Fingers were Fractured

Hi everyone! Happy February. The semester's started back up and I've got lots of pics to share! :)

Another Injury for the List

At our annual Winter Staff Retreat, I broke my finger playing one of the most intense sports of all - Hacky sack. Don't ask me how I pulled that off.

Luckily, it's almost back to normal! I've been nervous to try disc golf but I'm starting to feel confident enough to try later this week!

Believe it or not, this is the best pic of me with my finger that I have lol

Students are back!

After a long break, our students are back in town ready to start the second half of the school year. We've had several events to kickoff the semester! We've had a surprising amount of new students check us out, who we had never met in the fall!

Our first Thursday night was spent with a firepit. A female student noticed us while walking by, joined us for a few minutes, and has since gotten involved in a Core!

Kickoff Worship Night! My boy Quinn is going hard.

We had our first core of the semester! Our snacks included Hot Cheetos, Squirt, and cake - Covering all the major food groups

Here are the SMU students who made it out to our Winter Retreat a few weeks ago! We had like 500 students drive out throughout the weekend. Praise God!

Family Night

On Saturday, February 18 at 4pm, we're going to have our annual Family Night!

Family Night is a time where parents, families, friends and mentors can come and experience a typical Thursday Night Fellowship for themselves! If you'd like to meet some of the students you read about in these ministry updates, mark your calendar and come experience FOCUS for yourself! :) If you don't already have my number, you can text me or call me about it at (817) 718-7978.

Thank you all for your support! I hope the start to your 2023 has been enjoyable and fulfilling!

Your brother,

Taylor

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