He's DOWN! He's DOWN!!!
Josiah is finally down for a nap after an impromptu sleepover last night. Six boys came to visit... with backpacks filled with overnight belongings. I'm not always soft, but when an 11 year old gets teared up when we say it's time to go home my heart melts a little.
PLUS, 6 free babysitters while I catch up on reading, Bible study and Netflix. Really it's a WIN-WIN :)
Nevertheless, I now have laundry to do and candles burning (Preteen boys STINK!) but sometimes the little sacrifices are worth it.
While we sat to do our family devotions this morning, Robersy and myself with our 7 children, they had a lot to say and a lot to ask while Robersy shared the importance of discipleship.
As some of the youngest boys on Robersy's team my heart melted as I looked at my 1 year old squished on the couch with the others. Intently listening. He wants to be just like the big kids. In fact yesterday afternoon he spent the majority of time throwing balls, racing cars and swinging bats with the older six.
These kids may not think they have anyone looking up to them, but I can assure you, they do.
In fact, we all do.
I know I've talked about this before but whether you believe it or not, you are influencing someone. Good OR bad... but you ARE influencing someone.
So what do we do with this super power :)
We live right.
RIGHT... in the eyes of God Almighty!
That is exactly what our church youth conference is all about this weekend.
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
"We are called to be LIGHT in a dark, DARK world and people are WATCHING... are you putting your faith in to ACTION?"
Pray as we teach our young people what it means to live out our faith.
So that's what we've been up to. Busily preparing for the conference, as well as for camp, all while continuing our regular ministries and searching for a van!
We appreciate your prayers at a very busy time of the year!!!
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TODAY'S BLOG!
"THAT'S A WRAP!"
What a fabulous weekend! It was CRAZY and we're dead tired. But it was fantastic!!!
The teens left the conference feeling well-loved and encouraged to BE LIGHT and TAKE ACTION by our three invited speakers. I was thankful to see the messages came together and God moved as we knew HE would!
We began the day with muffins and 2 messages from Word of Life National Director of Bible Clubs, Samuel. He spoke about our call to be light and what that looks like in our day-to-day life. It was also a blessing to hear about Samuel's own story and how the Lord led him in to ministry.
After a LARGE typical Dominican lunch of rice with beans (moro), chicken and salad we settled down to hear our Pastor, Nathan Jude, bring the Word. We love how God speaks through our Pastor on a weekly basis and this weekend at the conference was no exception!
Finally, after more snacks, prizes and songs, we heard from our final speaker, Word of Life missionary, Josued. Unfortunately, Josued had car issues on his way out to us, but we were blessed by his message when he was able to arrive!
4 teens expressed a call in to ministry - and to tell you the truth, we see it in them too. Their desire to serve their local church, push other teens towards a closer relationship with the LORD and of course clear evidence of their heart to grow is undeniable.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS!
I've included some photos so you can get a visual :)
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