The End...

Jesus is like Bread...

Sorry it’s taken me so long to update, I came down with a cold/virus at camp and haven’t been able to shake it… So anyway, as you know last week was our last girls’ group event for the summer and our topic for the week was how Jesus is like bread (gotta love the bread sculpture churches… I told them they could make whatever they wanted and that’s what they came up with!). Jesus being like bread is obviously not an easy concept for elementary school aged students but, at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I was once again blown away by their understanding. I asked the girls what kind of things people hunger for, besides food, and as they sat there thinking I saw a light go on in one of the girls’ eyes as she responded with “money… love… friends” etc. It was a great way to end off our summer and I’m praying that these girls truly do turn to Jesus to satisfy their every hunger.

Now that the summer is over it’s time for me to talk about the one thing I have been avoiding talking about on this blog… As I imagine you all know by now, over the past few months I have felt God leading me into missions and, as a result, I am no longer working with Montreal Youth Unlimited. I am currently looking into opportunities abroad and hope to leave within the next few months. I am very excited about all that God has in store however, ever since I made this decision there has been one thing I have been dreading – saying goodbye to the girls. I let the girls know at the end of the retreat and it was a lot harder than I expected. The girls were more genuinely upset than I thought they’d be and, after having such an amazing summer with them, so was I. I remain convinced and totally at peace that this is what God wants me to do but that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to these girls that I have come to love so much. We will be having one final sleepover on October 9th and in the meantime I will continue to visit them and have one-on-ones with them until I leave. Please keep my girls in your prayers over the upcoming weeks and months, that they would understand why I am leaving, that they would not feel abandoned (so many of them have already been abandoned too many times in their lives) and that I would be able to set a good example for them of what it means to truly follow God. Pray also for me as I pray about how I might be able to continue to be involved in their lives.

Well, considering I no longer work for Youth Unlimited you probably won’t be hearing much more from me here but I’m planning on starting a new blog soon so stay tuned…

Thank you so much for all your prayers and support!