‘Nexus’ is a young adults group I have been involved with since 2008. Our vision has always been to strengthen the body of Christ, encourage each other in our personal walks with Jesus and have a positive effect on our community.
In the past we have tried to hold bi monthly events which are usually coffee houses and then in the summer time we have held Volleyball and Ultimate Frisbee events. It has been neat to see what God has done through this group. We have been able to witness lives being saved through it and that is always such a blessing to be able to witness.
About three months ago the Nexus team received an email from a young adult pastor in the area named Kevin Mast. He shared with us how he was very interested in what we had been doing in the Barrie area. He said he had the same vision as us and was interested in working on a coffee house together.
It was so awesome for Travis and I to meet with Kevin and hear his heart and to see that someone actually really understood what Nexus was doing and was willing to work with us.
On May 1st we had the Spring Perk Coffee House and it was a huge success! Over 100 young adults showed up and it was a night full of fun and new friendships. There were interactive games where people could go up to each other and ask questions and then there were trivia games or games where there were teams of girls vs. guys.
We also had different talented musicians play while the crowd mingled and they did an awesome job!
Near the end of the night there was also a time where everyone got serious and spent some time worshipping God. Kevin Mast, who runs the young adults at the church we hosted it at, shared a message on unity and then a special guest ended the night with a song on unity. It was a perfect way to end the night!
The feed back has been great! Many people said they enjoyed the night and were thankful to Centred and Nexus for putting it on. Some have expressed that they really would like to have something more regular were young adults can connect more and this has been awesome to hear. It is neat that young adults have a passion to do this and they realize this is a way of building God’s kingdom.
A couple weeks ago Travis and I sat down with Kevin Mast again and we are now super excited to be planning a worship night together. I really do believe that there was a bigger picture in Kevin contacting us and I am so excited for new things to come.
Please pray for us as we try to finalize a date that works for us all and we plan all the details that need to be taken care of. Pray that the worship night would go as well as the coffee house and that so many more young adults around the area would unite.