One of the things we always do during the mission trips is have a free day. Where could I take my youth that would be exciting to them when we were staying in town? I thought about a mini golf place 30 minutes away. But some are tight on money so I thought that probably wouldn't work out well.
After a , ot of thought, I decided not to make it a typical free day. The focus for the day was "stay in love with God". So, I wanted to give them some examples of ways that they could do that. We ended up going to the dunes and sitting on the beach. A lot of my youth have expressed they see God in nature. So, I thought that's where they should be. But, there was a catch. From the time we left the church, they weren't allowed to speak. They had journals and nature and they had time to spend with God. It was an awesome time. They didn't even protest. I'm not sure if it was because they were looking forward to that time or because they knew it would be pointless to protest. The night before, I got the idea to take them somewhere else afterwords. We went to where my grandparents house was and I shared some things with them about my , ife and the special meaning that place has for me. I urged them to find a place that helps them connect with God andto find people that help them connect with God. Then, we had a picnic there in the woods-one of many picnics in that place, but one that was very special to me.
After that, we went to walk a labyrinth. I had never done that before so I was really looking forward to it. We all enjoyed it, although we were getting tired after an intense day.
So, where was God that day? Actually, it was the night before when the idea popped in my head to share my grandparents with them. And, I think it helped them understand connecting with God in places and it helped them connect with me. For both of those things, I am grateful.
Blessings,
Jennifer
After a , ot of thought, I decided not to make it a typical free day. The focus for the day was "stay in love with God". So, I wanted to give them some examples of ways that they could do that. We ended up going to the dunes and sitting on the beach. A lot of my youth have expressed they see God in nature. So, I thought that's where they should be. But, there was a catch. From the time we left the church, they weren't allowed to speak. They had journals and nature and they had time to spend with God. It was an awesome time. They didn't even protest. I'm not sure if it was because they were looking forward to that time or because they knew it would be pointless to protest. The night before, I got the idea to take them somewhere else afterwords. We went to where my grandparents house was and I shared some things with them about my , ife and the special meaning that place has for me. I urged them to find a place that helps them connect with God andto find people that help them connect with God. Then, we had a picnic there in the woods-one of many picnics in that place, but one that was very special to me.
After that, we went to walk a labyrinth. I had never done that before so I was really looking forward to it. We all enjoyed it, although we were getting tired after an intense day.
So, where was God that day? Actually, it was the night before when the idea popped in my head to share my grandparents with them. And, I think it helped them understand connecting with God in places and it helped them connect with me. For both of those things, I am grateful.
Blessings,
Jennifer
No comments:
Post a Comment