Today provided a much needed break from the fast-paced routine of the past week. It was our day off, and our group headed for the city. First of all, we walked around Minneapolis and to the Foshay tower. Then we went to the Midtown Global Market, with the intention of getting some lunch. However, after we'd been standing there a moment, we noticed a distraught woman talking to security. Turns out her daughter had wandered away while they were shopping and was now missing. We fanned out to help search, frantically praying that she was okay. Praise God, the police found her outside after about half an hour. It was a frightening and somewhat eye-opening experience for us--in Atlantic, if your child goes missing in a store, it's a cause for concern, but not abject fear.
After that experience, we grabbed some food from an absolutely amazing African restaurant, Safari Express. The best Chicken Fantastic and mango juice I've had in my life! Then we went to Minnehaha falls and relaxed in God's creation together.
The day of rest restored our energy in amazing ways, and the sports camp went really well. Today was the day for the gospel presentation, and we were all nervous and excited to see how it would be received. It was super encouraging to hear the great questions the kids asked and to hear about some of them praying to give their lives to Jesus. One boy ran up to Matt after the drama and said, "I'm a J-Di now, and this is my Saber of Light! And you're my brother!" Seeing him and others like him giving their lives to Christ or even just thinking about spiritual matters made this entire week worthwhile.
While sitting at Minnehaha, we talked about spiritual warfare and how Satan loves to use discouragement against God's people. That's definitely something a lot of us, myself included, have been fighting against this week. But today, God did things and was here at Faith EFC. Maybe we're not going to start a revival or change the course of the city, but we showed some kids God's love and helped lead them in the direction of him, and that's what God's called us here to do.
Signing off,
Hannah McLean and the Atlantic E-Free Youth Group
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