Boat stories are always good for floating lessons past a youthful audience. Pastor Jaison Randall from City Reach Buffalo gave the young men at BWAP XLVII a lot to think about. 
     When the young men sat down to listen to Pastor Jaison give his 9 Minute Life Direction, they found chocolate kisses on the tables. They were gone faster than you can say BWAP! The chocolate helped the young men understand a little more about life as they build theIr own LIFETICKET.
     A lot of courage is needed to step out of the boat your in. Pastor Jaison exhorted the young men to be strong and courageous in stepping out into their full potential in Christ.
     Praying for every member of the BWAP audience, Pastor Jaison gave a personal touch mirroring our personal God. Thank you Pastor Jaison for a powerful example of stepping out in love. Jesus loves you and so do we.

Would you like to know more about the BWAP Life Ticket?

We're having a "Lunch Conversation About Inner-city Young Men" on April 28, 2016 from 11:30am-12:45pm. The event will be held at City Reach Buffalo, 260 Eggert Road - the site of BWAP ONE. Please visit our Event Page by following the link below. If you would like to talk about it, please call 716-830-8240.

Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody.
#LIFETICKET #BWAPBOLD #JLYASDW

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WHO IS MURRAY HOLMAN? (Besides being a BWAP 9 Minute Speaker!)

The following Article was taken from http://uncrownedcommunitybuilders.com/person/murray-holman-1

Murray Holman has been married to his loving wife, Nona Holman, for over 20 years. His wife supports his efforts to be active in the community. Mr. Holman is part of the Jessie Clipper Post as well as the VFW Post. He served in the United States Army, receiving an honorable discharge. He is a disabled veteran. 

Mr. Holman produces his own television show, "Open with Murray Holman" at the Apollo Theatre, which airs on Public Access Television (Channel 20) for one hour Tuesdays at 8:00 a.m. and again at 4:00 p.m. 

Mr. Holman is involved in the collaboration of six organizations - MAD DADS, Stop the Violence, Buffalo United Front, No More Tears, FATHERS and Back to Basics. This collaboration is to establish peace for the organizations and to bring peace to the Buffalo communities.-This was the birth of the Peacemakers Organization. 

Murray Holman is also an active member of the Buffalo Safe Neighborhoods Initiative Committee, another organization dedicated to ensure that the neighborhoods in Buffalo are safe and that residents are aware of the services that are available to them. He is Chairman for the Arts and Cultural Stage for the Juneteenth Festival; Vice President of the United Black Men's Think Tank of Buffalo, NY; he was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the Juneteenth Committee: President of Warriors II, and he is a member of Voice Buffalo. 

Mr. Holman served as Sergeant at Arms for the Stop The Violence Coalition, Inc. for three years. He became Chairman in 2012, bringing the organization back to the forefront of the community involvement and peacemaking. Mr. Holman keeps the organization focused on its mission statement "to reduce violence in the City of Buffalo and its surrounding areas." Mr. Holman is committed to serving students at MST by ensuring their safe travels to and from school by being posted every morning and evening on the corners of Delavan and Grider. He also joins the coalition in maintaining a presence in East, Burgard and school 66. 

Since 2004 Murray Holman has been involved in the FunkFest and ensuring that the event is a success each year and that the citizens of the city are able to come out and enjoy the event. Mr. Holman was brought into this project by the death of Rick James, and through the collaboration of Ms. Marnetta Malcolm. The FunkFest has continued to be a successful and enjoyable event through the continued support of our Mayor, Byron Brown.

Last night Kobe Bryant scored 60 points in his final game and The Warriors set the all time record for wins in an NBA season. Stephen Curry and his teammates are pushing the limits of excellence with their skills.
Tonight BWAP continues their record of helping inner-city young men in accelerating personal accountability. Pastor Jaison Randall from City Reach Buffalo is the BWAP 9MD Speaker tonight. BWAP is Basketball With A Purpose - a program for 18-30 yr. old inner-city young men. We play ball, listen to a 9 minute message about life and we eat a good meal. Join us as we help young men build their own personal LIFETICKET. #LIFETICKET #JLYASDW
Would you like to join BWAP for a Lunch Conversation About Inner-city Young Men?

     Buoyancy is something you feel when guilt is lifted from your shoulders. Pastor Craig McLeod from Life Church told a powerful and deeply personal story about guilt and forgiveness. He was this week's Nine Minute Speaker at BWAP XLVI. He left a huge impact on the inner-city young men.
     When we make bad decisions in life, there are consequences. As young boy, Pastor Craig made a bad decision that did not reflect his personal decision to follow Christ - his behavior did not reflect his belief system. After the point of guilt, Pastor Craig found the courage of Christ as he went and apologized to a woman whom he had offended.
     A person's guilt can be washed away by tears. After Pastor Craig apologized, the lady who was the victim of his bad decision, smiled as she looked into his eyes and said these words: "I forgave you when you did it." In other words, the victim forgave as she was being victimized. That moment was like Jesus on the Cross when He said: "Father forgive them, they don't know what they are doing"
     People experience freedom when they are forgiven. As Pastor Craig spoke, I heard a young man in the back of the room quietly say these words: "I wish my Mom would forgive me." I wonder how many young people in the world need to see forgiveness in action. Will you please help somebody learn about forgiveness today?
      Thank you Pastor Craig for intimately sharing your heart and your willingness to be vulnerable with the young men at BWAP. I know you made a powerful impact that will have a carry-over effect that's everlasting. Jesus loves you and so do we.

HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED IN YWAP?
On April 28, 2016, We will hold a BWAP Fundraiser Luncheon from 11am-1pm at City Reach Buffalo, 260 Eggert Road, Buffalo, NY. You'll hear from the young guys at BWAP what they think about BWAP. We will be starting a Foundation that will ensure the permanent sustainability of the YWAP Program. We are unique in many ways - God is doing new things everyday at YWAP.
SPONSORSHIP'S
1. ADOPT A BWAP DINNER - Each Thursday Night at Expressway Assembly we serve a Meal for BWAP. This is an excellent way for your church, youth group or community group to serve some young men from the inner-city. You bring the food and use our kitchen to prepare the food. Our numbers vary between 20 - 40 people each Thursday night. 
http://www.youthwithapurpose.org/bwap-news/bwap-dinner-sponsor-guidelines
2. BWAP Adoption - For only $5 per week, you can sponsor a young person from the inner-city between the ages of 18-30 yrs. old. For every $5, a young guy gets over 2 hrs of physical exercise through basketball, a 9MD (9 Minute Life Direction) and a home-style meal. We are a mentoring organization and everything we do is designed to create a more beneficial relationship. We help guys with their education, employment, community service, safe place to live and a relationship with God. Some guys also receive transportation to and from BWAP.
http://www.gofundme.com/w5p6ee4 .
3. 9MD Speaker - If you have some wisdom to pass along to young guys then we would be happy to discuss how you might do that. You would come on a Thursday night and speak for 9 minutes. After your 9 minutes are up, you are welcome to form relationships with the guys as they eat an awesome meal.
http://www.youthwithapurpose.org/bwap-news/bwap-9md-speaker-guidelines

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INTERNSHIPS
1. Media Newscaster
2. 9MD Speaker Coordinator
3. Kitchen Coordinator
4. After School Coaches
5. Mentors
6. Volunteers
7. Good Neighbor Philanthropy.
8. Grill & A Prayer Volunteer.

Thanks for your time. Go and do something nice for somebody.
JLYASDW.

Youth With A Purpose Inc.
157 Locust Street
Buffalo, New York 14204
716-830-8240
[email protected]

We do appreciate and need your financial help. 
You can write a check to YWAP, we are a non-profit 501c3. 
Our online BWAP donation site may be found at:
http://www.gofundme.com/w5p6ee4 .

     Buffalo hasn't been the same since the McLeod Family came to town. Life has changed in many ways for the folks who have benefited from their friendship.
     When Pastor Craig steps in front of the BWAP guys on Thursday night, he will have his first opportunity to speak for nine minutes. The inner-city young men are 18-30 yrs, old and each week they listen to a BWAP 9MD Speaker.
     Anytime you can get young men listening to nine minutes of Holy Spirit inspired wisdom, well let's just say that could be the most important time of their lives!
     Pastor Craig is a man with a big heart and he shares it with a passion. His vision allows him to see the potential greatness in people. That's why he's perfect to be a nine minute speaker at BWAP.

Thanks for your time. Go and do something nice for somebody.
Jesus loves you and so do we.

HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED IN BWAP?
On April 28, 2016, We will hold a BWAP Fundraiser Luncheon from 11am-1pm at City Reach Buffalo, 260 Eggert Road, Buffalo, NY. You'll hear from the young guys at BWAP what they think about BWAP. We will be starting a Foundation that will ensure the permanent sustainability of the YWAP Program. We are unique in many ways - God is doing new things everyday at YWAP.
SPONSORSHIP'S
1. ADOPT A BWAP DINNER - Each Thursday Night at Expressway Assembly we serve a Meal for BWAP. This is an excellent way for your church, youth group or community group to serve some young men from the inner-city. You bring the food and use our kitchen to prepare the food. Our numbers vary between 20 - 40 people each Thursday night. 
http://www.youthwithapurpose.org/bwap-news/bwap-dinner-sponsor-guidelines
2. BWAP Adoption - For only $5 per week, you can sponsor a young person from the inner-city between the ages of 18-30 yrs. old. For every $5, a young guy gets over 2 hrs of physical exercise through basketball, a 9MD (9 Minute Life Direction) and a home-style meal. We are a mentoring organization and everything we do is designed to create a more beneficial relationship. We help guys with their education, employment, community service, safe place to live and a relationship with God. Some guys also receive transportation to and from BWAP.
http://www.gofundme.com/w5p6ee4 .
3. 9MD Speaker - If you have some wisdom to pass along to young guys then we would be happy to discuss how you might do that. You would come on a Thursday night and speak for 9 minutes. After your 9 minutes are up, you are welcome to form relationships with the guys as they eat an awesome meal.
http://www.youthwithapurpose.org/bwap-news/bwap-9md-speaker-guidelines

