So I decided to go ahead and put in midweek thoughts bc God has been amazing the past couple of days... but by the end of the week I forget some things... but also it will make the entries shorter...
Okay, anyway... So I tried a Sunday School class Sunday Morning at First Baptist, which is the church i wanted to avoid bc of the size and such, but it is close to the center and it has options for young adults. I chose a Journey Sunday School, which focuses on young adults entering the real world for the first time (out of college)... and the range is 22-26, which is perfect. The class is still big, like 40 or 50 ppl but the teachers were nice and the class has a small bible study at their house on Wednesday nights so I think I may try that. and I love the Pastor, he is so real and down to earth and he knows how to keep my attention. and 1 girl even spoke to me after Sunday School so they was encouraging..... it is funny bc it goes along with my pattern of me thinking what is best and what is not and then finally giving in and God does amazing things. So keep praying, I will try Wed night and next Sunday morning, bc I want to find a church to be a part of.
Yesterday was amazing!!! So we separated the nursery and I was in the toddler room and I just keep falling in love with them. So they are learning how to say please (in english!) and how to clean up after themselves, and they are so stinking cute! We even tell them bible stories in there and it is cute when they actually get some of the things we are trying to teach them......
Then when we went home for lunch, we had a table full of groceries that a church went and bought for us missionaries. Things we can cook and specific things we each like... it was amazing!!! THEN after lunch I went to the clothing closet and we had a char load of clothes donated, mostly men's clothes... which we were in need of the most. Then there was Gano Kids Club, just an amazing time in itself. The kids are starting to recognize me and want to play with me and I love teaching them the memory verse..............
BUT THE MOST AMAZING PART OF THE DAY was Teen Club... these kids usually come for the basketball and snacks and just sit silently as we try to talk to them. We are going through the Case for Christ (student edition) on how to prove Christ is real. This was my week to teach (first time) and i started out by asking a simple question, do they think Christ is the real son of God...... wow buddy, did i start something. Questions started being fired at us and comments of 'proof' that the bible and Christ werent legitimate. We sat for about an hour just talking about things. They dont see the proof and such and they want to be atheists and such. But they didnt hold back, and a lot of those questions were TOUGH and i didnt know how to answer all of them. Kristen and I tried but it was challenging.... BUT THEY ARE OPENING UP to allow us to have these conversations... such a big step.
Okay, still the same prayer requests...... got to go, Fletcher Kids Club starts soon!
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