What a powerful week it has been for the children, their families, the staff, and leaders of our Vacation Bible School. Prayers of gratitude for the incredible love our St. Andrew family has for the ones God sends to us! Only time will tell whether or not these precious ones "got" what they most needed, heard what God wanted them to hear, saw the word made flesh in the youth and adults who worked with them. But I believe no small number of them have heard, seen, and got it.
Final prayers in two areas:
Prayers that the children can get to worship Sunday morning (and bring their families with them. It is so important for them to be able to demonstrate to Mom and Dad what they've learned and how far they come. They are also some of the best evangelists out there.
We also want to pray that the Break Away youth can get to youth group Sunday night. We design the program so that it is as easy a transition to our youth ministry as possible. We pray that they not only come to share Sunday morning, but also come and have some fun at Wacky Olympics with the other Junior High youth of St. Andrew.
At St. Andrew we are called to be bridge builders. Now we've laid down a good foundation and have gotten some children and youth over to a new place or a new relationship with God. But it needs to be the kind of bridge they can cross again and again and again. We need to pray that we can build bridges with our guests so that they can build a bridge with the grace-filled life that can only be found in Jesus.
So let's keep up the prayers all the way through Sunday night and beyond.
