challenges

While challenges may look different and come in many forms, they all require the same thing. A response. On Wednesday morning, the Freedom Project visited a Christian school. The Freedom Project has done the turnaround drama since we started, the impact remains the same. This picture is the part in the drama where one girl falls victim because of the choices she makes in her life. In essence, a life lived apart from God. Her Christian friend watched helplessly by the sidelines, she did not want to get involved so, she didn't reach out. The result, her friend died and now she will walk away from God, and go down the same path as the other knowing it leads to death. Only until a third friend intervenes, praying and reaching out, the second one would be saved. As we completed the performance part of the program we opened it up for q & a. One student stepped up to ask, why didn't the second friend help when she saw what was happening to her friend. That is when we shared with the students that although the second friend knew the truth, and had learned it in church, she choose to do nothing with it. They need to know what they believe and act on it, share it with thier friends. Don't let other's perish without hearing the truth. You should always be willing to share it with others and help them in their time of need. It was really a great morning. We trust that they were challenged by that message, it really hit them hard and as much as middle schoolers tried to look cool ,they were impacted. Also pictured is April wrapping it up! Go April!

Then hours later, as a few of us from that outreach sat in on a meeting at the YWAM base, we were shaken. Joy Dawson had come to share a message she had been preparing for the mission. Jesus, the model. The first challenge came as she asked, do we truly believe we can be like JESUS? Or, do we model our lives like others in the bible, because they're character seems more achievable? Do we steer clear of the study of Jesus, because of our unbelief? Has our hearts grown hard over the years of playing church? Do you know they have, and they do? Here is just one point to think about: Jesus had singlemindedness and intensity of purpose to accomplish the task given Him by the Father....are you easily distracted from this pursuit? John 17:4 I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do....can we say this?