A Tear-Stained Face

Tristan, a 3rd grade boy, came to me sobbing. I could barely make out his words: "Ms. Jackie, I can't find it. My mom's goin' to kill me, no really kill me." I squatted down to his level, hugged him, and gently asked him what was missing - his backpack. I quietly asked, "Tristan, what do we do when we need help?" In between his tears, he sobbed, "pray". So we prayed to our King who knew where that backpack was - me hugging him, his head resting on my shoulders wetting my shirt. A few short minutes later, the backpack was found - in a place where Tristan had sworn he had looked in before. His tear-stained face was illluminated by a radiant big smile, "Thanks, God!" What a great "Godspot" experience for Tristan to know that he can go to God whenever and trust God to show up!

Prayer and Drumsticks

Our kids were scheduled to briefly perform for parents and friends for a preview of the upcoming LIFT performance. There was a problem amidst our percussionists, though. Drumsticks were not to be found - anywhere. The adult leader was out of town performing at a gig and forgot to leave the drumsticks for the performance. Since he put a youth leader in charge, the youth leader came to me, anxious about what to do. (I have to admit that, for a brief moment, I didn't know even how to improvise or what to tell the youth leader). Meanwhile, the other percussionists (2nd-4th graders) decided (on their own) to pray to their King and ask Him for help. Through a series of events guided by the King, the Director of Building and Grounds just so happened to find spare drumsticks (just enough!) in the basement for the kids to use for their performance. The kids were SO excited and were so thankful to the King for hearing and answering their prayers!!! Thanks, Jehovah Jireh!