flood will offer two opportunities for students to serve for a week during June and July. Each camp will offer students the chance to serve during the day and then return home each afternoon. Devotions and Team Building will be a part of each GET WET trip. Any students wishing to serve can register on the SERVE NOW calendar.

Cost for each trip is $150 per student and students should expect to come away having their hearts transformed. flood is strategic and intentional about helping each student realize their call and purpose in serving others!

7 Bridges to Recovery: June 18 – 22: Spend the week preparing lunches and then delivering under bridges and underpasses in the City of Atlanta. Students will experience first hand how the power of prayer and love can make the difference in someone’s life.

Apartment VBS Outreach: July 9th – 13th: Spend the week going into a local apartment complex delivering a “vacation bible school” program to the children living there. Students will serve lunches, lead games and crafts, and expose children to Jesus.

ood is offering a unique serving experience this summer for any middle or high school student who wants to invest in their communities. Instead of doing the traditional summer camp, why not try out one of flood’s GET WET mission trips.

flood will offer two opportunities for students to serve for a week during June and July.  Each camp will offer students the chance to serve during the day and then return home each afternoon.  Devotions and Team Building will be a part of each GET WET trip.  Any students wishing to serve can register on the SERVE NOW calendar.

Cost for each trip is $150 per student and students should expect to come away having their hearts transformed. flood is strategic and intentional about helping each student realize their call and purpose in serving others!

7 Bridges to Recovery: June 18 – 22: Spend the week preparing lunches and then delivering under bridges and underpasses in the City of Atlanta.  Students will experience first hand how the power of prayer and love can make the difference in someone’s life.

Apartment VBS Outreach: July 9th – 13th: Spend the week going into a local apartment complex delivering a “vacation bible school” program to the children living there.  Students will serve lunches, lead games and crafts, and expose children to Jesus.

In addition to hearing the hearts of student leaders, many other exciting things are scheduled to cast the vision of flood and share where God is leading this ministry.

• Founding Director for Winshape Camps, Rick Johnson
• Christian Recording Artist, John Waller
• Student Showcases of service work in the community
• GOT SOAKED & Chapter student service awards
• Dessert Buffet

 The Celebration is FREE and adults and students should register @ www.floodstudentmissions.org/rsvp

Rick Johnson is the founding director of Winshape Camps (a ministry sponsored by Chick-fil-A).  Rick has invested in the lives of numerous staff, campers, Berry College students, and many more as he has dedicated his life to leading people in understanding their God given potential to impact the life of someone else . His passionate investment in others has created a legacy of serving and loving others that continues at Winshape Camps today.

Today, one of our parent volunteers was in a parking lot at Hartsfield International Airport and emailed me the picture here. “WOW, the airport. That’s pretty cool,” and after trying to figure out whose car it was (which I couldn’t figure out) the reality set in that flood is really making an impact all over the place.

Want to spread the word about how flood has worked in your life or the life of your child?  Contact us at info@floodstudentmissions.org and get one of our 2 or 3 inch decals just like the one on this car.  Check them out at the flood store.  Remember “ONE DROP CAN CAUSE A FLOOD.”

James is Chapter Coordinator for the Chattahoochee chapter and one of the amazing adults who supports flood students.  He has spent countless hours, praying, shopping, and leading student leaders at Hooch. Here are a few things that he has done this year:

1. Leadership is taking turns leading devotionals every Tuesday (even when there isn’t a chapter meeting)

2. Challenges the leader team with “Operation Hailstorm” (he is ex- marine, can you tell?) that gives them missions to get out of their comfort zones- sitting with someone at lunch you wouldn’t normal sit with, get up in front of class and talk about flood, etc.

3.  Dyed his mohawk blue in honor of flood.

4.  Was the driving force of getting the flood Christmas tree at ROAM Atlanta that collected many toiletry items, gloves, scarves, and coats for our Christmas Eve Outreach project.

