Prepare the Way

Prepare the Way was the theme of Nationals 2025. Our opening speaker was a former quizzer who shared about verses he was memorizing that convicted him: “I didn’t like that verse, but I had to memorize it and review it.” These verses were a spotlight on areas in his life that he had not surrendered to God. By saying ‘yes’ to these spiritual pin-pricks, he became more like Jesus. “When you come to a verse you don’t like, surrender that area to Jesus.”

Memorizing isn’t just for teens: Adults need God’s word too! Nathan and I organized the adult quizzing at Nationals. We had 32 adults sign up and 42 teens volunteer to help run the adult quizzing tournament. Our teen table officials did a fantastic job, and the adults knew their verses! Everyone had a fun time of fellowship as we quizzed.

This nationals was very competitive—every team deserved to be there. Youth Challenge brought two teams, Witness and Ginōskō. Nathan and I coached Ginōskō, our ministry’s B team. Most of the quizzers had never been to Nationals before, so this was a great learning opportunity! On Saturday, we started the bracket in 45th place and Witness started in 10th. Both teams quizzed well and moved up in the rankings! Final team standings: Witness placed 8th and Ginōskō placed 41st.

​Watch one of our Saturday quizzes!​

Memory Snap Shots from Nationals

• Isaac’s and Xander’s first national quiz-outs!
• Joel asking to be subbed out, sprinting to the bathroom to pull out a loose tooth, then running back to rejoin the quiz.
• Doing quiet time by the lake during the sunrise.
• Silas quoting Luke 19:32 for a tie-breaking win.
• Chris putting Tex in silly positions (Tex was the captain stuffed animal).
• Nathan and I organizing Adult Quizzing and performing a comedy skit on stage to promote it.
• Ginōskō earning a team bonus—twice!
• Genevieve, Maria, and the other quizzers decorating clothes pins and clipping them on other quizzers (it’s a Nationals tradition.)
• Nathan Rosen placing 3rd overall for individual rankings.
• Riding on the US’s shortest and steepest railroad in Dubuque, Iowa.

Foster Care - New Siblings

Devin and I have accepted another pair of young foster kids into our home. They are sweet with wonderful imaginations. Please pray for Devin and I as we adjust to having two little ones running around. Pray these precious children will heal from past trauma, build relationships, and learn to trust. May they and their parents come to know Jesus and find His healing power.

If you want to follow our foster care journey and see pictures of the little guys, you are invited to join our private GroupMe.
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Summer Camps

Between June 23 to July 10th, Camp Machasay will run their four summer camps: Fortress, Rock, Refuge, and Strength. One of our foster kids will be attending a camp. Please pray for the campers that they would grow closer to Jesus, for the adults running camp, and for everyone’s safety as they travel. We are still needing volunteers to operate these camps. From counselors to the trading post, there is a job for you. If you’re interested in helping, or know someone who is, please visit CampMachasay.com.

Looking for Flags & Parade Volunteers

Youth Challenge will have a float in Brush’s annual Fourth of July Parade. We will be using my husband’s military humvee to pull the float. I am looking for American flags to borrow for our humvee and volunteers to help distribute tracts to the spectators the day of the parade. The choke point for parade tract distribution in the past has been the number of people passing them out. We handed out 2,600 last year, but I think we can beat that record with more people. If you’re interested in helping, please contact me.

Join my Prayer Team

Thank you to those who have claimed a day to pray for us! If you haven't yet, would you consider joining my prayer team? I’m creating a monthly calendar so every day is covered in prayer. First, select an open day you’d like to pray for our ministry, like the first Tuesday. Next, fast from something on your prayer day—a meal, social media, coffee—and pray for our ministry.

Year-to-Date Tract Counter: 80

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May you grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ.

-Becky​ Seymour