To Ichtus Youth

“In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh,
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.” Acts 2:17

I was overwhelmed by the 6th Anniversary of FNJ last Friday. It says a lot about you.
1. That you could have a church group for 6 years, maintain it and keep its momentum.
2. That you could find IF a church worth loyalty, energy and enthusiasm despite its many obvious shortcomings.
3. That you could keep fellowship with previous Ichtus youth who are scattered abroad.

IF does not have to create a youth movement; it is already here. The boundless energy is there; the bond is there; the spirit of adventure is there.

The question is where to? In this passage about the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, young men and old men share the capacity for seeing things that are not. I wish it was the other way around though, old men dreaming dreams doesn’t sound as nice as old men having visions.

You have proven that being Christian and being young can be a lot of fun. It is now time to turn the power of Ichtus youth into the service of the kingdom.

I have four ideas to suggest to you on this 6th anniversary of Friday Night Jam:
1. That Ichtus reclaim the campuses. This has always been the mandate of Ichtus Youth and many of you have come to know the Lord while in college. But what I mean is a determined and aggressive campaign to bring Christ into the campuses.
2. That as Ichtus graduate into Ichtus Alumni you the same drive, and creativity and idealism into the work place. Ichtus Alumni, whether singles or marrieds, consider yourselves as models and as mentors to Ichtus college youth.
3. That Ichtus Alumni now scattered in the country and around the world form Ichtus International, using the internet as means of communication and maintaining reunions and forming extensions of Immanuel Fellowships around the world.
4. That Ichtus serve the wider Fellowship. You are already doing that. Through your diverse ministry involvement. Still, I want to be able to say to you, “There’s an old lady in the hospital that needs a young person to comfort her.” I need to be able to say to you, “I need someone to teach a new Bible study group in Lahug.”