5. Serves as Project Host (another adult volunteer role) with Street Reach, 7 Bridges, and more!

One of the student leaders had this to say about James during flood week back in November, “Tuesday was prayer morning!  We met up at our usual spot and had a prayer morning. James, our chapter coordinator, took that one over!  He’s just so passionate about Christ and his love for Christ is just unbelievable. He should get an award or something.. like seriously,” student on Chattahoochee leadership team.

James is pictured above with Wanda from the Garden and is being blessed with her wisdom as many of us have. Pictured to the right, James helped set up the flood Christmas Tree @ROAM Atlanta along with some student volunteers.  James works at ROAM and comes in early and stays late on many occasions so flood can hold Board meetings, Advisory Committee meetings, student leader meetings, and more!

Any adult interested in serving as a volunteer working along students should contact flood at info@floodstudentmissions.org.  We would love to have you GET ON BOARD!

“Prom is an exciting event for high-school students. Personally, I love all things prom! Girls love shopping for the perfect dress. They go from store to store. I was out shopping with friends and trying on dresses. When I started looking at the price tags on these dresses, I was shocked. Prom dresses are expensive to begin with but these prices made me cringe. Things are tight for most families right now. An expensive dress isn’t in the budget for a lot of girls. I am the president of CHEER Flood which is a chapter of Flood Student Missions. I spend as much time as I can serving my community. Sometimes we forget that there are people out there who are hurting and struggling to make ends meet. This is what inspired me for this project.
 
 We all want to feel like Cinderella on our prom night! That’s why we spend hours shopping and trying on as many dresses as we can. There are girls who will skip prom because they can’t afford a dress. I want every girl to feel like Cinderella on her prom night. It’s a fun experience you can only have while you are in high school. I decided that I was going to try and give every girl her dream dress. With the help of my friends and community, I am collecting 50+ dresses to give to girls who can’t afford their own.
 
 We will be hosting a Benefit Fashion Show on March 3rd from 7-9pm at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. We will be giving away the dresses to the girls who need them. We will also be auctioning off a few dresses. We will have live music, skits, and more! All of CHEER Flood has been working so hard since the beginning of the year to make this happen. I can’t thank everyone enough for all their help. This wouldn’t be happening if I didn’t have the support of my family, friends, and community. We are still collecting dresses! If you are interested in donating, please contact us! We have a Facebook page you can “like” called CHEER Flood’s Prom Dress Drive and Benefit Fashion Show. We have pictures of the dresses and updates about the show on our page.”

Believe it or not, as we look at the back side of the school year, flood student leaders are looking ahead!  They are currently assessing new leaders and who will step in for seniors that graduate.  In addition to establishing leaders for next year in the current school chapters, any students wishing to start a NEW chapter should contact flood to receive a School Chapter Start-up Packet.  flood would like to see new school chapters next year at West Forsyth, Forsyth Central, North Forsyth, Johns Creek, the new Cambridge HS, and Alpharetta.  It is through the school chapters that student leaders have the opportunity to reach out to other students and engage them in serving and seeing first hand how God can transform their lives and the community!  Anyone interested in starting a new chapter should contact flood at 770-289-1834 or email kscales@floodstudentmissions.org

GREAT projects are scheduled throughout the day and offer a variety of service opportunities for students.  STREET REACH with the homeless at downtown parks, going under the bridges loving on the homeless with 7 Bridges to Recovery, serving lunch to women and children at The Garden, playing Bingo with the elderly, working at thrift stores and food pantries that benefit youth organizations and those living in poverty, sprucing up yards for those transitioning out of homelessness, fixing up homes of the elderly, and much more are offered.  No matter what project, it is going to be a great day of serving and students are guaranteed to make a difference in the life of someone!

A kick-off rally is the night before at 7:00 @ The Alpharetta YMCA Teen Center for students to prepare their hearts for serving.  A time of worship, prayer, and getting ready to make a difference in the community will fill the night as God prepares to work through the hearts and hands of students.  All middle and high school students are encouraged to come out for a great day of serving. Adults are greatly needed for drivers and Project Hosts.

