Youth Group

Now that Troy and Kelby are in 6th grade they have been coming to youth group with Richard and I.  At first they were timid and kind of stayed to themselves toward the back, but slowly I am seeing them become more involved.  They are starting to volunteer to play the games and really seem to be enjoying being around the other kids in the group.  

During worship time, we are striving to hear more from God and have been doing a lot of "soaking",  During these times we challenge the kids to sit and listen to the music, write down what they hear from the Lord and pray for anything or anyone that the Lord puts on their hearts.  Troy has come to me several times and has asked, "What am I supposed to do?"  I love that he is brave enough to ask questions when he doesn't understand and I have loved the opportunity to sit with him one on one and really dive into what is means to hear the Lord.  As we walk through this and I watch how the Lord speaks to him and what he writes down, I am amazed and honored that I get to be the one to teach such wonderful and life changing things.  I pray he is always teachable and humble and hungry for what the Lord has to offer!

 I remember when Haven was in 7th grade and she used to play with the boys and comment on how little they were. We used to talk about how one day they would be in youth group with her and she would be 17.  It was hard to wrap our minds around back them, but here she is on a scavenger hunt with Kelby in her group...both so grown up!