Wednesday Night's Do Matter

Would you believe it if I told you I never really saw myself working with kids? I like kids, I just never thought that God would put me time and time again in a place where I would work with them. A few months after arriving in Woodward Dave and I began working with kids at church. 

Dave works with 5th - 6th grade boys and I work with 1st - 2nd grade girls. The most important part of Wednesday night revolves around stories of Jesus. Every story we share, beginning from Genesis all the way through the New Testament, is tied to Jesus work on the cross. The kids need that truth from a young age and personally, being reminded of the cross on a weekly basis has been a huge blessing.

                                 

See that little girl? We will call her "T". One night during the lesson I shared again how Jesus died for us and how important salvation is. I told them that they could ask Jesus into their hearts and to my surprise, that little girl raised her and blurted out "I'm thinking about it". I was kind of shocked but just from the look on her face I could tell she was serious and that God was working in her heart. I told her that it was good to think about it but more importantly she needed to actually ask Jesus into her heart. She came back with the same reply of "I'm just gonna think about it". I left it at that and prayed God would work. 

Fast forward a few weeks ... I was visiting with my friend and I told her that I just didn't know if working with these kids was my thing and I told her I was tired of it. I'm such a faithful and positive servant .... well, that night at church a different lady spoke (we rotate teaching days). The lesson finished and right before we closed in prayer T shot her hand up. I could tell just by looking at her that she wanted to ask Jesus into her heart. After prayer I went over and asked why she had raised her hand. She told me she wanted Jesus in her heart. I took her to a different room where we could talk and I didn't even know what to say. I've known for years all the verses to say to kids, how to walk them through so they understand salvation but I was just at a huge loss for words and I had to hold back tears of joy. I mean, I didn't want T to see me crying my eyeballs out - that would be weird for a kid. The good news is that God already did the work and even though I fumbled through my words T bowed her head and asked Jesus to forgive her of her sins. At that moment, I felt like the whole entire world should have stopped to sing the Hallelujah Chorus followed by jumping up and down with excitement. The world didn't stop and no one jumped up and down but I know the angels in heaven rejoiced, and I rejoiced! Want to hear something even better? It wasn't just T that got saved that night but another little girl did too. We really do serve an awesome God and seeing Him open the spiritual eyes of little kids is indescribable.  

Now on Wednesdays I can see those two little girls soaking up the Bible stories and learning. You can tell she is really learning and understanding. She also reaches out to other girls at church and I know that is just a fruit of the Spirit being produced in her life. I bought T a Bible and she LOVES it! She recently told me that she carries her Bible around because "it's really important and people need to hear about it". 

One time during the middle of the lesson, the little girl on the left, looked up to me and whispered "I like talking and doing cart wheels". So random but it cracked me up! 

I guess my question for you would be how are you impacting the world for Christ? It doesn't have to be on a Wednesday night. It could be through your blog, by ministering to your neighbor, by being a prayer warrior and countless of other ways. 

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