We did not have Release Time this week Tuesday due to a snow day. The day started out with the possibility of a nasty day......but it turned out to be a very nice day afterall....but never-the-less ------ no Release Time. So that sets us back a week.....and we really don't like that. It means 3 weeks between Bible stories.......
Going to the Juvenile Detention Center makes up for it all. We read in the Native American Book of Hope once again. We sang two songs --- When I am afraid and the Banana Song and then got a request to sing Seek Ye First. It is so awesome when we think back to the first times we went and sang solos....now the kids are singing along. What a merry sound!! We also shared the verses of I Corinthians 6:19-20 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit.............
Afterwards we had many kids stay again -- some just to talk and share their hurts and wants ---- but two to receive Christ into their hearts. There were a LOT of tears this past Thursday evening. One young man is still dealing with the loss of his mother this past May. He told us that he never gets to hear her say "good job _____" anymore and it hurts.
Please pray for these young people. When you think of a juvenile delinquent you think of the worst of our youth. But these young people that we meet with just DON'T meet that description!! They are truly nice young kids --- with extraordinary hurts.
Thanks again for your awesome prayer support!!
Gary and Barb
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Good morning, Barb we prayed as a church yeaterday for your young man Eric? God remembers the name . and I will continue to pray as long as it needs .I think all young teens are good kids they just have hurts , some they have given themselfs and some are from what others have done and given to them..I was very excited to hear that our youth group is comming over this summer to help... what a fun thing..meny prayers are going up already for all of that ...I see you might not get meny coment on your posting but most of the time when i try to post something , i get it all typed but something happens when i try to send it,i think it's the evil that doesn't want you to feel our incouragement.So please don't get dicuraged there are a LOT of people reading because I hear them talking about it in church.So keepup keeping up ;-) love in Christ mary
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