"I saw God..."

I saw God...

As I drove two incredibly excited youth to Leonardtown Baptist Church a couple of weeks ago for an inter-church youth retreat I was hopeful they would have a great time and prayerful that they would encounter God. What I didn't expect is that for a split second I would  encounter God. As I walked them to the front of the church to meet up with the rest of the Pax Pres youth I expected to see the usual suspects, Tom, our interim youth director, and Robbie and Amanda, our amazing youth leaders. What I didn't expect was to see members of our church, none of whom have youth-age children, eagerly and excitedly awaiting the arrival of the Pax Pres youth. I was overwhelmed to tears with gratitude for the willingness of these members of our church family to spend their weekend discipling and loving on the youth of our church. I was in awe watching the body of Christ at work. 

Sometimes, the hardest people to love are the ones who need it most. You don't have to have a youth or even remember what it was like to be a youth to love and disciple them. You only need a desire for the future of our church to be on fire for God and strong in their faith; a spirit open to the call of God and willing to respond; and the ability to be a fool for Christ, God will do the rest. 

From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Eileen, Laura, Cindy, and Jeff...and, of course, Tom, Patsy, Amanda, and Robbie. 

- Kaiti Wicker