INTERNSHIPS
1. Media Newscaster
2. 9MD Speaker Coordinator
3. Kitchen Coordinator
4. After School Coaches
5. Mentors
6. Volunteers
7. Good Neighbor Philanthropy.
8. Grill & A Prayer Volunteer.

Thanks for your time. Go and do something nice for somebody.
JLYASDW.

Youth With A Purpose Inc.
157 Locust Street
Buffalo, New York 14204
716-830-8240
[email protected]

We do appreciate and need your financial help. 
You can write a check to YWAP, we are a non-profit 501c3. 
Our online BWAP donation site may be found at:
http://www.gofundme.com/w5p6ee4

     Buffalo has a few less chickens this week thanks to Tommy McClam. His 9 Minute Devotion at BWAP XLV was inspiring and life changing. "God knew you before you were formed in your mother's womb. He knows how great He created you to be."
     When a boy found an egg in a barnyard, he thought it was a chicken egg so he put the egg with the chicken eggs. After the eggs hatched there were some chickens and an eagle. The chickens told the eagle that he was a chicken, so he acted like a chicken. An eagle flew overhead and then landed. He asked the young eagle why he wasn't flying. He said "I'm a chicken and chickens don't fly!"
     After a few more questions the young eagle spread his wings and he hopped ten steps. He explained to the older eagle that this was how chickens got around. Strangely enough, the ten step chicken hop resembled guys walking ten steps, pulling up their sagging pants, walking ten more steps and pulling up their pants again. The old eagle eventually convinced the youngster to try and fly. He did fly.
      Powerful wind currents lifted the young eagle higher and higher. He asked the old eagle why they had to fly so high. "We have to fly over the mountains of adversity, past the deserts of despair and through the valleys of mediocrity. You were made to soar!" You are an eagle who was made for greatness!
Thanks Tommy McClam for a great message. Young men in Buffalo are reaching for greatness because of your efforts. Jesus loves you and so do we. #JLYASDW.

HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED IN YWAP?
On April 28, 2016, We will hold a BWAP Fundraiser Luncheon from 11am-1pm at City Reach Buffalo, 260 Eggert Road, Buffalo, NY. You'll hear from the young guys at BWAP what they think about BWAP. We will be starting a Foundation that will ensure the permanent sustainability of the YWAP Program. We are unique in many ways - God is doing new things everyday at YWAP.
SPONSORSHIP'S
1. ADOPT A BWAP DINNER - Each Thursday Night at Expressway Assembly we serve a Meal for BWAP. This is an excellent way for your church, youth group or community group to serve some young men from the inner-city. You bring the food and use our kitchen to prepare the food. Our numbers vary between 20 - 40 people each Thursday night. 
http://www.youthwithapurpose.org/bwap-news/bwap-dinner-sponsor-guidelines
2. BWAP Adoption - For only $5 per week, you can sponsor a young person from the inner-city between the ages of 18-30 yrs. old. For every $5, a young guy gets over 2 hrs of physical exercise through basketball, a 9MD (9 Minute Life Direction) and a home-style meal. We are a mentoring organization and everything we do is designed to create a more beneficial relationship. We help guys with their education, employment, community service, safe place to live and a relationship with God. Some guys also receive transportation to and from BWAP.
http://www.gofundme.com/w5p6ee4 .
3. 9MD Speaker - If you have some wisdom to pass along to young guys then we would be happy to discuss how you might do that. You would come on a Thursday night and speak for 9 minutes. After your 9 minutes are up, you are welcome to form relationships with the guys as they eat an awesome meal.
http://www.youthwithapurpose.org/bwap-news/bwap-9md-speaker-guidelines


INTERNSHIPS
1. Media Newscaster
2. 9MD Speaker Coordinator
3. Kitchen Coordinator
4. After School Coaches
5. Mentors
6. Volunteers
7. Good Neighbor Philanthropy.
8. Grill & A Prayer Volunteer.

Thanks for your time. Go and do something nice for somebody.
JLYASDW.

Youth With A Purpose Inc.
157 Locust Street
Buffalo, New York 14204
716-830-8240
[email protected]

We do appreciate and need your financial help. 
You can write a check to YWAP, we are a non-profit 501c3. 
Our online BWAP donation site may be found at:
http://www.gofundme.com/w5p6ee4 .