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Janelle Armstrong (kneeling, left) of the Grace Brethren International Missions staff used water and a sponge to apply a temporary “Rescue” tattoo to various body parts of teens attending BNYC. The GBIM tent is one of many organizational displays set up under the trees on the main walkway through the Biola University campus in LaMirada, […]

A mime group from the Brookville (OH) Grace Brethren Church performed in the pre-service prelude in the 6:15 p.m. session at Brethren National Youth Conference today. NAC competition and quizzing is occurring each afternoon, and many of the entries and contestants are used as pre-service performances for the main sessions.

Jeremy Kingsley (center, blue shirt) was the speaker for this morning’s main session, with the topic “Apathy to Intimacy.” Kingsley, who for 11 years has been in his own ministry of traveling and speaking, is a graduate of the Clinton, Maryland, Grace Brethren Schools. He is based in Chapin, South Carolina, and more information may

Hundreds of teens knelt at the front of the main meeting tent this morning at the conclusion of Jeremy Kingsley’s address on “Apathy or Intimacy.” The teens, who were counseled by adults for followup, were indicating a desire in their lives to move from apathy toward God to a more intimate relationship with Him. (Jenna

Josh McDowell spoke this noon to the “Generations Luncheon” at Brethren National Youth Conference. Generations is for adults and subjects discussed are parenting, mentoring, and ministry to the generations in a family structure.(Jenna Hollinger photo) McDowell spoke on “The Last Christian Generation,” which is the topic of his latest book. He will be speaking for

Noted author, youth analyst, and apologist Josh McDowell is speaking to several smaller groups on campus today at BNYC, and will be the main session for the Tuesday evening meeting. More information on his ministry is available at www.josh.org.(Jenna Hollinger photo)

Francis Chan, pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, California, and a perennial favorite speaker for BNYC, was the featured speaker at the 8:30 p.m. main session this evening. Chan emphasized the aspect of “enjoying God,” and helped the teens view sharing their faith as an enjoyable, not dutiful, thing to do.(Jeanine Russell photo)

Jordan Byers, a teen from the Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church (Heartland District) sang a vocal solo in this evening’s main session of the Brethren National Youth Conference, meeting on the BIOLA University campus in LaMirada, California.

The longest lines at mealtime–by far–on the BIOLA campus are those waiting to access the soft ice cream machine at Brethren National Youth Conference. At 7 p.m. on Monday the temperature in LaMirada was still 95 degrees with a heat index of 100 degrees. BNYC participants are being urged to bring bottles of water to

In spite of the stifling heat in the southern California summer, the “Go Kart Races” that are part of the “Grace College Fair” day at Brethren National Youth Conference are very popular. Teens are encouraged to create teams of four for competition and the pedal-powered cars, trucked to the BIOLA campus from Winona Lake, Indiana,