Go Mission Trip 2008 – Palm Valley Student Ministries

           Whoo Hoo!

Today was so cool because I got to teach the lesson again and I decided to write my own instead of using the one they had for me.  The reason is because the curriculum they had didn’t have a story about how Jesus died on the cross for our sins and or and invitation to become a Christian.  So that is what I taught my lesson on today and It was so incredible for me because I have taught so many lessons in kid zone and on other mission trips, but this lesson was completely my own.  I realized while I was writing my lesson how much there was that I wanted to put in it and I had to choose carefully what I would say and what would make sense to the kids we had.  After the lesson and small groups I was in the sanctuary and I heard Staci calling me “Miriam, Miriam Austin wants to tell you something”.  So I went in to the classroom and Austin runs up to me with a huge smile and says  “I prayed with you and now I have Jesus in my heart”  He gave me a big bear hug.  Then later we had a water balloon fight and afterwards we had a contest and whoever could pick up the most balloon pieces would get a prize.  Little Austin comes out and says “My prize is that I have Jesus in my heart”.   That kid cracks me up.  He couldn’t stop talking about it and that was so AMA-ZA-ZING to see a kid so uncontrollably excited about God.  I hope he never looses that enthusiasm.  Just like the parable of the sower and the seeds I pray that he will not have the word stolen from him or choked out by the cares of this life.  I pray that he will grow strong and influence the rest of his town.  There are so many stories of these 15 kids  that came to V.B.S. and I hate to type so you will have to ask me to tell you a story when I get home.  

P.S.  Mom you are a ninja because you got on to the blog.  WOW MOM! 

P.P.S.  I started this post when I was 17 and now I am 18.  That just shows you how slow I type.