Pastor Chris Tress and his dynamo of a wife Colleen orchestrated buying, making over, and GIVING AWAY this house to this most amazing woman: Grandma Pat.

Check out the video shot and produced by my own son

Warning: you will cry. If you don’t, then go get some therapy.

This year we’re collecting gifts at our church for the Urban Youth Impact Christmas Store. We’re encouraging our church members to buy gifts for teens since they always seem to get thought of last.

So, what do you buy for teens that won’t break the bank? Good question. Here’s a list of ideas on a budget. Maybe you can pick up more than just one.

1. inexpensive mp3 players
2. gift card for iTunes
3. gift card for Target or Wal-Mart
4. Barnes and Nobles gift card
5. movie tickets
6. books
7. music cd’s
8. journal
9. back packs
10. board games (i.e., Scrabble, Balderdash, Cadoo, Clue, Monopoly, Scene it?, Trivial Pursuit, Loaded Questions and Twister, or Sorry)
11. wrist watch

Those are just a few ideas. This list was pulled together from the results of an Internet search. There are tons of ideas not included so go crazy.

This is the video Pastor Chris had roll before his talk in Mark 3 today. Give it a look.