My husband just called me after a night at youth group and made my night: He had 37 kids there tonight! Praise the Lord! In youth ministry, I know it's not supposed to be about numbers, and we try really hard not to dwell on them (especially when you're a part of a pretty small church with only four teens who have parents who attend there) but tonight is a night to celebrate what God is doing at our little "church on the corner" a Scott likes to refer to it. I have bragged about my husband a few times on this blog, and I will again . . . he's amazing! What's amazing about him is his humility . . . he said that, as all these kids were showing up, one of his first feelings was a little nervousness about leading that many kids. But he's not only very capable of leading that many kids, he's great at it, which is partly why so many showed up. The Lord is good, that's for sure. Please pray for our ministry there. Like I said, only four of them have parents who attend our church, so you can do the math and see that most of those 37 kids are not church-going kids and neither are their parents. What a chance to minister . . . sometimes I'm jealous that I'm not helping out anymore. But, I guess my helping out is to stay at home and put the kids to bed!
As long as I'm praising the Lord tonight . . . I also give thanks for being able to stay home this year. As difficult as it is sometimes (and I thought being a Special Ed. teacher was tough . . . I had no IDEA how hard being a stay-at-home-mom was!) I am so glad that I have the privilege of being here with these three kids right now, and, more importantly, I know that God has me exactly where He wants me right now. That feels really good. :)
Happy Friday to everyone in a few hours!
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