Are you going?

This week in ENCOUNTER we have a testimony shared in our Mission Trip Devotions & Journal series. If you're going on a mission trip this summer or in the future, check out more info by clicking here. And let your trip leader know that these books can encourage your entire team.

Have you ever gone on a mission trip or participated in a service project? Leave a comment and share what you learned from the experience.

New look sneak peek!

If you want a preview of some new looks starting this fall for ENCOUNTER, click here and download two sample PDFs.

To highlight some of our regular features, we've designed some new pages to catch your eye: Hey You, Fluff, Daily Devotions, My Story, Expressions, and No Limits.

Enjoy and spread the word!

What are you doing this summer?

Jayona talked to ENCOUNTER about her summer plans to help out with a camp for kids with disabilities.

What are going to do this summer? Are you going on a mission trip? Helping in a service project? Serving at VBS? Working at a summer job? Going on a family vacation? Heading to a camp, conference, or youth retreat? We want to know!

Leave a comment and share your plans.




ENCOUNTER article: "KAMP Dovetail"
article author: by Cathy Griffith
magazine: June 14, 2009 issue of ENCOUNTER

Quiz time!

Another week—another quiz in ENCOUNTER to start you off right. What do you value most? Sometimes what we say we value is different from what our actions show we value. What do your choices show you about what you value? Take this quiz and find out.

Leave a comment and share your quiz results.



ENCOUNTER article: "What Do You Value Most?"
article author: by Katrina Cassel
magazine: June 7, 2009 issue of ENCOUNTER

Rejected!

This week in ENCOUNTER we've got a quiz about rejection. We've all been rejected at one point in life, and it will happen again in the future at some point. Rejection can happen at work, at school, by friends or dates. So how do we handle this rejection? That's what matters.

Leave a comment and share your quiz results or your own tips for handling rejection.



ENCOUNTER article: "How Well Do You Handle Rejection?"
article author: by Katrina Cassel
magazine: May 31, 2009 issue of ENCOUNTER

Doing Something to Help

Austin talked to ENCOUNTER about his passion for Zambia and what he's doing to raise money that will help children in Zambia and fight against AIDS.

Austin saw hurting people and is doing something about it using basketball. What do you plan to do to help hurting people? Leave a comment and share your passion and plan.





ENCOUNTER article: "Adventures in Zambia"
article author: by Michael P. Murphy
magazine: May 24, 2009 issue of ENCOUNTER

Good things from failures

This week Christy shared a story from her life when failing an audition turned out to become a blessing God used in her life.

Have you ever had good things come out of failure? Leave a comment and share your story!





ENCOUNTER article: "My Greatest Failure Ever"
article author: by Christy Heitger
magazine: May 17, 2009 issue of ENCOUNTER