God at Work...through our middle school youth

During the summer months our Junior and Senior High students meet on Weds. nights for Summer Praise; a time in which they all come together for fellowship, fun and devotions. It is a great time for our kids to reconnect with God and with one another; however, a few Weds. nights ago, the Middle School kids connected with our community in a very interesting way. They meet over in Youth House #2, now known as The Crossing, for their time together. On this particular night, I gave them the opportunity to take some Sharpies and write on the walls of one of the rooms in The Crossing. I told them they could write down their favorite Bible verse or favorite saying that gives them hope and encouragement; by the end of our time together, the walls were covered with writings. It was pretty awesome seeing what they had wrote, but I had no idea the impact it would have on others.

The following Thursday night, AA was meeting in The Crossing for their weekly get together. They have a set agenda to their meetings, but on this night that agenda was given a new twist. As people gathered, they began to read what the kids had written on the wall and were moved (some even to tears). They spent a good amount of time that night talking about what the kids had written and how awesome it was to see God at work in the lives of our youth. One lady in particular said that this was what she needed in her life right now; she needed to hear from God in a big way and that is exactly what happened through the writings on the wall. God moves in so many ways in this world; we are blessed to see it happen especially when it is through the youth at Christ Lutheran Church. Jeff Taylor, Middle School Youth Director