Dear Family,
I was delighted to read that one of
our sponsor children was happy. He received a sheep from us a while back and it was grown up and pregnant. He has decided to name the lamb Bobby in my
husband's honor and that is fabulous.
Bobby really hopes the lamb is a boy.
Middle
school group was full, and fun. The
youth have settled into our rhythm and aren’t as hyper anymore. They were a bit wiggly but easily
manageable. I did enjoy one answer to
Bobby’s question during the lesson. What
is special about the Book of Acts? “It’s
named after an axe?” was wrong but still fun to consider.
Another
item up for thought. There will be no
allergies in heaven. Isn’t that nice? Unless those are the tears he will be wiping.
High
school group was a bit rowdy. One
student announced he had asked AI for an inappropriate verse and I definitely
believe there are several – actually many verses that are inappropriate for
mixed crowds or young people. Bobby on
the other hand wants to say that “All Scripture is God-breathed and is
useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in
righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly
equipped for every good work.” 1 Timothy
3:16-17. I had an idea to dare him to
preach some of those verses but even I don’t want to hear them read aloud. It’s just not right. Anyway, this made for an interesting night.
Bobby mentioned
a lady had a nose ring in Genesis 24. I
had to pipe in that I thought they were gross, “What if you get a cold!?” Another youth had to add, “Yes, for practical
reasons they don’t work, what if you wanted to pick your nose?” Ewwww, I was done with that conversation.
The lesson time was interesting. One fill-in-the-blank I got wrong. Romans 3:10-12 was
the verse and the blank was, “Church isn’t about p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ but about grace.” I filled in punishment and was wrong. What do you think? The next part, “Church is about c _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _.” Had a funny instant comment
– “Communism!” Noooo – Rich had to add
that the people giving up all their items to the church was, “Strictly
voluntary.”
Life is
good. It’s fun being with youth and
feeling sharpened as we consider God’s word, what is appropriate to mention, and
what is good. May you also throw ideas
back and forth with people you interact with.
May you find God’s word to be alive and active, something that pertains
to everyday life.
Seth
helped this week with putting our robot vacuum downstairs when it was done with
the upstairs. I enjoyed his help. He continues to plug away at school and
life. Slow and steady wins the race.
Adriel
enjoys one of her jobs immensely. I am
glad she likes talking with me. She has
so much going on! And she wants to do
more (snowboarding). Goodness!
Please
pray for both of our kids. They have
colds. Not Covid, just colds. Much love,
Cristy
PS, the two right answers for the fill-in-the-blanks were
perfection and celebrating.
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