Day two in the lives of kids in school... This morning was another overwhelming day at Ellison High School. There are tons of kids in that school. I absolutely LOVE IT and can hardly wait to go back.
I love replaying the story of Young Life in my head and to other people during this time of year. In 1938 when Jim Rayburn graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary, he took a youth pastor job at a Presbyterian Church in Gainesville, Texas. His pastor told him that he (the pastor) would take care of the six kids that were coming to the church youth group, but he wanted Jim to go across the street into Gainesville High School and to love on, build relationships, engage in Life and be a part of kids' lives that would never darken the door of that Presbyterian Church! I've gotta give Mad Props (adults say, 'Praise') to that pastor for his mission minded heart! What a blessing... 2 years later, the namesake Young Life was started and off it ran. Like Wildfire. Because Jim went. And Went. And Went! He went to where kids were. He didn't wait for them to come to him. I admire that. Waiting for kids to come to you is easy. If they show up, they show up, right? NO! Go Get'em!!!
As I head to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor today to recruit college kids to 'go to where kids are,' I am humbled by our Mission. We are called to Go. Not Sit. But Go.
Are you going?
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