Dear Students, Parents and Friends,
As you no doubt already know the youth group at LLCF is going through some leadership changes. Jenny Quimby answered God’s call 3 years ago as a group of students and continued her leadership as the others graduated. Jenny has been faithful to the youth group during Wednesday nights and big events such as ATF and the 30 hour famine. We thank her for the many, many hours of preparation, ministering, and care for our students and wish her well in the next stage for following God’s will for her life. As pastor at LLCF I could not be more proud of a young person such as Jenny following God’s call as she has. THANK YOU!!!!!
Through an interesting series of events, Nick and Melody Eastman have come to the forefront as the next leaders for LLCF youth group. They have made a presentation of hopes and goals to our Leadership Board and the board unanimously agreed that they are God’s choice for our next leaders. We then circled and commissioned them for this purpose. Please Join me in welcoming them in this new role. Pastor Paul Drewer
I have had the incredible honor of working with both Nick and Melody Eastman for many years. Both were active students in the youth group at LLCF in past years and both have been strong examples in their walks with God. Nick is gifted with a servant’s heart and wise counseling and Melody has fulfilled leadership and teaching roles in student leadership, musical ability, and mission trip participation. I am very excited to see these two step forward as the new youth leaders and will make a great team to lead the youth at LLCF this next year. Jim Vandermay
We are Nick and Melody Eastman. We have been married since July 2009 and we have both been involved with youth ministry before. After Nick graduated high school he was intern staff with the Light and Life youth group, under Jim Vandermay and Gayle Crabtree. As an intern staff member he encouraged the student leaders as they led small groups, chaperoned events, enforced youth group guidelines, and helped plan events. Melody has also been involved with youth. She was a student leader at the youth group she attended in high school and was on that group’s worship team. During her senior year in high school she led the school’s Christian club called F.I.S.H. (Friends Into Sharing Him). After high school she continued her youth involvement by leading worship for Light and Life’s youth group. She also was on a leadership team for a month long mission trip to Panama. Before we got married we talked about our desire to someday be involved with the youth group. We have been praying for the youth over the last 6 months or so and we felt God leading us to get involved in some way. As we pursued involvement doors opened in the area leadership. We are very excited to for this amazing opportunity to be the new youth leaders. Our goal is to provide a safe and loving environment for students to grow in the knowledge of God and learn to live a life worthy Him. We look forward to getting to know you all better in the coming year.
Nick and Melody would love to have the opportunity to get to know the students and let them get to know us more before the school year begins in the fall. We would like to invite your student to “Meet the Eastmans” on June 25 at 7pm at the Crabtree’s house (3720 York St. Bellingham, WA 98229). Please bring a snack or drink to share. Games and friends are definitely welcome too. Hope to see you all there!
Nick & Melody Eastman
