Want to serve?

Have you had the desire to serve Jesus, just don't know where or how? Do you have a passion for kids or think that teaching kids about Jesus is something you would enjoy? I bet we have a spot for you. There are hundreds of kids newborn to 7th grade, at Trinity Fellowship Church who need someone to tell them about Jesus. There a couple hundred just in Xtreme that just want someone to hangout with them and make them feel like someone cares about them. So many of these kids just want someone to hang out with them, listen to what they have to say and actually care about what is going on in their lives. I think that we have some awesome kids and we have great leaders but we have way more kids then we do leaders. Just this past sunday in our 11 am service we had 85 kids and only 4 leaders thats 21 and a 1/4 kids per leader. We can make an impact with number like that because My God is a great God and he will use those who will let him and miracles will happen. But imagine what he could do if the ratios were 1:10 or even better 1:7 thats a ways off but I have faith that leaders will come, are you one of them? Im sure if I wanted to I could find scripture that would tell you why you should serve but thats not how I do things. I want to challenge you. Pray...pray about what your calling in life is if its not serving in childrens ministry its to be a mission worker in Africa or South America awesome do that. But there is mission work to be done here in your own backyard it may not be as glamorous in the eyes of those around you but its just as important to the Lord of Lord and King of Kings these Children are his and someone needs to tell them that. Xtreme is a lot of fun I spend a lot of my time volunteering there because I love the kids but also because in the last 5 years that I have been doing this I have made some great friends and I get to serve along side them. It feels great to serve ask anyone who has done it and 90% of the time I think people will agree. It feels even better when you get to serve with your friends. If this has enticed you to want to know more about being involved in Childrens ministry let me know I would love to help you get started on the path of helping kids find Jesus is a reward that I can't even explain.

Heart Broken

Wednesday night Xtreme (the 5th, 6th, and 7th grade ministry I volunteer in) had what we called a ministry night. Our worship band led a few songs and then the leaders split into 3 groups of prayer, (Healing, Prophetic, General) I was ask to be in the general group so thats where I went. As the leaders went to our stations Pastor Adam told the kids that we(the leaders) want to pray for them if they want healing, or an encouraging word or if they just want prayer over nothing in specific. but we wanted them to go to atleast 2 of the groups. I begin praying for these students one by one. A friends science project, grades, school, a dog, wanting to be closer to God (in my opinion typical stuff for their age then I have 2 students come up to me and ask me to pray for them one is having emotional problems is what she tells me and as I look at her she tells me "I cut myself" Not what I was expecting to come out of her mouth but I say ok Lets pray...God is so good I did not have a clue what to say to that young girl but He did and his words came out of my mouth on fire, another young lady comes up to me and says "My mom is a drug dealer and my dad is in prison for the rest of his life for murder and Im seperated from my brother" Again this is not what I was expecting Im fighting back tears so that I can let God work, His spirit flow through me and minister to these kids. I have been blessed to not have to come across difficulties like they have to be honest im not sure I would have been able to handle that when I was there age. My heart broke for these girls and as I type this tears are coming to my eyes. What did they do to get this life they have been dealt I find myself asking that question. There was also a young boy that one of the other leaders prayed for that came to her and said I just want to be able to eat every night. That should be happening anywhere much less Amarillo. Why them Lord? They are dealing with things that most people in the United States don't have to deal with. and add to the fact that these kids are 11 and 12 years old. Its so sad to see, I ask the Lord to "break my heart for what breaks yours" I think this is just a glimpse and I can barely handle it. But I want more I want to be able to do more.

I can't get these kids out of my mind and I had to put this out there if you read this please send prayers their way. That the Holy Spirit would come down on them like nothing that could ever dream up on their own, and they would know Gods love and that he is always there.