WEEK SIX

This week was amazing. Wednesday night, we did not have our meeting with Matthew like normal, but I did have my first small group with the girls. Only three of them were there, but it was incredible. They were extremely receptive considering the fact that I don't think any of them know what it really means to have a relationship with Christ. My roomate and I began by asking them what they wanted to get out of the group and they surprised us with answers like, "we want to know how to be 'good all around' if you know what we mean" and "we want to meet once every week, we like that you are younger but older than us." It was awesome to hear those answers coming from teenage girls that don't really know us that well yet. After this conversation, we gave our testimonies. Both of us are pastor's daughters, so I was a little anxious to see how'd they would recieve that, but of course, the Lord used it for His benefit. None of them seemed turned off or bored and asked us questions afterwards. This coming week, we are going to begin telling them about having a relationship with Christ and what that actually means...so these next few weeks could be the most important in their lives. I can't wait to see what the Lord does :)

Youth group was pretty normal. We sang and Matthew talked about what road we are traveling. However, one of the girls in my small group told me she was suicidal, so Matthew and I had to sit down with her and discuss that issue. It was a very good learning experience for me though, just to see how a youth pastor handles red flat situations like that.