter1:13). Are we not taught that ourthoughts are being recorded inheaven and there our thoughtsspeak louder than our words? Whatwe meditate on and entertain inour minds must be pure, holy, andrighteous (Philippians 4:8). For ifwe are evil in thought (corruptibleseed), then we will be evil in deed(corruptible fruit) (Luke 6:43).Glorify God in what you think.

Third, the same principleapplies to the things we say;because we know what a man isthinking by what he is speaking(Luke 6:45). What we say speaksof what kind of character we have.If our glory is His character beingreflected in our lives, then do thethings we say glorify Him? Weshould use our words to identifyourselves with Christ. Prayerfullyread James 3 to understand justhow crucial our words are inreflecting the image of God.Glorify God in what you say.

Ourglory is toreflect Christin all three ofthese things.As youngmen, theworld canlook at ouroutwardappearanceand judge usto be likeeveryone else.

However, when we begin todeclare and show forth Christ inwhat we do, think, and say then weare being identified with Him. Weare then growing into His gloriousimage, and His glory becomes ourglory. After all, this is ourcovenant to God.

Question # 2

I'm experiencing a lowpoint in my life where Ihave little joy, little enthusiasm,and little excitement over thethings of God. What can I do tohave these things restored untome?

Bro. Vince Barnhart’s Answer:

Wait. Pray. Sing. Wait.Sing. Pray. Wait. Even when youdon't feel like doing these things.But I emphasize one word: Wait.We all have night and day cyclesin life. In the night, many times we experience little joy, but weknow when the sun comes up, and it will, light drives out dark-ness. So in those night cycles, push to pray. Push to sing. Push.Because when the light hits, allthat has been below the darknesswill blossom into a beautiful

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blessing for ALL to enjoy. We all recognize, for the

most part, when someone seems tobe going through a night cycle.Encourage them. Plant a little seedfor them so that you too can enjoythe blessing when God's Sonlightbrings to manifestation the seedsthat have been planted. We don'tappreciate true joy, true excite-ment, true enthusiasm, until wehave experienced a time where allof these seem to be "subpar". It isin these moments that we don'trely on feelings, but fully rely onGod's Word. I will restore saith theLord! And did I mention to wait?

Bro. Aaron McGeary’s Answer:

If you have the HolyGhost, think back to what you didwrong to lose these things.Something took it from you. Yougrieved the Spirit, so go back inyour mind and find out whatcaused it. Did you start doingsomething wrong? Did you saysomething wrong? Are youneglecting praying, reading yourBible or going to church? Maybethe world is creeping in some-where. Regardless, find what hasrobbed you, confess it to God, andtruly repent. If you do this, thenyour joy, enthusiasm, and excite-ment over the things of God willbe "big" not little (Psalms 51). Ifyou don't have the Holy Ghost,then you probably have been emo-tionally stirred but not changedand that excitement has now left.Do not make the same mistakeagain. Do not settle for just anemotional experience but pressuntil you have that old fashionedexperience of the New Birth whereyour soul and God locks together

and you become a New Creation.Question #3

What things can I do tohave the "Stature of aPerfect Man" built in my life?

Bro. Vince Barnhart’s Answer:

First of all, you must havefaith. Faith comes by hearing theWord of God, then all the othervirtues are added, and sealed bythe Holy Spirit. I urge you to readSecond Peter chapter one. Notice,Peter tells about these virtues. Through the knowledge of Him(predestination) we see ourselvesas a part of His divine nature. Hispromises, or I'll say it like this, apart of His plan. Escaping the cor-ruption of this world.. Verse 5 thenstarts to name His virtues that Heplaces in us. Notice: He does theplacing. "And besides this" or lay-ing all this aside, add to your faith.The faith that He has chosen youas His tabernacle for these virtuesto dwell in. But not just dwell in.In verse 8 it says "and abound".They are on display for His gloryand they make you neither barrennor unfruitful. In what? In theknowledge (revelation) of the faithof our Lord Jesus Christ.