Part of BRING ON THE RAIN day of service 2012 is a unique collaboration between the YMCA of Atlanta and various youth organizations.  The “Fat Boy Chronicles” Movie Viewing is a family discussion starter based on the true story of a boy who was bullied because of his weight.  4:30 – 6:30 – Studio Movie Grill – Tickets are free and open to Middle school, High school, college students, and families. Students must register @ ymcaatlteens@gmail.com

Students and adults can register to serve for BRING ON THE RAIN day of service at http://floodstudentmissions.org/students/bring-on-the-rain/. Deadline for registration is Friday, January 13th!! There is a $20 registration fee to cover the costs of project supplies and each student to receive a BRING ON THE RAIN t-shirt.  The registration fee is due at the kick-off rally where all students will receive their shirts and project details.  We look forward to seeing students and adults out serving BRINGING THE RAIN down all over Atlanta.

- Chattahoochee HS collected socks, wrapped them with ribbon, and put Christmas greetings on them.

- South Forsyth HS collected gifts for children in Forsyth County.

- Former flood students now in college helped stuff and mail out 1,000 flood Christmas cards.

- Students served two times at the Garden preparing and serving dinner to 100 women and children living at the long term shelter.

- Students from South Forsyth , Lambert, West Forsyth, and Buckhead Church went out on the streets and under the bridges loving on the homeless.

- Chestnut Ridge Nursing Home was blessed with Christmas songs with flood students representing South Forsyth, Forsyth Central, and North Forsyth.

- 100 plus cookies were decorated by children in the Safehouse Mentoring Program with help from some creative and loving flood students.

- 70 plus students and adults passed out oranges, gloves, blankets, scarves, and socks to the homeless on Christmas Eve.  We were able to pray, visit, sing, and just have a good time with our many homeless friends living in Downtown Atlanta.

The tree is blue and silver and full of pictures showing flood students serving in the community and school.  Pictures are the best way to relay the heart of this ministry to those who don’t have any idea of what flood is all about.  Caitlin Fogerty, Milton Chapter President, made the “one drop” tree topper and captured our belief that one student can cause a flood of service in their school and community. Bins below the tree are for collecting toiletry items, socks, gloves, and scarves that will be distributed to the homeless on Christmas Eve at our STREET REACH project.  The tree is also filled with our SERVE NOW student cards for those to take and get more information on how they can get involved with flood.

We want to thank ROAM for allowing flood the opportunity to raise awareness about what our AMAZING students are doing in the community as well as collect items for our STREET REACH project.  Anyone looking for a great place to connect and meet with their business partners, bible study, or just with a friend, check out ROAM.  Just make sure you bring socks, gloves, scarves, and toiletry items when you come!

“I just wanted to create a sense of community in the work place and more importantly, spread the love of Jesus Christ.” James D’Elena, ROAM employee and Chapter Coordinator for Chattahoochee HS.

Hear what students are saying about flood week…..

“During flood week, I loved seeing students not only willing to serve downtown at projects, but also excited about serving our own school! Teacher appreciation went really well, but I think my favorite thing was helping the janitors after school. Lots of students showed up and they were so grateful to have our help!  We ended up spending a lot of time cleaning trash up from around the portables, which really made a noticeable difference. Flood week also built a better sense of community among our chapter, especially with some new younger students.”

“Helping the Custodians after school was probably the best because we got to do something that we and alot of people usually ignore. None of us think about how much they do for us and now were alot more aware.”

“I LOVED the STORM!! Seriously it was so awesome. God was glorified and that’s all that matters. His presence was there as the truth was spoken in boldness and excitement built for what God is going to do in and through us!”

” The Night of prayer on Monday was INCREDIBLE! We definitely need to do that way more often God is so good!”
The CHEER homeschool chapter who visited at a nursing home passing out stuff animals and did yard work for a family in need (and all in the same day!)

“Words can’t express how incredible this weekend was. I am so thankful for everyone who came out to serve with us!! Thank you thank you thank you!! We made a real difference in those people’s lives. I love all of y’all so much!! Thank you for staying the extra time and working hard!”

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