For some reason this verse kept coming back to me this week. I was sitting in church looking for another verse that the pastor told us to look for and ended up on this one. And then I couldn't get it out of my mind. It was really great to hear God's promise for me.
Sometimes it feels like I am not really making any difference with the little children I minister to every day. The kids that i spend most of my time with are too little to understand what I am saying, and most of them leave before i have a chance to have a lesson during class time. I was feeling really down about this when I found the verse. It's really great to know that God has sent me out bearing his word. I know I can put my faith in this promise whenever I am feeling a little useless. I know that God has called me and that he has a plan for me here. I have realized that maybe the best way to tell a little child about Christ's love, is by saying nothing. Just being there for a hug and a smile can be enough. And if that is what God has called me to, then he is going to bring fruit out of that. Thank you, Jesus.
Also, I am involved in the Deo Doxa youth group which meets on Friday nights. It is the church that I go to (mostly white, Afrikaans speaking people). I volunteer with my friend from my team, Raelynn. Last Friday, we did a drama talking about the prodigal son. After that we went into small groups and discussed it. Then, Hencor (the youth leader) talked about forgiveness and a relationship with Christ. After that he gave the invitation to receive Christ, and five of the youth accepted Christ!!!!! I was so excited to see how victorious our God is!!! I was so excited to see two of the girls accept Christ. I just love them so much.
All in all, this week was full of victories. Thank you, Jesus!!!