God Stuff

One day, Team 4 took a trip to Banff, we went with the Jackson family who Erica and I are currently staying with, the day was great, we went hiking, shopping, purchased maple tea, went in the hot springs...you know how this story goes, another fun weekend story!

The day was fantastic, our team had a lot of fun with The Jacksons and I even met a couple of Australians, BUT, I have something even more intriguing to share with you guys so let’s skip the fun stuff and get down to the God stuff.

When Josh and I first started seeking people out to help at our Edge nights (middle school ministry, Grade’s 7 – 9) we found about 6 great teens who were committed to helping out, but we saw more youth out there and we sought to bring more out. So our eyes fell upon a particular man named Kevin Jackson (yes, we went to Banff with his family), who is one of the most joyful people we have ever encountered, and along with that, he is in love with God!

So my view on Kevin was great, he plays about 17 instruments so we got along well in the jamming department, but I wanted to know more so I asked Kevin, how he come to know God! (P.S. best question to ever ask someone) He started to tell me a story about an Edge night we had a while back when, during prayer ministry, we asked the teens to write letters as a form of prayer. Kevin explained that as he was writing, he felt an overwhelming sense of emotion that he couldn’t explain. I asked him to elaborate and he said that he knew it was God’s presence. Kevin said that that moment changed his life; he is attending mass more often, is part of our Lifeteen program, helps out with Edge ministry, he even says he fights with his sister a whole lot less!

What an amazing story of God’s work in our ministry! I want to encourage you, fellow readers - if you are a youth minister, talk to your teens and ask them how God’s working in them, because the answer is a lot less intimidating and a lot more inspiring than idle chatter about how the weekend was.

God Bless you, heres a photo of Kev, say a Hail Mary for him could ya?

Emma
Team 4