Snap Shots

There are certain things that I see on a weekly basis that really encourage me. I want to take a quick moment so share so please take some time to imagine the following:

• A working mom and  her toddler who both show up at the high school during lunch (and at basketball games) to meet new kids and encourage the ones she already knows
• A teacher who works at school all day and then comes to club at night to demonstrate to his students that he cares about them and that his relationship with God is the most important thing in his life
• A high school girl who has 5 Young Life mentors who she calls to help support her through a tough time
• A breakfast Bible study with 20 guys where one high school student shares how God just spoke to him through the verses to help him deal with his lifelong battle with anger.  Days later he tells me that things are now going better and that he is able to let go of some things..
• A group of 6 people who meet together weekly to study the Bible and to pray for the ministry and for kids in Sitka and around the state
• A group of 10 women who take time away from their families one night a week to plan a discipleship weekend event for high school girls
• A student who text his leader to ask for a verse that he can share at his grandfather's funeral
• Elders who meet every weekday at 7-8am at McDonald’s to open and study the Bible with a group of young people
• A family who really sacrifices financially to give to the ministry because “that is what God has called them to do.”  They simply respond with smile,, "you can't out give God!"
• 15 guys and 15 girls who wake up an hour early to go have breakfast and study the Bible every Tuesday and Friday morning
• The group of 10 men and women who faithfully cook breakfast and prepare Bible studies every week
• A room of 65 high school students sitting in a room hearing about a God who knows exactly what they are going through and a God who cares deeply about their pain. Most of these kids never go to church.  Before the message we were playing crazy games, and as the message was presented, it looked as if about ⅓ of the students were near  tears.  These kids deal with a lot of pain in their life.
• Adult leaders who give hours every week to kids in order to actively demonstrate God’s love  and demonstrate that every kid is valuable.

Thank you to all who help make these things possible. I hope these the mental images of these things has encouraged you as much as they do me.   If you live in Sitka and are interested in being a part of any of this - let me know. Have a great day.