I have my plan for middle school set. It comes from a list they created at the start of our year. But, then I saw a facebook post, then another, then another. I had to find out what it was about. Sadly, another teen was lost to suicide. Although she was not from around here- not even from the US- it seems her story is everywhere. So, I felt I needed to change my plan for tonight. I needed to go with what is happening right now.
I planned it all out- videos, news stories, responses from others, and other stories of hope from people who had chosen to live. Unfortunately, technology had other plans and I wasn't able to show all of the videos. But, I was able to get the story out there and we had a great discussion. There were so many topics that came up that they asked to continue the discussion next week.
It saddens me that suicide and bullying are a part of life. But, for these teens, these are things they deal with. It's not fun topic of conversation. But, if we don't talk about it, if we don't give them tools to deal with being bullied or helping someone else who is being bullied, then how can we expect them to know?
So, where was God today? He was nudging me to go out of my comfort zone by changing my plan and then again when all of my videos didn't work. It's like He was saying "You don't need to show them that- you need to talk with them". So, we talked.
Psalm 94:11 (NIV)
Jennifer
I planned it all out- videos, news stories, responses from others, and other stories of hope from people who had chosen to live. Unfortunately, technology had other plans and I wasn't able to show all of the videos. But, I was able to get the story out there and we had a great discussion. There were so many topics that came up that they asked to continue the discussion next week.
It saddens me that suicide and bullying are a part of life. But, for these teens, these are things they deal with. It's not fun topic of conversation. But, if we don't talk about it, if we don't give them tools to deal with being bullied or helping someone else who is being bullied, then how can we expect them to know?
So, where was God today? He was nudging me to go out of my comfort zone by changing my plan and then again when all of my videos didn't work. It's like He was saying "You don't need to show them that- you need to talk with them". So, we talked.
Psalm 94:11 (NIV)
The Lord knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.
Blessings,Jennifer
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