I just don't know...

Life is funny sometimes. Other times, it's very crazy. We seem to be in one of those crazy times right now. And I guess it's good. And I know that our Lord uses relationships to further His Kingdom.

Last Thursday I got a call from this lady who got my name / number from a priest in town and she needed some advice and whatnot. We finally connected on Monday. Here is the scoop: This lady is a single mom barely making above minimum wage. She has 3 kids. Her ex-husband molested her 3 little children. But, she has this neighbor girl who has been using her house as a refuge. The girl is in high school (this is where we come in) at Killeen High. Her dad is a truck driver. Her step mom is addicted to drugs. The girl is physical, emotionally and psychologically abused. Yes, the cops have been called. Nothing. Her mom buys food for herself and her aunt, but not for this girl because she is overweight. This girl now has a boyfriend. So ... this lady is moving and she wants to know what to do with her. What can she get involved in? This girl does not have a cell phone nor is there a home phone. The only phone belongs to the step mom and she will not let this girl borrow it. Please pray for this scenario. My heart is heavy with stories like hers. There are 10,000 high school kids in our community. She is not the only one who is struggling..

Last night at Campaigners, we finished up the Song of Solomon series with an interview with Tommy and Theresa Nelson. It lasted about 37 minutes and was really insightful We had 4 girls last night. It was really perfect. The day before, I had told Taylor that I wanted her to lead Campaigners. She got nervous, of course. But she did lead it and she lead so incredibly well. I am so proud of her! Those girls really respond to her! She is such a delight to me.

After two of the girls left, the other two stayed to talk. One of the girls has been in a relationship for 2 years. They are both seniors. He is going off to college 5 hours away and she is staying here. She feels like a burden to him. He never wants to hang out. He would rather hang with the guys. They are sexually active. His mom is one of her best friends. I think that she needs to end it with him. But during this discussion, she begins to tell about her conversation that she has with her boyfriend. She goes into how great her family is and how wonderful her life is ... and then she says, 'but yet I feel so empty inside!' She is telling us about this conversation with her boyfriend, whom I hang out with sometimes. So she says to him, 'do you ever feel like that?' He says he guesses so and then asks her if she is getting all of this crazy talk from jruss (that's me).

This young girl is so Hungry! This young girl is so Thirsty! She is right on the edge of Inviting Jesus in to her life. She desires to Trust Him. Please pray for us as we minister to high school kids. Please also pray for our high school friends.

This Saturday is Prom. Crazy things happen on Prom Night. People do dumb things. And we are going to be out of town. Pray that God would protect our children...