Youth Outreach
The Ultimate Challenge
At our youth outreach we entered into several challenges each with its reward. When the youth saw that a prize was attainable, they all started to strategize how they would win. They focused on the prize.
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize." 1Cor. 9:24
Nothing is out of reach when you put your heart and trust in God. While many of us run this race of life to prove we are the best, little do we realize that if we put God first, things can and will work out for the best. Think about it. Who sets the boundaries and limits in your life? We tend to define ourselves; establish our own boundaries. With God, there are no boundaries, only greatness. We shared with the youth that in everything they do, to include God and to do their best. We also shared that when they include God in everything, they will not run this race alone. Most importantly, with Christ we are already victorious!
Selah Junior
Making Strives
One of the challenges we face is that our kids are immersed in the gypsy language. The chances of them losing their progress in Romanian and the basics we have been learning are high during school breaks and absences. While there is not much we can do about that we are happy to share that these have not affected them one bit. As we meet the kids after each weekend or break they are all excited to see us and eager to return to their school routine.
We are currently entering the reading zone with our kids and it is really exciting to see them learn and make strives to reading. Every word we say the kids try and spell while every word we read is broken down till they see the connections and are able to read the word themselves. Every day brings a new thing learned and new discoveries to make. While it is hard work for the kids I find that they are up for the challenge and capable of so much more.
We look forward to the months ahead with expectation and know that this is going to be an amazing 2012.
Thanks to everyone that make our youth outreaches and school program a success because of your prayers and support. God bless you!!
In Christ,
Sandy
