Archive for February, 2009
KidStuf Live
Maybe not The Best Question Ever, but a good one!
Today is Ash Wednesday, which is the first day of Lent and occurs forty-six days (forty days not counting Sundays) before Easter. Read the rest of this entry »
From Forsyth Central to Kenya
This was sent to our GlobalX department from a teacher in Forsyth County. God is moving in such amazing ways!
I’d love to share with you about something I’ve seen recently in the classroom. Sometimes it is so easy to see the fruit of a missions experience while on the field, but it is even more special when you catch a glimpse of how the mission is continuing within the team when they return home.
In my class, there is a young man who was, let’s say challenging at the beginning of the year. He wasn’t a bad kid. He’s bright and well advanced in class, just immature. As a freshman, he often tried to focus all attention on himself without thinking about others whom he might hurt or offend (a typical case of freshmanitis).
When he brought me a support letter for the Kenya trip, I was a bit taken back. I didn’t know where or if his family was involved in church. I would later find out that he and his dad went on the Kenya mission trip together. Oh how I wish more fathers would take this kind of interest in their sons!!! When the student returned from Christmas break, I asked about his experience. It was like talking to a different human being. In 5 years of teaching and 9 years of student ministry, I have VERY RARELY, if ever, seen this kind of change happen in a student so rapidly or last so long. The kid who was focused on himself now spoke with the meekness and humility of someone who has just seen the contrast of extravagance and poverty for the first time. I can tell that he is still processing the whole thing, but I asked the question that I ask all kids after their first mission trip, “Did it change your life?” and his answer was an absolute “yes, in a good way”.
Now, a few weeks later, I am so happy to see that the “different kid” who came home from Kenya is still in my class. So to whoever is in charge, thank you. Thank you for changing the world and thank you for changing a kid in my class who will continue to change the world.
The Six
Many of you have asked about what’s happening at our 6 pm service so I wanted to give you a few details, as well as ask for some input. Read the rest of this entry »
Uncertainty
