Dear Brothers and Sisters... You might have questions about how you are grouped with your peers. For those of you who did not give me your preference of grouping, I have tried to mix you up based on what I know about you (which admittedly is not a lot) in hope that it will bring both variety and balance to your groups.

Some of you might have to mix more than others :) ...that is part of Christian fellowship and we can take pleasure in it. Let me explain... Using Jesus as our model of Christian fellowship, we see that Jesus did not stay away from anyone. Not even the people that no one liked. Instead he loved them. Christian fellowship, real Christian fellowship must exhibit the same love in our choices... real Christian fellowship is the gathering of unlikely friends.

We may have nothing in common, but we come together, seek and see the best in one another, and go beyond our natural selves to love because the love of Christ unites and compels us. This is the kind of love that keeps people together. No matter what happens.

Is God calling you to take up the challenge of real Christian fellowship? Pray about it... After all, this is the same challenge that you will one day ask of your youths.