Last week was one of those weeks where I was reminded, yet
again, of how blessed I am to be in this role.
On Wednesday I attended a huddle at one of the local middle schools
where I had the opportunity afterwards to invite several promising young
leaders to our upcoming Leadership Camp in June as well as have some really
great conversations with several students.
One such student, a seventh grade girl, was opening up to the teacher
sponsor and me about her home life. For
several years she has lived in this area with her grandparents because her
father has been in prison since before she was born and her mother decided she
couldn’t handle raising her on her own. I
can’t imagine the heartache that this little girl has gone through at such a
young age, but I am so thankful that the Lord has caused the FCA huddle at her school
to thrive so that every Wednesday afternoon, she has the opportunity to come
and hear about a Father who loves her more than she can imagine and who will
never leave her side.
On Thursday night, Potomac Falls Girls’ Lacrosse had another
home game. What could have been a crummy
situation – having to go inside for 45 minutes because of a lightning delay,
ended up being a lot of fun. As we
headed into the gym with 10 minutes left in the first half, Potomac Falls were
up 12-0. It was pretty clear who would
end up winning this game. When we got
inside, I was able to do an impromptu character lesson with them about
REPUTATION, and it was really
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| During the lightning delay the girls played team building games |
encouraging to hear the girls’ take on it. I asked how they wanted to be known by other
coaches and teams and the first word that was said was CLASSY. I was blown away. They didn’t want to just be known as good
competitors, touch opponents, or athletically talented girls, though they are
all of those things. But they hoped
that, win or lose, other teams would be able to say that the girls of Potomac
Falls are a class act. What’s more,
after the game as I stood on the side of the field, I overheard some
conversations from the opposing team, who had just lost 18-5, as they walked
back to their bus. One girl in
particular said, “Yea, seriously. They
were so nice!” Clearly, the Panthers are
already living up to their goal of being a classy bunch!
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| Down by the banks... |
Friday was yet another awesome day in the ministry as I
attended a huddle Friday morning at River Bend Middle School. That morning, after some Dunkin Donuts
munchkins and a rousing game of tag in the gym, we had the opportunity to hear
from Luke, Will, and Kyle Ables who had spent their spring break on a mission
trip to Nicaragua with their parents. The boys shared about some of the hard things
they saw while in Nicaragua, about visiting children their family sponsors at
the orphanage their church partners with, and the way God opened their eyes to
the blessings they enjoy at home. It's
one thing for us as adults to tell students about serving and missions. But I think the fact that they were able to
hear from their peers has a much greater impact! These boys are such an awesome example that
serving God and living like Jesus doesn't start once people become adults, but
that they can be doing Kingdom work right now!
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6th grader Luke shares about his mission trip to Nicaragua
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