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Kids Club
... Day 7
Greeting you from Kids Club!
THANKS FOR YOUR STEADFAST
INTERCESSION
We are winding into the final
days we will have together this year. It has been powerful ministry, with
many children and
young leaders sensing the safety, love and nurture of
a community that is one in Christ. It is the love of God that attaches
itself to making bird houses, visiting a recycling plant, going swimming, eating
lunch -- these fun and really ordinary experiences feel gigantic inside an
intentional community that is largely about communicating the greatest good
news.
Our hearts break almost daily
right now as the needs of many of our kids become exposed. Our children
have lived through many tortures. I heard today of a mother who poured
caustic substances all over her children. A child fears coming to Christ
because of the demonic voices in her head and home. A little boy who is
only five, and can get into almost a catatonic state. Angry children and
sad children ... yet, today had amazing moments that felt so free from all of
that, as painting crafts, beauty and dance classes, field trips and soccer and
basket ball went on with leaders and friends. We have prayed incessantly
for the delight of these days to be salve to broken hearts, for the words of
God's love to pierce the darkness and for children to grab a hold of them with
whatever faith they might find.
You have heard me describe the
warfare ... it is real. WE came home to a break-in, that looked a lot like
kids. VCR, Chris's DVD collection and all his computer games, a stereo
speaker, all stolen. I said to one really troubled kid tonight, who we
rarely see anymore, who randomly called on the phone ... "that Kids Club is
a time when Satan gets a hold of someone he can manipulate during these weeks of
spiritual breakthrough for other kids. It is so sad that some kids are so
vulnerable to his power. Yet God is greater still." "I've
never been in Chris' room" was his strange response.
Tomorrow we take the 6-8
graders to the lake for the day. What a thrill -- what a wonderful day it
will be. Pray for safety and for the others who will also have wonderful
days -- the new science museum (5th grade) trip is also tomorrow, some kids go
Kiwana's Park to the wave pool, the last day is celebration with step dancers,
Native American bird singers a magician and other great fun.
We are tired, yet alive in our
hearts with what God is doing in this wild world of Kids Club. I can tell
you that it is amazing what God's love can do.
Pray for Breakthrough!
Love,
Kit
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