God is soooo GOOD!!! Last night after we got back from church Chase hugged me and could not stop smiling. All he could say was “my cup runneth over.” This morning/week/year has been amazing the only way I know to explain it is Joy unspeakable. God has blessed me so much; this year has been a year of restoration. I have had to opportunity to see several people return to the Lord this year.
It has almost been a year since Bro. Joe first step in the door @ CFC. I am so thankful for him he has inspired many of us as we watched him and stood by him on the road to restoration. I think seeing him serve the Lord has been one of the biggest things that has touched Caleb and Chase here lately. Bro. Joe was there youth leader when they were younger and I am sure they were devastated when he got out of church. I have tried to really reach them for years but felt like I was hitting a brick wall, but this year since Joe has gotten involved in the church I see a change in them I see them wanting to serve to Lord. Joe has only been teaching Sunday school for 2 or 3 weeks now I guess and he has a bigger Teen class then me and Paul ever had and I am loving it.
More of the youth is asking to go to the Youth services at other churches and they are getting connected with other youth groups. Back in Dec. when we had the Service @ Hope the few Teens I brought with me I really encourage them to get connected with the others there age. I encouraged them to add everyone on Facebook and to swap phone numbers with some of the other teens they meet there. The services we have on the weekends are great but these kids need more than just a powerful service on Friday night. They go to school 5 days a week and are faced with issues every day. They need more than just 1 service a week they need friends that are spirit filled that they can talk to and share with. They need to know that they are not alone. I knew back in Dec. if all of the youth groups could get connected then they could help each other and I am starting to see that in action. I know when I was a teen there was things that I dealt with that I could not tell my family or my pastor or youth leader and I depended on my friends. My problem was most of my friend were negatively impacting me. I did not have friends in the church and was steered in the wrong direction. My Prayer is that connecting some of these teens together they will have a chance to avoid making a few of the wrong turns I made.
I am so excited to see what God is doing. I cannot wait to see what is next.
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