Bro. Aaron McGeary’s Answer:

First, one of the mostimportant things you can do is toyield to the life of Christ which isin you. Physically speaking there isnothing we can do to add anythingto our stature (Matthew 6:27). Butspiritually speaking, if we have theHoly Ghost, then we have thepower to nourish and furnish thecharacteristics of Christ. In II Peter1, where we find the stature of a

perfect man, Peter bases his entirethought upon God giving us Hisdivine nature. If you have thepower of God living inside of you,then yield your whole mind, soul,and body to that working power(Romans 6:13, 19). It is throughyour yielding and being a willingvessel that God is able to workthrough you and mold you into Hisvery image.

Second, be diligent! If youread in II Peter 1, you will noticethat Peter uses "diligence" as book-ends to building the stature of aperfect man (II Peter 1:5, 10; IIPeter 3:14). Can you see how theseverses show diligence as a key tonever falling, and being spotlessand blameless? We must earnestlydesire and strive for this perfection(Philippians 3:12-14). By beingdiligent, we will hastily pursueGod's Word and be careful of Hisinstructions. You must take heed tothe ministry and give all diligenceto the things that you hear(Ephesians 4:11-13). For more,read and pay careful attention toPsalms 119:1-6.

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death to life. Prayer changes sick-ness to health, changes sinners tosaints. It’s prayer. You may laughtoo much. You may shout toomuch. You may eat too much, butyou’ll never pray too much. The—the Bible said, “I would that manpray everywhere, lifting up holyhands.” So you’ll never be able topray too much.

How important is our time withGod? Well, let’s take it from a nat-ural perspective. Have you everreceived a gift from someonewhom you rarely ever spend timewith? Sometimes you do get apresent from an aunt whom yousee maybe once every equinox.And yet, even then it is this uglygreen sweater you wouldn't to becaught dead in! Now let's switchback to a spiritual perspective. Ifwe don’t spend time with God,what can we expect? Sure, Hebestows blessings upon us atchurch, but how much more couldwe get if we communed daily withhim? Perhaps we would find our-selves leading a more fulfilled lifewith blessings from the Creator ofthe heavens and the earth on adaily basis. I believe the key to ourspiritual lives is our time with God.All we have need of lies withinGod, so does it not make sense forus to go to Him on a regular basis,seeing as we have needs on a regu-lar basis? Let us take the impor-tance of communing with Godfrom another perspective. First, anexample: As young men and youngladies, we are naturally attracted tothe opposite sex. At camps andother times of fellowship, a youngman may hear a good report of ayoung lady. Perhaps she has anattractive character, or so peoplesay. Or maybe a young lady hearsa young man sing a special with a

be fitand eat right, but you had a lack ofcommitment and didn’t followthrough. Is that it? Is it your busyschedule? Maybe you don’t wantto give up your “yummy” foods -your old ways? Do you just notcare about your body? In naturalrelationships, what holds youback? Once again, do you just notcare? Are you too busy? Do younot want to make the continualcommitment? Ponder these ques-tions carefully. The answers arepersonal ones, only you cananswer them. Whatever they are,take them back to the spiritual andsee if they are the same answers asto why your prayer life and rela-tionship with God isn’t going as itshould.

Alright, hopefullyyou’ve diagnosed

the problem. Now,what can we do about it? First ofall, we must recognize that what-ever step we take closer to Godwill be a battle. If a prayer life isthe single most important thing inour relationship with God, and ourrelationship with God is the singlemost important part of ourChristian walk, then wouldn’t itmake sense that our prayer life isgoing to be the most fought overpossession? So step one is recog-nize - we must recognize a prayerlife is necessary and essential. Wemust also recognize that it will bea daily battle. It isn’t going to beeasy to attain or hold on to.

Step two is desire. We willnever attain anything in life untilwe have a desire to attain. Thegreat conquerors of the past didn’thalf-heartedly set out to conquerthe world. It was their inner mostdesire. Those who have surmount-

voice straight from Heaven. Whatdoes it do? It perks our interest.We soon find ourselves inquiringabout that certain young man orthat certain young lady. We keepinquiring and inquiring. Come tofind out, all we hear are goodthings and we begin to think, if weare at that stage of life, “maybethis is the one, maybe I should getto know this person.” But we cannever hope to enter into a relation-ship with an individual (as a friendor a mate) until we begin to con-verse with them. It is a well estab-lished fact that what motivates arelationship is conversation. It isthe same way with God. You mayhear about God at church. You mayhear good reports from differentone’s testimonies. These thingsmay perkyourinterest.However,you can never enter into a relation-ship with God where you can say“I am one with God” as Christ did,until you begin conversing withHim. And remember, we cannottake a rapture until we are unitedwith Christ.

