Weekly FUSION Blog

An Awesome Weekend

Allen Borgen — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:00:17 GMT

I can’t describe the feeling I had watching 12 kids minister to over 200 of their peers this past weekend. Each young person poured their heart out to bring a message that Christ united us to God through the cross. I am very proud of our young people and the FUSION Leadership team that gave of their time and energy to bring an Easter weekend that no one will easily forget.

I think watching the human video tells it all… click HERE to watch it.

Happy Easter!

Easter Weekend

Allen Borgen — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:49:56 GMT

This weekend we will pull out all the stops and have the most awesome experiences ever. The kids on the FUSION drama team have been practicing to deliver a very powerful message through a human video that literally sends chills down my spine seeing it. God is doing his work through FUSION kids! We are also set to bring a message through our puppet team, worship time and through the Easter Resurrection message. Every minute of the FUSION experience will be full of meaning and life. I can’t wait! We will see you or your kids there!

Pastor Allen

A Prayer Answered

Allen Borgen — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:43:14 GMT

Last Sunday night was an absolutely wonderful way to close an already awesome weekend. I stand in awe that more people don’t see how God is showing off in our young people. So many times we as adults and parents (I’m included) don’t really see or notice what our kids are facing and making decisions on unless it’s the negatives. This weekend I got a chance to see God show off in our young people. Through faithful prayers of a young child his mother has stopped smoking…another is faithful in praying that their parent will stop drinking. Still another is praying for the marriage of her parents as they argue more and more at home. More young people are choosing to pray for their bullies in school and even for those friends that have betrayed them…can we say we are that faithful in prayer?

To top off the weekend 8 kids from 5-12 years old were baptized showing their family and friends that they have made an internal decision to follow Christ…to be a Christian and to love and serve. Seeing some of these kids grow in the past 10 months has been so exciting. I was on cloud nine when I got home that night but the night wasn’t over.

As I quickly got a meal in front of my boys and tried to rush them into bed my oldest began to drill me on the proof of the Bible…did Jesus really die? Why do we have to be baptized? How can we know the Bible is true? Questions I normally don’t get from a 9 year old…but the God prompted me to not let this moment pass just because it’s past bedtime. I answered his questions and showed him that we have to have faith, that proof (evidence) just can’t be seen all the time. It was like opening a door that was slammed shut for him. He begen to weep uncontrollably. As I held him I asked him about his faith and after some more questions and thoughts, Isaiah said what a parent always hopes to hear…I want Jesus in my heart! As I began to lead him in a prayer for Salvation through my own tears I realized my prayers have been answered. Isaiah’s name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

Do I believe kids have what it takes to make a decision for good that will affect the rest of their life? Absolutely… Do you?

Lord, teach me to have the faith of a child, the kind of faith you instructed your disciples in. Teach me to never look over, through, or beyond a child because of my rush in life…but always take the time to get to their level and look directly into their eyes….and see YOU in them, no matter what is be shown on the outside. Teach me to be a better father, parent and pastor to your children. Amen

A Moment of Time

Allen Borgen — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:27:13 GMT

Have you ever wondered if anything you do really matters? I had that feeling this recently. It made me feel worthless and unloved. Then something snapped me back to reality, it was actually doing the dishes. Here I was doing the dishes feeling sorry for myself when my daughter came up from behind me and hugged on my leg. She didn't say anthing but looked up, smiled and walked away. Did she know what I was thinking? Nope. Did she know what I was feeling? Nope. She did that because something I did mattered to her. I loved her.

I think that many times we all feel that way, like nothing we do matters. Well, we do! All of us matter. Each of us was born for a reason, a purpose and that reason is to share the love of God with others. Like my daughter hugged my leg last night for no reason...perhaps we should be conscience of sharing love with others when we can. They just might be in that moment that they need it!