What we do this for.

Our Sisterhood

Last night a miracle happened in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Eight souls had an encounter with the living God on a cold Wednesday night in a quiet church. Eight souls experienced the love of Christ for what may have been the first time in their lives. It all happened because they made the choice to come to youth group and took the courageous step to follow Christ and go to confession.

Last night we had a youth night on God's forgiveness for our grade 7-9 youth group. To be completely honest, it was a pretty hastily prepared night. Our planning ended up being last minute, but God showed us that He can work in our fallibility. The night began with a talk that I gave, followed by a drama with the whole team, and then Ashley shared about her experience with going to confession. After we had finished our part of the night, we gave God a chance to move in their hearts. Our parish priest made himself available to hear confessions and seven young men went, and one non-catholic girl also went to confession to talk with the priest about Christ and His forgiveness. The confession portion of the night was only supposed to last for half an hour, but youth stayed in line for confession until an hour after the night was over. Praise God!

Rachael and Me (Jillian)

While I only had a few days to write a talk, we learned the drama the day before the event, and we rushed to make a prayer playlist minutes before the first youth arrived, God used all that we had and multiplied our talents to make His glory shine through us. Though we had little to offer, that put no limits on God and His might.

Last night reminded our team that this is what we do this for. Sometimes we get so caught up in meetings and music and mingling that we forget what we are really here for. We are here to challenge young Catholics to love Christ and embrace the life of the Church. Last night we saw eight souls accept the forgiveness of Christ. This is why we are here. This is why we exist. This is what we do this for.

Peace be yours in abundance,
Jillian and iNFUSE 2