February 1, 2019
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The Smithville First Assembly of God Youth Group was asked to come to the state capital to be honored on the Senate floor on Thursday January 31st.
Relentless Student Ministries has been active in drama and dance for years and in August 2018 they attended the National Fine Arts Festival in Houston Texas and won Nationals in Readers Theater.
“ This was the first time we entered the Readers Theater Category so we had no idea what to expect,” said Josh Issac who coached the team to victory. I wrote this piece entitled “Life Flight” because I believe abortion is a major issue for our country. It was a personal topic that I really wanted to write a piece about that made people think” Issac continued. When Life Flight won Nationals our group was also asked to perform on the national stage in front of 40,000 people with thousands of others watching live. This was an honor in itself to share such a powerful story,” he said
“We were so proud of our teens who worked so hard to bring the message of God through drama and arts not only in our community but across the country,” said Pastor Iain Swisher. They have been asked to perform at many events and have received messages from across the globe. State Senator Mark Pody saw the video and decided he wanted to honor this group for the passion and their accomplishment on this topic. They traveled to the capital and met Senator Pody, Representative Terri Lynn Weaver, and Representative Clark Boyd. Senator Pody spoke on the Senate floor about newly formed legislation called “ The Heartbeat” bill and introduced Josh Issac and his story. He also recognized The Relentless Team and their accomplishments and message presented at Nationals,” said Swisher.
“These teens are all high school students From DeKalb & Warren County and plan to carry this message in the upcoming months. “ I truly believe this is the generation that will be bold in their faith and speak out to the world. In today’s world it is so refreshing to see such Godly leaders who are paving the way for the next generation. This will be a day they will never forget and I believe this drama isn’t done yet. It still has the power to reach so many. To God be all the glory!, “ said Issac.
Relentless Student Ministries will travel to the Tennessee Fine Arts in March to compete again and they look forward to sharing a new strong message.