What If?

Well the rain has returned. I know I will be sick of the rain by the time I leave here, but it was nice to see some rain again today, even when I had to walk in it I enjoyed it. Today was the first day of track specific teaching. This means that according to the path we chose we have a teaching session with the others who also chose that path, some are youth, sports, creative, and mine, children. So along with 2 other girls in the group we spent the morning learning how to reach children for Christ, and what types of qualities make a good children's leader. I really enjoyed learning this morning. Ali and Lynda, the children's workers here are amazing and truly have hearts for Christ and for children. One of the things that stuck out to me in the teaching this morning was when Ali said "fight for the children to reach the heart of Christ." How powerful is that? Don't only hope or wish that these children will come to know Jesus, but fight for them! This gives a clear image to me and really praying for these children and to do anything that you can to help them understand who Jesus is. I know that only Christ can be the one to bring these children actually to him, but who are we to ignore God's call to love others as He has loved us?

Some days I wonder what I am doing here and I feel that I am not making a difference and that there is no way that I can make a difference in these few short months that I am here. It is then that I must remember that God has brought me here for a purpose and that those thoughts are only insecurities that I have and lies straight from the devil himself. I know that God has a purpose for me here and I need to remember that every moment of every day. I need to trust in God and not discount the fact that I am here because He brought me here. Just a few random thoughts going through my head.

What if we all began to pray fervently for those around us, those we don't know, the children, the youth, the elderly, adults who don't know Christ? Would there be a revolution in our nation? Would we see more people come to know and love Christ? Would we see a nation that loves God? A nation that truly loves him and doesn't care who knows it? A nation that doesn't just go through the motions of religion, but whose hearts are after more than this earth can offer? Would we see a difference in our churches? Our friendships? Our families? Our own lives?


For your entertainment, this is Pam, Audra, Me, and Jesslyn eating our DELICIOUS pastries from Greggs. I'm pretty sure mine was a glorified donut, or two with custard in the middle.

This is the four of us again in front of a large chair that was randomly placed in front of city hall and the museum, it had a purpose, but I don't remember what that purpose was.