busy as a bee with a bum full of honey!

Hello faithful blog reader! This is Hannah, your vivacious blog- napper from Team 4 in Wetaskiwin, Alberta.

The past week has gone by in a whirl as is only possible when you are in full swing with Edge, Lifeteen, school presentations, band jams and supe visits (when our delightful supervisors come to see us in action)! Sometimes it is so easy to get caught up with everything that is going on and we forget to see the little blessings God gives us each day. When I take the time to be silent and think about how God is present in each day, I see these little reminders of how much He loves us and takes joy in our love for Him.

Our Lifenight this weekend was “How far is too far?” and dealt with the exciting issue of chastity! One of our Core members and his wife gave an excellent talk on the importance of living out our call of purity, respecting the gift God gave us of sex and the sacredness of our bodies. The most beautiful part of our evening was when the men and women had a chance to pray over each other. The ladies honoured the men by writing letters encouraging the men to pursue purity, and the men gave each of the women a rose as a sign of their value as a beautiful daughter of God.

I was so blessed when one of our new teens approached me with a rose. He isn’t Catholic, but has become a regular member of our Lifeteen program. He handed me the rose and thanked me for the prayer and song (Hail Mary) we as women gave him, and also thanked me for making him feel welcome in the community. It is moments like these that remind me why God has called each one of us to this ministry, for building a community of faith and for allowing those who haven’t had the chance to meet Christ to encounter Him through us. Please continue to pray for our teens, especially the ones who are just experiencing Christ that we may continue to let God use us as instruments in shepherding His flock.

Tune in next week for updates on our Edge Retreat: The Seuss is Loose, which we are busily preparing for this weekend!

God bless you from here to there!

In Christ, Hannah