Much of what we believe about ourselves, our world, and our faith is formed in our teenage years. It’s clear that these are some of the most significant years of our lives. At Milestone, our summer camps have always been key environments where our Elevate students can encounter Jesus in a real, personal way. This summer, over 300 of our high school students spent a week in Louisiana as a part of Rev Camp. Through powerful sessions with speakers from…
“Looking back, I can barely recognize myself.” On any given week, you might find 19-year-old Drew Messer on a platform speaking to hundreds of students, at a coffee shop working on his latest writing project, or across the table from a struggling high school student as he offers encouragement. Today Drew is preparing to start his sophomore year at SMU, but rewind seven years and you’d see an uncertain 12-year-old boy who knew something was missing in his life. What changed the trajectory of Drew’s…
“I just wasn’t happy.” Fernando had all he had ever wanted and more, but he didn’t have peace in any area of his life. He realized it’s impossible to hold everything together on his own. It didn’t matter what he could bring home or what he could do in his own power, it just wasn’t enough. In surrendering his life to God, he found the peace he had been missing; that’s when everything changed. Watch Fernando’s story to see how…
“I’ve learned a lot about God and how He loves us through other people.” At the beginning of June, things changed for 12-year-old Embry as she walked into Elevate for the first time. A week later, she joined over 180 other students at our Middle School Camp. She knew that God was going to move in her life, but she didn’t know how significantly He would change her and her family. “After promotion weekend, I went to Elevate for the…
Walking into a new place for the first time can be nerve-wracking. For six-year-old Noah, having just moved to Texas with his family, it took a lot of courage to walk into our Milestone Kids area a few weeks ago. Kristen and Jeremy, Noah’s parents, came to Milestone hoping to find a place their entire family would be comfortable calling home. Just weeks after trying out Milestone for the first time, Noah’s take on kids’ church anchored them here. Today,…
Getting kids to and from school can be difficult, even when both parents are involved. For a single parent, with all the family responsibilities on their shoulders, taking the kids to school is just another added challenge. So Brittney Horn and the other single moms in her neighborhood came up with a carpooling plan to help each other out. As they divided up the responsibilities, the plan was working well. But some new challenges were about to make things even…
Have you ever been surrounded by people, and felt completely and totally alone? Maybe you have more friends on social media than you can count, but you aren’t sure who to turn to when you going through something difficult. Maybe you have a long list of acquaintances and no authentic friendships. Maybe you feel like no one knows the real you. Experts call this concept “crowded loneliness” and we’ve all experienced this at one time or another. We’ve all felt…