One Tuesday last year, I had one of the most amazing moments of my life. Some friends and I became aware of a family (mom and 3 kids) that were sleeping in sleeping bags, no furniture. Word spread and, before I knew it, that family had beds, couch, tv, groceries, etc.
The next week I took some items from folks in my church that seemed to 'just' fit with all the rest. At that time, I met the Mom and her Kindergartener. I invited the child to the Tues' TeamKids program at church. On Tuesday, guess who showed up? Him! And here are the words to a song we sang that very day.
"Come and go with me, to my Father's House.
It's a big, big house with lots and lots of rooms.
It has a big big table with lots and lots of food.
It has a big big yard where we can play football.
Come and go with me to my Father's house."
I briefly explained who the Father was (God) and where the house is (heaven) and how we get there (believe in Jesus). You have no idea what it felt like to look into that child's eyes and sing those words.
On Wednesday, I asked this child's big brother, "How did he like TeamKids?" He said, "Oh he had fun and all he talked about was God's big big house." That's it...that's my calling to introduce, reproduce, represent Father God and His Son to kids. I pray that God would bless the total stangers who gave from their excess. And I pray that that little boy will know that Father God gave him those gifts, not us. Finally, I pray that God will no longer be a total stranger to him and his family, but their best friend, Abba.
5 comments:
I'm so thankful that I'll live in that big, big house someday!!
Love you and miss you!
Great, now that song's in my head and it will be there for days!!
Miss J - were you really blogging at 5:25 AM????
Sorry I missed your call, T. You called while I was in the bathroom at Olive Garden. Good timing there! I tried to call you back.
"Come and go with me..."(I told you I would be singing that song!!)
Yes, joyfuljourney! I was really blogging at 5:25 a.m.!! How else could I be ready to go visiting at 9:00 a.m????
Wow! What a beautiful story! Thanks for sharing that and encouraging us all! I think it is so neat that you feel the calling you do, to children. Children always have a way of enlightening.
I am so proud of you and all you do for the kids. Love your Mom
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