Wednesday

Tonight as I was leaving the church, I was talking to a parent who just recently started coming to the church. She has 3 sons, 2 of them are youth group age.  This past Sunday was their 3rd time coming to youth group. The first was awhile back and then some health issues kept them from coming for awhile. Now, they've been here 2 weeks in a row.  The 1st week, the older boy didn't say much.  He is autistic, but obviously pretty functioning, but he wasn't ready to talk yet so I just let him listen.  Last week, he responded to questions, laughed, and even played the game, which included a lot of closeness since they had to stay on a balance beam and change their order of people.  I wondered how he would deal with the game, but he did great.
I asked his mom how she thought things went and she was so excited to tell me how he went home and immediately told his dad he loved it!  The last church he was at he was very unhappy and didn't want to ever go.  So, I feel blessed that he is there and that the group has made him feel welcomed.
Blessings,
Jennifer