Tonight is going to be very hard for me. I will be saying goodbye to our Friday night teens. I am just wrecked about leaving them. I have grown to really love these kids. They have been a pain in the neck at times but they have also stolen a piece of my heart. I see myself in them so much. The trails I grew up with as a child and the pain of not knowing exactly where I fit in the scheme of things. Some the things they are facing, I remember so well others I have tried to forget. "For such a time as this" Esther 4:14. Every situation in my life has helped me prepare for the ministry God has called us to. I am so glad preparation time is not wasted time.
Watching them grow over the last few months has truly been amazing. I wish you could have seen they way they used to come to the church all big and bad, with a flip you attitude. Now most of them come in with a you really must care about me side showing through.
How do I put into words what God has done here. Not only in the lives of these kids but in my own heart.
I came to the place willing to serve where ever I could and not really knowing where that would be. Then God took my life and showed me just how much I could be of help. Not only to Stephen but also to the ministry to which he has been called. Oh how I praise the Lord and thank him for allowing me to see my past used for his glory. I am so grateful God gave us this opportunity.
3 comments:
I think it is absolutely wonderful that God has allowed you guys to see so much and to take part in so much in such a short time. I will be praying for you and want you to know that as a friend and pastor I am very proud of you
Hey April, I know it is going to be difficult to leave, I am praying for you. I am very proud of you, you have done an awesome job there, I think it is just a small glimpse of the future ministry God has for you and Stephen. See you soon.
Love ya
Thank you for the comments. It is difficult to leave and I thank God for allowing us to be here.
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