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Grace Medina of the Salem (OR) Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church writes a prayer request on the Prayer Wall at the Just Claim It Youth Prayer Conference. - Photo by George Johnson Jr.

Check out photos and stories about Just Claim It! - the first North American Division youth congress in Dallas, Texas. We welcome your comments about the news, photos, and features we offered. If you want news or photos from 2006 Teachers' Convention or  General Conference Session 2005, select the appropriate event in the photo search.

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Just Claim It! Stories

Puppets Used to Spread the Gospel
After learning the art of the puppeteer, JCI class participants traveled to the Lenwood Nursing Home to spread the gospel with puppets.

New Techniques and Ideas Shared to Encourage Growth in Spanish- and French-Speaking Populations
French and Spanish learning tracks were offered to delegates at the Just Claim It youth prayer conference in Dallas, Texas.

Delegates Bring Hope to Dallas Neighborhoods
Approximately 100 individuals boarded the DART Rail to travel to Dallas neighborhoods where they knocked on doors and prayed with strangers. They left a door hanger, a book by Shawn Boonstra, and a short survey.

Young People Witness to Dallas Community with Parade
Sabbath afternoon at the Just Claim It youth prayer conference, a parade was held. Floats portrayed Genesis to Revelation and marching bands set the pace.

JCI Delegates Challenged to Get Connected to the Master
At the closing session of the Just Claim It youth prayer conference in Dallas, Texas, James Black challenges youth to continue their good works when they return home. He also admonished them to "get connected to the Master" and to make prayer and salvat

Youth Share Smiles with Clown Ministry
A visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. Headstart Program Center confirmed to youth that clown ministry provides opportunities to reach young children

An Interview with World Church Youth Director Baraka Muganda
Baraka Muganda talks about 100 years of youth ministries in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, his goals for the future and any challenges he foresees, and what he would really like young people of the church to know.

JCI Delegates Reach out to Dallas Homeless
JCI delegates first attended an education and skills training seminar before venturing out to work with the homeless population in Dallas, Texas.

Delegates Deliver Ministry to the Elderly
Participants of a drama ministry class at the Just Claim It youth prayer conference in Dallas, Texas, brought cheer to nursing home residents.

Local Adventist Coordinates Just Make Overs
A local Adventist, Diana Tyler, coordinated the Just Make Overs events in Dallas, Texas. Just Make Overs provided outreach opportunities for the Just Claim It youth prayer conference delegates.

The Atmosphere of Prayer
At the Just Claim It youth prayer conference, delegates were surrounded with opportunities to share prayer requests and pray with others.

Street Preacher Experiences Answered Prayer
Katie Will, of Gridley, California, witnessed during the Street Preaching practicum and experienced answered prayer.

Street Preacher Witnesses Miracles
Philip Rivera of Los Angeles, California, encourages a stranger to stop smoking during the Street Preaching practicum at the Just Claim It prayer conference.

God Uses Amateur Street Preacher
Vickie Gadot Merceus, of Montreal, Quebec, discovered God could use her as a street preacher, even though she didn't think she knew what to say.

Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Stops by to Encourage, Challenge Young People
Dallas mayor pro tem Donald Hill stopped by one of the general sessions to express his encouragement and appreciation of the young people by issuing a city-wide proclamation.

Delegates Tour Messiah's Mansion
Oklahoma Academy's Messiah's Mansion is a life-size replica of the wilderness sanctuary that delegates can tour in the exhibit hall.

Delegates Reach Out To Local Nursing Home Residents
On each afternoon of the convention, delegates spread out into the Dallas community to serve and share their faith. Participants of the Nursing Home practicum discovered God had Plan B when their original ministry plan fell flat.

JCI Sponsors Bible Reading Marathon
JCI delegates read through the entire Bible at the Bible Reading Marathon.

Delegates Write Messages to God
A prayer wall in the convention lobby gives attendees a chance to write prayer requests.

Arlington Church Hosts JCI Concert Rally
Music extravaganza held week before Prayer Conference