Some days are sugar and spice. :) Today is one of those.
All praises to the One and only King and Messiah! He has granted peace where there was fear, strength where there was worry, and wisdom where there was doubt.
Today was our first Sunday of the first THIRST summit of the year in Picayune, Mississippi. Today God gave the precious gift of encouragement through countless team members as well as kids. I've been praying for the Lord to help me cultivate a spirit of supreme honesty and to be filled with His love to overflow. He is faithful. I am so thankful for His will and working in the lives of those around me. Prayer is a powerful opportunity & privilege given to us, and I'm so grateful for my brothers and sisters who are willing to not only laugh, talk, call, listen, work (and sometimes even cry) with me, but to pray for and with me. It is a beautiful thing. I've been contemplating lately what it actually means to glorify God, and thanks to God's grace I am learning that it really is the daily things that He delights in. It's not all counted up at the end of life and THEN He is glorified; every act of obedience out of love for Him brings Him glory and happiness now. Kind of a strange little rabbit trail there. ;) But hey.
Prayer requests: Health and mental clarity for myself and my teammates, increased sensitivity of the Spirit's convictions and leadings, and overall strength to fight the good fight with a Christ-like attitude.
Today we had more than 20 kids in our club, which was the largest group we've had yet! It was so exciting to be back into the groove of children's ministry and hallelujah, we teachers maneuvered throughout the sessions like clockwork...most of the time. :) SO blessed to have a friend & roomie whom I can totally sing in the car with, and has hysterical laughing fits with me over classic musicals, (MM in St. Louis quote: "I LOVE you!"). I got to play a saleswoman and camel with my darling Hannah, sing terrible atheist kid's church songs with Tyler (thank you, Tim Hawkins), and go all southern-gal while camel-evaluatin' and skedaddlin' (yes, Andrew, I looked up the proper spelling and definition) with Mr. Clemons as my surprise "daddy" for the night, the King. #children'sministryskits
Top it off with a fine, healthy dinner with our incredible (no really, incredible) host home mama, a splendid cup of chamomile tea with local raw honey for allergies (woot woot) and the blessing of hearing my sissy's voice over the phone, and today has been, in a word, wonderful.
P.S. I simply adore Mississippi.
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