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table on our kids. Whereas most of them have basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in
grew up being on the receiving end of things, the house. In the same way, let your light shine
(whether it is their parents caring for them or before others, so that they may see your good
being nurtured or blessed by the church) we works and give glory to your Father who is in
want them to know that God has put them in a heaven.” We pray and hope that this ministry

position to bless others as well. would be able to live up to its name, that we
would all act as a candle, having being lit by
At times it may feel like an uphill battle, God, are called to sine our light to the rest of

there are seemingly so many issues that we the world.
need to handle, be it lack of maturity, lack
of interest, or just flat out weirdness.
However, junior high students are an
indispensable part of our church. And

we hope that Candlelight would be the
place where our kids would be able to
encounter God, to worship God, and to

walk with God in their everyday life.
The name, “Candlelight,” is taken from
the passage Matthew 5:14-16, where
Jesus said, “You are the light of the
world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.

Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a

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