"We had been doing a basketball camp for 10-15 year olds. The last day of the camp, a couple of the kids asked if we would come back the next week, and when we told them no, they all broke out into tears. As we walked away, tears welled up in my eyes. I wanted them to know the Love of God, a love much greater then I could ever give them. I wanted to turn around and tell them the truth. But I couldn't because it was Illegal to witness to a minor.
I began to sob, but God calmed me and said,"I have sent you to love these kids. Let me take care of the rest." For the next hour, I asked Him why I couldn't do it, and if I didn't do it then, how or when? All I heard from Him was Oolu, which in their native language means "sit." So I sat for about 20 Minutes. Then a young boy came to sit down next to me. He was reading a Bible in his language. He looked at me and had his finger on a verse. Although I didn't know the language, I knew what that passage said because it was John 3:16. I smiled and said,'Jesus Loves you and so do I.' The Child's face lit up and he ran off telling all the kids that Jesus loved him and so did I. It never fails that God always finds a way."
-Derek from Brazosport college.
Little passage out of the book, "My life, His mission."
I am absolutely In love with this. His heart, so willing to share Christ with those kids, but God sent him there to love them, and He'd do the rest. He was faithful to his calling, and God was faithful to His promise.
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