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.
