1/6/16 Oh my heart is happy. Jake
started youth group last August. He liked going to the large group worship and
lesson time. He wasn’t too thrilled with his small group. He was placed in a
group with mostly homeschool kids. He tried talking to the kids and tried to
get to know people, but he never felt comfortable. He had some awkward kids in
his group, one that liked to glare at him, and one that was super hyper and
fidgety. He stopped going to the small group. With the new semester, I thought it
would be a good time to talk with the coordiators and see if Jake could try a
new group. I also encouraged him to go early and help with the setup crew, just
to try and and see what he thought. I also thought it would be a good way for
him to meet people. They also feed the helpers after setup. At 8:00 when I
picked up Jake, I asked him how the night went, his exact words, “Awesome!”. He
was all smiles and pointed out his new friend he made, Cayden. The boy looked
familiar to me and turned out to be the same family we got our kittens
Buttercup and Camo from. It is always neat to see how God can bring new people
into your lives and seeing where it leads. Jake talked all the way home about
his night and he was beaming. On a sad note, he had a small group leader
confess that he had tried taking his own life on Christmas. Jake was very
saddened and very bothered. I was very confused and sad to think that an adult
would share such heavy stuff with such young kids age 11 and 12. In discussing
it and asking questions, I narrowed it down and realized it is someone that I
know, and I know the family. They have 5 kids. It is so heartbreaking. It
was a door to some big discussions with Jake. I also told Jake that I have been
praying for him for a long time that he would meet kids in the church and make
friends and feel comfortable going and enjoy youth group. 3 times that night he
thanked me for praying for him. Love that boy!1/6/16 Oh my heart is happy. Jake
started youth group last August. He liked going to the large group worship and
lesson time. He wasn’t too thrilled with his small group. He was placed in a
group with mostly homeschool kids. He tried talking to the kids and tried to
get to know people, but he never felt comfortable. He had some awkward kids in
his group, one that liked to glare at him, and one that was super hyper and
fidgety. He stopped going to the small group. With the new semester, I thought it
would be a good time to talk with the coordiators and see if Jake could try a
new group. I also encouraged him to go early and help with the setup crew, just
to try and and see what he thought. I also thought it would be a good way for
him to meet people. They also feed the helpers after setup. At 8:00 when I
picked up Jake, I asked him how the night went, his exact words, “Awesome!”. He
was all smiles and pointed out his new friend he made, Cayden. The boy looked
familiar to me and turned out to be the same family we got our kittens
Buttercup and Camo from. It is always neat to see how God can bring new people
into your lives and seeing where it leads. Jake talked all the way home about
his night and he was beaming. On a sad note, he had a small group leader
confess that he had tried taking his own life on Christmas. Jake was very
saddened and very bothered. I was very confused and sad to think that an adult
would share such heavy stuff with such young kids age 11 and 12. In discussing
it and asking questions, I narrowed it down and realized it is someone that I
know, and I know the family. They have 5 kids. It is so heartbreaking. It
was a door to some big discussions with Jake. I also told Jake that I have been
praying for him for a long time that he would meet kids in the church and make
friends and feel comfortable going and enjoy youth group. 3 times that night he
thanked me for praying for him. Love that boy!
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