Blessings

This week I'm working in the Missions rotation of VBS for FBC Wasilla. Only three days of VBS have gone by and God is already working. It has been a shower of blessing to watch His hand at work this week. We had 21 kids pray to receive Christ today!!! This is an amazing number, but we have to remember that it is NOT ABOUT NUMBERS. I just want to take a few minutes to share some of the amazing things about the past few days.


The kids this week have really been asking a lot of questions about missions, especially the third and fourth graders. They are really starting to get an idea of what a missionary is and that you don't have to be "career missionary." We're trying to drive home the point that you are a missionary everywhere you go. One little boy let us know that he really understood when he told us about his dad."My dad is in the army. He's a missionary when he tells people about Jesus when he goes to serve." He really understand that being a missionary isn't just a full time job! Every Christian is a missionary. The kids are starting to understand that there are different kinds of missionaries. How exciting!

Next up, I'm going to tell you about some of the kids that decided to stay back after the Gospel presentation this morning. Since the Missions rotation doesn't start until an hour after the Worship Rally, I got to go up and be a counselor for the kids that wanted to hang back and talk or pray with someone. We had five kids that accepted Christ right after the morning rally and one reassurance. This is very exciting, but there's more. A few kids that were already Christians stayed because they needed to pray with somebody. I got to pray with a little girl who's dog had just died. Was I let down that I wasn't leading a child to Christ? Not at all! It's amazing that children realize that God cares about all the little things in life, including when our pets die. That little girl was upset and she turned to God for comfort. She understood that God cares about every little detail in her life. It was a wonderful example of beautiful childlike faith. We don't see enough of that. For the teens and adults reading this, when was the last time you went to God with one of your "little" problems or hurts? If it's been awhile, why? If God is big enough to handle any crisis we face, how much more able is He to handle a little bump in the road?

I also have a story of Salvation to share with you. During the day, we made sure to give the kids another "altar call" in the Missions rotation. We had five third and fourth graders that wanted to talk. I got the opportunity to share the plan of Salvation with these kids and then take them to talk to the pastor. While I was busy with the third and fourth graders, two fifth and sixth graders stepped out and accepted Christ during their Missions time. Praise God for these decisions! However, the story I want to share with you comes from a first grader named Xandr. Two boys wanted the chance to talk to someone about becoming a Christian, and Xandr was one of them. I had the great opportunity to sit in on some of the counseling sessions with the pastor, but this one touched my heart the most. While we were talking with Xander, he said something very profound for first grader. "I came to Bible Camp this week because I didn't know ANYTHING about God, and I want to know how to become a Christian." We took him and one other boy through the plan of Salvation. Both boys understood, but I could tell that Xander REALLY got it. He prayed and told God that he was sorry for sinning and that he needed to be forgiven. It brought tears to my eyes listening (I'm tearing up now just typing this)!! It was such an INCREDIBLE BLESSING!! Who am I that I was allowed to witness that and be a part of such an incredible event??? Experiences like that are what this summer is all about.

There's one more blessing that I'd like to share with you, but I think that it would be better to post it in a couple of days. Over the past couple of days, I've been working with a man named Gary. He's been sharing parts of his testimony with me and I'd like to pass some of it on to you. I've been finding out a little more each day so I'll wait until the end of the week to post what I've learned. A complete story might be better than just a small piece of it.

Thank you so much for all of you prayers! They have been felt and are much appreciated!! Please CONTINUE to PRAY! GOD IS AT WORK!