On a lighter note...

So the description of this blog says it may include some things from youth group. That being said let me tell you why. This year Adam & I, along with a couple who I grew up with in school, are leaders of our local church youth group this year. The Mooneys being in charge of fundraising & the Hudds being over activities. So far we've had a pretty good year. Praise God we've had no less than TWENTY kids in Wednesday night youth class since August which is great for a small area like here!! We recently attended MS State Youth Convention in Hattiesburg November 20-22 and took 19 young people along with 6 adult counselors. All in all it was a smooth riding "first rodeo" for us as new leaders without Bro. Jerry & Mrs. Carolyn. And...we'll just leave it at that. hehehe ;)

When we were "reporting" to Bro. Jerry about the weekend the Sunday night we returned home I admitted my frustration with a handful of our group who seem to be the most "hard-hearted" young people & what's worse those select few are those who have grown up in our church...which is so sad to me. After letting me vent my frustrations (to a small extent) Bro. Jerry then calmly asked me, "Now, as much you've complained about them have you prayed for them just as much?" My response...head down..."No sir." So now it is my mission (as it should have been all along) to pray for each & every one of those young people in our group because it won't be LeAnn that reaches them...right?

Well, over the past several weeks now I catch a thought coming into my mind that it may be time for me to share my "testimony" with these kids...maybe even with the adults in our church. When I think about those few especially that I spoke of earlier I think of myself. I grew up in this church and still made HUGE mistakes and walked a path that I KNEW was completely wrong! And now more than ever my desire is for these young people to SEEK to find what I know now before all that. Sadly, some of them have already gone farther than I ever did. But where do I begin to even tell them my "story"...my "testimony"...I've never really shared it before. Of course, I've talked with a few about bits & pieces of it all, but I've never gone through the guts & grime of the whole script with a group of people.

So whew! Really? Well, I'm not 100% sure it's time for that yet but evidently it's getting close. So please pray with me because it's my amazing Savior that I want them to see through it all...His amazing MERCIFUL GRACE & UNCONDITIONAL LOVE that I want them to know like I am just starting to catch a glimpse of now. It's an overwhelming thing to work with young people...even more overwhelming the feeling of a desire to "reach" them. I am still amazed at how God has changed the way I think...if you knew me before you would agree.