You never really know what is coming next in ministry. It may be a teen just having a bad day. It may be a teen needing a ride. It may be a teen getting kicked out of the home. It may be a teen needing a meal. It may be a teen getting arrested. It may be a teen just needing to talk. It may be a teen wanting to know more about life. As was the case last week, a local teen died in a car accident near Bushnell.
What do you say? How do you respond? How about with love and compassion? Show her friends and family that you care. Give time and effort to creating an environment for people to grieve, for people to acknowledge the loss, for people to have a safe place to share if they need to, and for people to have food to eat. Yeh. Those are just some of the things YFC staff and other church leaders were able to help with when this tragedy struck our community this past week. Only God knows the open doors that will come because of the genuine love and concern for teens and adults alike. Please pray along with us for healing. Pray for protection over local teens. Pray for teens to seek wisdom and ultimately God. Pray that we will be in the right place at the right time for them. Thanks!
Also this past month, two ministry leaders from Bushnell and I attended YFC's Ministry Leader Conference in Wheaton, IL. This conference gives leaders a bigger picture of the ministry of YFC. It gives us a chancee to worship God together. It provides training through breakout sessions that relate directly to our current ministry challenges. I love YFC for their cutting edge, relational approach to ministry. To me, that's the model God showed us through His son Jesus Christ. Love God and love others. Pray for our adult ministry leaders as they give of their time and resources to further the Lord's Kingdom here on earth.
I would be remiss not to mention that we had to say “goodbye” to one of our teens that moved to Missouri this past month. Kesia was a young lady that had a great heart for helping others. Pray for her as she adjusts to life there. Pray that she would get involved in a good youth group. Pray that she would grow in her faith in God and let Him direct her paths.
Last, but not least, Our 12th Annual Super Duper Soup Supper will be Friday, March 9 at 6 pm in Bushnell at the Community Christian Center. Come be served by the local teens involved with Youth for Christ and hear how God has been working in their lives.
The Rodeffer's
Pray for:
Family and friends of local teen that was killed in a car accident
Desire for teens to go deeper with God
For Christians to live out their faith in a real, live, loving manner
Upcoming events
Feb. 20 – Ski/Tubing trip to Snowstar
Feb. 24-25 30 Hour Famine
March 9 – 12th Annual Super Duper Soup Supper
