To do His work.
Blessings,
JenniferI ate 4 hours ago. It was the first time in 30 hours. After a first half of the famine that was focused on good Friday, this morning it was time to transition into serving others. I showed a video talking about the impossibility of repaying God but encouraging them to respond instead. By giving them ways to act as God wants them to, they are responding. So, we spent the day talking about we can use our spiritual gifts to help others, we did acts of kindness, we served at a soup kitchen, and we supported each other. I spent most of the day watching my youth complete these activities with joy and excitement. Of course, being hungry and tired there were a few grumpy moments, but for the most part, I heard them enjoying the moment. Several youth gave flowers to some people they thought needed cheering up, one youth shared his prayer square, a handknitted "mini prayer shawl" that he had just gotten during his prayer station, with a homeless woman. One youth stated she planned to continue doing some of the community service things she did during the famine. I loved consistently having youth and adults come up to me so they could share about their awesome experiences helping others.
So, where was God today? He was in my group of youth and adults who were doing what they could to do His work.
Blessings,
Jennifer
Blessings,
JenniferI ate 4 hours ago. It was the first time in 30 hours. After a first half of the famine that was focused on good Friday, this morning it was time to transition into serving others. I showed a video talking about the impossibility of repaying God but encouraging them to respond instead. By giving them ways to act as God wants them to, they are responding. So, we spent the day talking about we can use our spiritual gifts to help others, we did acts of kindness, we served at a soup kitchen, and we supported each other. I spent most of the day watching my youth complete these activities with joy and excitement. Of course, being hungry and tired there were a few grumpy moments, but for the most part, I heard them enjoying the moment. Several youth gave flowers to some people they thought needed cheering up, one youth shared his prayer square, a handknitted "mini prayer shawl" that he had just gotten during his prayer station, with a homeless woman. One youth stated she planned to continue doing some of the community service things she did during the famine. I loved consistently having youth and adults come up to me so they could share about their awesome experiences helping others.
So, where was God today? He was in my group of youth and adults who were doing what they could to do His work.
Blessings,
Jennifer
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