Giving Our Students A Chance.

As I stand in front of our youth group on Wednesday night, preparing to share what God has laid on my heart for the evening, I look into the faces of the students and I see a mix of emotions before I ever speak the first word. As I begin my message, I try not to be slightly distracted as I get mental pictures of what our students must be dealing with outside the walls of our church and how some of them are struggling so bad with school, life, the home, and relationships. Our younger generation is hurting with pains of broken homes, school bullying, and antisocialism and it hurts me to know what some of them deal with when they are not at church. When I consider what we have to offer them each week for about an hour verses what they receive the rest of their time, I feel overwhelmed with the responsibility to make each and every second count that is spent with our teenagers. They need guidance, Christian principles, fellowship, and most important, to be loved. Part of being a youth minister is to see things for what they are; through the eyes of a teenager. It becomes a painful scene to see one of my students struggling to get by or not knowing how to fit in because I have been exactly where they are and how the reality of it is. Teenagers need parents who will be parents and not just a friend, and to raise and teach their children properly, being supportive but being a loving role model to them along the way. I encourage our church family to pray not only for our students, but for our parents to set Godly examples for their children to follow. 

Smart Cards Are Here!!!!!!!!!
Our youth are now selling Lee and Itawamba County smart cards to begin raising money for next summer’s mission trip. Cards are $15 each and you will receive both cards for that price.
Bro. Trent & Ms. Rebecca