The above paragraph is one Ibelieve you already acknowledgeas truth. It was just a refresher tobuild the foundation of the rest ofmy letter. So, seeing we alreadyknow our prayer life is the keywhich unlocks the door to a healthyspiritual life, just as nutrition andfitness are the keys to unlock thedoor to a healthy physical life, whydo we not show more commitmentto our prayer lives? Once again,let’s take it back to the natural (for-give the excessive types). Whatkeeps us from doing the things thatunlock a healthy physical life? Is itlaziness? Perhaps you’ve tried to

“Recognize... Desire... Pursue”

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ed the greatest mountains such asEverest and Denali did not justwake up one day with the thought,“I’m going to climb one of thehardest mountains in the worldtoday.” They longed to climbthose mountains for years. Whenthey did finally begin climbingthose mountains, they had to climbwith death all around them. Theysaw their friends and comradesfall, one off to that side, another tothe other side. Yet they still had thedesire to press on. So it is in ourspiritual life. We must desire ourprayer lives. If you don’t have thatburning desire yet, ask God for itupon the grounds of Matthew 7:7:

Ask, and it shall be given you;seek, and ye shall find; knock, andit shall be opened unto you:

Step three is pursue. There is noeasy way to do this. It’s differentthan pursuing your remote control.You have to get off your couch.It’s work and it’s a daily struggle.Don’t get the thought in your mindthat you’re going to be super spiri-tual and pray so many hours a day.Build up to it. Someone who wantsto become a bodybuilder doesn’tgo out and immediately start benchpressing 350 - 400lbs. They build.You must build. Do what you cannow and set goals for the future.Keep your mind on the things ofthe Lord. Keep an atmosphere ofprayer and receptibility to the Wordaround you, (prayer without ceas-ing) and be encouraged.Remember: Recognize. Desire.Pursue.

In Battle, Josiah Cornett

Christopher Clayville alsoexpressed a desire to help out in

any capacity that he isable. We are glad tohave all of these differ-ent ones on our teamand we give them ahearty welcome.

I would like to gothrough all those that

have been with us from the start,but it would take too much of yourtime and far too much space in thenewsletter. However, if you areinterested, you can check everyoneout at the newly added “Credits”page of the yqnews.org website.May the Lord bless and keep you.We all hope you have enjoyed thissecond issue of Youth Quake andtrust that the Lord laid somethingon the heart of one of the writerswhich may have touched, strength-ened and encouraged you.

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EditorialAcknowledgements

Last month I didn’t get thechance to thank all those whoguided me in startingYouth Quake back upagain. I’d like to takethat opportunity now.There was SisterSharon VanWyk whosuggested a sister’scolumn and BrotherHenry VanWyk whosuggested the Panel of Ministers.There was Brother PaulLaFontaine, my pastor, who over-saw everything and continues to doso, making sure that nothing printsthat would breed more confusionthan would settle things in thehearts of young believers such asmyself. Also, Isaac LaFontaineaided in generating ideas. I can’tpossibly forget Brother StevenStrooh who probably saved mefrom going bald in my teens fromfrustration, by consulting me in thedifferent Desktop Publishing pro-grams I needed to purchase, tomake a proper production of YQN.

Okay, that should catch us up topresent times. I’d also like to thankthe people who have joined armswith us here at YQN recently.Charity Jenkins joined us at thebeginning of the month and hasalready proven to be a greatresource and an enthusiastic work-er for the Lord. Tommy Lewis alsojoined us about the middle of themonth. We’ve placed him as aproofreader and overall grunt. Intime we hope to make use of hisunderstanding of the Spanish lan-guage to benefit the youth ofSpanish speaking countries.

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