This year I've been really blessed to teach 4, sometimes 5 beautiful girls every Sunday morning at my church. We call it sunday school, but in essence it's more of a basic bible study. I love watching them learn, even on the days when the best part of the lesson is consumed with them telling me about their pets/friends/holidays/the gadget they want/ the school social they're going to/the baby brother they dream of and on it goes. I love it because it makes me more a part of their life then just a teacher.
Meryn has been in sunday school forever and loves clothes, lame jokes, netball and babies. Lauren has only started coming this year and will tell a story anytime she gets the opportunity, laughs really loud, has had at least half a dozen nicknames and pays out our other leader like there's no tomorrow. Jessie is an academic to the bone, is competitive and quiet and Izzy is another Sunday school veteran, used to knowing all the answers but beginning to ask more difficult questions, plays every musical instrument known to man and loves long distance running.
Over the last couple of weeks the girls haven't been coming as often as they usually do. It eats my heart to watch the service start without any one of them.
Today Izzy's dad told me their family was moving churches. It really struck a chord. Not because she was moving, I'd rather she be wherever her family was, and not because I feel my leadership would trumpt anyone else's but because our church is a family, and when someone leaves it's hard to say goodbye.
It really reminded me too of the importance of prayer. I am still connected to Izzy as a sister and will meet her again, but until then we are still connected as we pray for one another here on earth. On top of that I realised how much there is to pray for in a single ministry.
PRAY they'll come
PRAY they'll listen
PRAY I speak the truth
PRAY it impacts their thinking
PRAY their actions and mine might change
Thank God sanctification is not by our own means!
I hope Izzy will learn that wherever she is.
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