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SPIRITUAL EMPHASIS WEEK
BROTHER FRED ENCOURAGES THE STUDENT BODY
By Sabrina Kilmer

February 6-11 was Valley Christian’s last Spiritual Emphasis Week for the 2004-2005 school year. As usual, Spiritual Emphasis Week was a huge success. It started out with Andy Gridley, a young musician who led chapel in an hour of worship. He has traveled all over the world, and played in places such as the On Tuesday students were introduced to the week’s very lively and energetic speaker, Clint Fredricks, who was also referred to as “Brother Fred.” He told a story about how he met his wife in college, but when they decided to marry, Debbie had second thoughts. She told Clint that she felt the Lord did not want them to marry at that moment. Six months went by and Clint did some thinking. The Lord told him that he needed to start living for God instead of Debbie. Clint came to the realization that he had been putting Debbie first in his life instead of God.

Wednesday was spent hearing more on the topic of living for God and putting Him first. Clint reminded students that God has mercy and has His hand stretched out over all.

Thursday the speaker told students about how God hates sin, but though human nature has failed, He is still there when everyone else walks away. But if someone claims to be a Christian but does not live the life, they will be among the most miserable people on earth. Clint Fredricks led students in prayer and prayed that he would touch everyone with his words. He was very enthusiastic about bringing students to God that week.

Friday was Clint’s last day to spend with students. He encouraged everyone to stand on the front lines for God and to not be afraid of their peer’s thoughts. He did an alter call where a majority of the students responded, which was followed by an intimate song called, Breathe. It was a wonderful ending to Spiritual Emphasi Week, and Brother Fred touched the lives of the students at Valley.