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watching God at work...

Many times in our lives, if not just mine, hindsight on what God is doing makes sense more then the present. But today at youth night, it was very different.

The rained poured down HARD at Valleybrook, and the kids, teenagers, residents, and myself ran for cover. I found myself running into one of the residents houses and ended up enjoying part of their evening meal with them and just talking about their lives and how the Lord was working in theirs and in mine.

I stepped back outside after the rain stopped, and 11 of my youth showed up at the mobile community center (bus) as if the rain didn't even happen. Though a lot of our time rained away sitting at home, there was still nevertheless a little time left to hang out and just mingle together, all 12 of us, under a light pole, no one singling out the other but seemingly enjoying each individuals company. We talked about how ghetto our community center was, how the Lord provided it for us to learn more about Jesus, how past youth since moved away use to hang out together with us all on that bus, and wondering where they are now and if they are doing well or up to no good... 

It just seemed to go so smoothly, as if it had happened like that for the past several years I have been out there with the community center. Every subject of conversation we had seemed like a spiritual and teachable moment to the capitalized upon.  So after that, we passed out snacks, said goodbye to each other, and left quietly each as if carrying something spiritually significant from the unusual youth nite we just had. At least thats what I'd like to believe and what I pray for.

As I am home now, how can I describe this evening but to say, God was at work, in their hearts and in mine. I am just glad He lets me be apart of it...