Every year our association of churches does kids clubs all throughout the Austin area, sharing the Gospel with others. My church does clubs in parks in an under-served area of Round Rock, it’s a departure from our usual Bible lessons, BUT it’s always amazing to watch it done.
Why share the gospel with others?
Some of these kids don’t know where their next meal is coming from.
Some don’t know where their Dad is. Or maybe they do know, and that’s the problem.
Some desperately need a hug.
Or a meal.
Or love.
But their needs go beyond just food or a hug. The real reason we go is because they need Jesus.
Yes, as trite as that sounds, I truly believe God will change your life.
So we go and share the gospel
Each summer our church loads trailers full and brings giant inflatables and meals for one week.
We haul the inflatables out, blow them up, and hose it down when it gets too hot. Clear out any fire ant piles so the kids can safely play in the grass.
At the end of the night we give away any leftover food, and the kids take sometimes take home whole pizzas to share with family members who can’t come.
People take off work. They give up a week of their summer. The teens leading it give up two weeks of their summer, one week of training, and the week of clubs. They don’t sleep much that week, they get tired.
I don’t think they believe they’re giving up anything…….. I certainly didn’t when I was a teen doing that. Each summer I spent a month doing various mission trips. I grew so much those summers as I was sharing the gospel with others.
So, if your kid ever gets a chance to serve like this, or if you’re given the opportunity to serve and volunteer for something bigger than you.
JUMP AT IT! Take a running leap and jump as fast as you can to volunteer. It will change your life for the better.
All that to say, I’m gonna put some posts up this week about all the cool things we did, and some other Bible stuff I’ve done recently for Sunday School. I had planned to write all about it here, but honestly, I just wanted to say take a step out in faith, see what God does.
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