More on Campaigner Weekend

After I got done being sad about not having kids go to the weekend I ended up going to see club tonight. I mean I didn't really have anything better to do and I thought it might be fun. I ended up being really encouraged by going. Apparently there were close to 650 kids that showed up. The biggest I can ever remember this weekend being before this is like 400. The moral for me was that despite the success I am not seeing in Mt. Healthy God is still working through the ministry of YL to change lives all over the city.

I talked to a guy named Tony for a few minutes in the lobby, and this is what he told me. "I came on this weekend because I brought my friend. I have been praying for him with my leader since Christmas Break, and I really want him to meet Jesus this weekend." It was exciting for me to see how it's supposed to work. Kids loving other kids for Christ is what this ministry is at its best.

Altogether it was encouraging for me to sit in a room with 600+ high school kids who were excited to worship God together. I know the kids in that room are all over the place in the depth of their relationships with Christ, but because of their response to God's mercy, because God in His great mercy, they can change their schools. We are talking about a Revelation Generation at church these days, and I think the key to that working isn't mobilizing a huge group of adults to reach out to kids. I think that is an important step, but the really important part is getting adults to latch on to kids for life, to raise them up in their faith, to disciple them. I look forward to seeing over the next few years what happens in the area because of the number of kids who know Christ in the schools currently.