Thankful Tool
It is an honor to be used by God - to be His tool. We are a bit more than halfway through our summer program, which involves over 250 teenagers in service and discipleship in Boston, and I just want to share a few ways God has moved this summer:
- A teenager made a renewed commitment to seek after God, even though he's still not sure if he wants to completely follow God yet. (see Jesus' words on "counting the cost" in Luke 14:25-33). Please pray as he counts the cost of being a disciple of Christ.
- After a night of outreach to the homeless with Starlight Ministries on the Boston Common, several teenagers are now taking the initiative to continue ministering to those they met. They are making plans to serve on a regular basis with Starlight, and are passionate about loving others in their everyday lives.
- Junior high girls can be mean, but they can also be sincere, remorseful, and forgiving. We saw reconciliation happen between girls that previously had been tearing each other down, followed by a commitment to love each other and build each other up (Ephesians 4:29).
- Eyes have been opened to the reality that to care about an individual, you also have to care about the things that hurt him or her. Sometimes this means that we are concerned about more than relieving a temporary burden (food, clothes, shelter) or making sure of their eternal well-being (salvation through Jesus), but also about the people, politics, and systems that tend to push people down (see Malachi 3:5).
These are just a few of the ways God has worked this summer. We are his tools, and glad to be.
