“I was so tired after just twenty minutes of playing with the kids,” Micah began. “They were climbing all over me and so loud, laughing and shouting, I could hardly talk to them.” He had planned on talking to the kids about Jesus. “But then I felt God tell me, ‘Give them what they need’. I realized they didn’t need me to talk to them. Through playing with them and paying attention to them, I was loving them. That was what they needed.” He went on to say that he felt like the Lord gave him the energy to keep playing with the kids and that he got filled with more and more joy as he did it. “I feel like through that God may be calling me to minister to kids.” Wow and praise God!
That same day I had a moment with some of the kids that melted me. After some very rowdy parachute games we sat on the big parachute and pretended to have a picnic. A bunch of the girls from the same second grade class started singing a song to me they learned from school. It was precious! Then they sang that song from Frozen that isn’t overdone (sarcasm), and then a bunch of the kids tried to tell me knock-knock jokes. Most of them didn’t make sense, but it was okay because they delighted in having me listen and pay attention to them. I am thrilled at the receptivity we are experiencing in this park. There have been many meaningful conversations and connections with both adults and children. Hearing week after week, “When are you coming back?!” is music to my ears. Thank you for praying for the Children’s Outreach and please continue to do so!
Thank you again for your partnership and prayers. You are a big blessing.
Enjoy your weekend!
Jess
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