I wanted to give you as parents a heads up. You may or may not have heard, but starting on February 12th, I will be taking a five week sabbatical. This is one of the “perks” of being at Harvest for almost seven years. I want you to know that while I am gone, we will continue to have normal youth group activities. We will continue to meet on Sunday nights for youth group, our small groups will keep meeting, and Sunday school will keep going. They will be led by some very gracious and capable volunteers. I am working on finalizing a few more things, but I am excited for the students.

If you would like to keep up with what I am doing during my sabbatical, I will be blogging about it on my website, dikrankoundakjian.com. I am praying that God will use this time to be refreshing, and prepare me for what lies ahead. I would love for you to be praying for me during this time.

If you have questions about the youth ministry during this time, please talk to me. You can email me at d.koundakjian@harvestefree.org or call the office (515.733.5360).