We at Create the Crossover have a greater message than simply telling students what NOT to do after prom; we want to inspire young lives to imagine what they COULD be a part of on that amazing weekend!

What if Create the Crossover offered High School Seniors an alternative to the stereotypical prom weekend; something that was way more exciting, a lot more fun with friends, and filled with memories that would last a lifetime?

Check out an amazing opportunity that Seniors from Hudson County New Jersey are taking:

4 High School Seniors, taking the money and days off they would have used for prom weekend to go to the Dominican Republic and work with orphanages and an elderly home. Amazing right!! Now imagine if this idea spreads, and all the amazing things God could do to share the love of Jesus around the world.

3 HUGE Ways You Can Be Involved:

-Post this Video on your Facebook page and spread the word!

-Tell someone specifically who you think would be a good person to skip their prom in the future to come with us to the DR! (maybe that person is you : )

-Donate to help these students financially cover the cost of their trip. This 8 day trip will cost each of them $900, and these guys are working hard to earn the money. Your gift can help them make it! DONATE HERE

“Imagine what you can do”

As terribly sad as the issue of child sex trafficking is, we cannot simply respond to these videos by shedding our tears. Our anger and hurt must result in action. But you are probably thinking, “What could I possibly do?”

If you read our post, The Vision of The X-Fund, we told you that your sexual purity could rescue girls and boys around the world from prostitution. Now we’d like to share with you exactly how your life can do just that!

THE 3 STEPS OF THE X-FUND

STEP 1: Every day you save yourself sexually, you put away a coin-quarter, dime, nickel-whatever coin you decide. Doing this, you will begin to recognize and value your purity. As coins begin to add up, you will see just how much each day is combining to become something big! At this stage you also must define what purity is. As Christians, we consider purity something much greater than just not having sex. We also strive to be pure in what we what we think and look at.

STEP 2: Find a Mentor who will collect your change weekly. Who is someone in your life that you trust? Someone who is older and wiser; someone you know loves and cares about you? Ask that person to collect your coins weekly-it will specifically help you in overcoming temptation in 2 specific ways:

–When you give your 7 coins to your mentor, what would he/she say? GOOD JOB!! How many of us have someone in our life consistently telling us GOOD JOB for staying sexually pure? I would say not many. Yet with the X-Fund, each week you can be encouraged by your mentor.

–Now let’s say I only give my mentor 6 coins one week. What does that mean? It means I messed up, and I am confessing it to someone who genuinely cares about me. How many of us go to someone we care about to admit when we’ve made a mistake? AND how many times does someone say “ok, I won’t mess up again!” Then they make one mistake, and they feel like they have to go back to their old lifestyle. With the X-Fund, you make a mistake, and you put a coin away the very next day. One mistake doesn’t negate the other 6 days of purity.

STEP 3: At the end of each month, your mentor takes your coins (that represent your purity) and donates them to Ball for Lives. We then add your coins together with the coins of people across the country who are living sexually pure just like you are. And where does all the money go? To organizations like Love146 that are rescuing child prostitutes.

YOUR PURITY OFFERING THEM A CHANCE TO BE PURE!

As Christians, we believe Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead for our sins so that we could offer freedom to others. We invite you to join us! We encourage you to put that first coin away tonight.

Check out what my friends and I in Fairview, NJ are doing this weekend:

More info coming on our Monday post-if we make it

Check out these Open Run pics!

Over 50 students and faculty participated in the Open Run

8 boys teams and 3 girls teams competed for the right to play with 4-One at the Main Event

Most of the Boys Varsity basketball team participated, and 6 played in the Main Event

After 2 hours of playing on the 2 side courts, the elimination round on the main court begins!

The boys tournament had blowouts, upsets, and some very close games

Want this kind of tournament at your school? Remember, a group of students at Memorial brought 4-One to their school. You can do the same!

Contact 4-One on their website: 4-One.org

My hilarious college teammate, Brian Jennings, is now teaching at Liberty Christian Academy in Columbus, OH. He’s making an awesome difference in the lives of his students here! It was great presenting the vision of Ball for Lives to both campuses of Liberty Christian.

You all hear about Jesus every day at your school-I hope today you saw  His desire to do amazing things with your talents and abililties. Live for something Big!

Here’s another pretty funny clip:

Thanks for volunteering guys!

Leave comments on our site, spread our videos to all your friends, stay in touch, and help us Create the Crossover in more lives and communities!

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All day pick up basketball open to any student or teacher in your school? The winning team and all-stars playing with former NBA, NFL, and College athletes that night in front of hundreds of people? Food, giveaways, performances, and a dunk contest? And how about this amazing event for only $3 admission with all proceeds being donated to Malaria No More, an organization dedicated to ending the #1 killer of African children by 2015!

4-One is bringing their Open Run and Main Event to Memorial High School in West New York, NJ on Saturday, November 14th! . Besides everything they do with basketball, 4-One members deliver powerful, life changing messages to the large crowds at their events.  Let’s inspire the city of West New York as we take our role in ending malaria for good!

How did MHS get this incredible event?? The TIGS group (Together In GreatnesS) from Memorial got permission from the Board of Ed, allowing 4-One this awesome opportunity. If you know anything about Ball for Lives, you know we believe that high school students can make incredible change in their own communities and around the world. Way to go TIGS!!!

Want this type of event in your school? Follow  the example of some brave kids from Memorial High School and help get 4-One in your school’s gym!

Ready to  see what you could bring to your school??

Check out 4-One’s impressive skills and inspiring message