The last time I visited this venture I as 10 weeks from welcoming my son (Asher James) into this world. Little did I know it would only be 7 weeks in reality. Yup! 3 weeks early. Takes after his dad I guess. If you’re early you’re on time and if you’re on time your late. 18 months has passed and my wife and I are now expecting our 2nd child, a girl (Amelia Rose) with 3 weeks to go.
How church has changed; oh how church has changed, especially the youth ministry. Our motto (will be coming later) is firmly in place in the hearts and minds of the students and THINGS are happening. To say God is awesome would be an understatement and I have seen “everything is possible” when you have faith. Our Wednesday night program (BASIC) has jumped off the map and we’re running in mid fifties for 4 months now. Sunday school is still a struggle but the students are about to take that over.
Discipleship for the youth has taken the form of small groups after church on Sunday afternoons. I will explain that part at a later date as well but I will tell you that it has made a HUGE difference, especially in me. Revival has just “ended” and we prayed it would happen but were shocked in the magnitude in which God showed up. I think God said, “I’ll show them what's possible.”
Students are going on mission trips, lives are changing, parents are noticing and are being challenged by their students, and students are getting saved. GOD IS GOOD!!
There are still struggles. As there always be. But it seems that things are moving in the direction walked out for us by God. Why has this happened? I can’t really say other than simply we prayed for it. We were found faithful by God on our end and there is no doubt God is and will be faithful on His end.
