World Savers
Do you know who I've been missing more and more recently? Maybe it's silly, but I miss Rob. I mean, I thought I only missed his humour. You have to admit, for a youth pastor, he's pretty funny. But...okay, there was neutral zone today. Lots and lots (well, not really, but having them under your gaurdianship makes them LOTS) of preteen children, mostly guys. Hard to get them to focus on stuff. Now, remembering back to back in the day, somehow Rob managed to get most of the kids focused. There was an energy that radiated that I really don't know how to recreate. It's still good though. Still lacking leaders. Still 'normal'. Is that good?
And while that's normal, everything is still changing. Maybe it doesn't seem as obvious anymore because we've been in transition for a while now, but things are still warping out of shape into a new one, just a puddle of gray till we discover what we're going to be. And I don't think we're even halfway through this transition. Alright, so Andrew will come, and that will be fun, but the change won't be over. He will be with a new child in the summer-something different. Then in September we lose youth, simply because they grow up and go to school and such. Minimum of two, prolly more- something different (well, actually it's relatively normal, but I know some of the people leaving quite well, and their gonna be gone for a while). But change is good, right? As long as we keep moving forward.
Now, don't get me wrong change. Change is great. Hard sometimes, but if you don't persevere through the difficult, then forward movement will not exist. If we weren't around to carry on through the transitional phase, then we would not know where our youth group was anymore. It isn't the same as it was six months ago. I don't know if that means we've moved more forward or more backward, or stay at the same level, just a different style at that level if that makes sense, but it is different. Not being present through the transformation would leave a person feeling out of the loop, you know, slightly seperated. I guess I'm happy to go through this part of the youth group's life, so that the rest will make sense. At least we didn't lose any momentum.
So yeah, in a desperate attempt (well, not so desperate. I'm just trying to make a segway) to spend time with one of these kids who are leaving in September, I shall accompany him on a trip of daring devotion and humane humanity(just loving using lots of weird words...). Most likely to the Phillipines in the summer to help them out over there. It's kind of a homemade mission. Just two guys going off to save the world. Now, as known by all who have participated in a trip with a mission, you would know it is costly and such. I don't want to ask for your money though. Just lend me your prayers for a time, for direction and finance and such (Michael Cronk too. He pretty much saved my life).
One more thing before I wrap it up. My mother decided that I don't respect her and my father enough, so in an attempt to increase my respect for them, they used methods that I did not (and do not) entirely approve of. And when I say entirely, I mean not at all. But, it did get my attention. Things that aren't the most pleasing tend to do that for me. Anyway, I finally got her to define 'respect', or at least find something else to define it for her. And it's pretty long. I haven't completed the reading of it yet, however...it seems as though it may be worth it.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/respect/#1
If you wish to learn stuff about it, there you go.
Now I'm off to save the world that is near.
And while that's normal, everything is still changing. Maybe it doesn't seem as obvious anymore because we've been in transition for a while now, but things are still warping out of shape into a new one, just a puddle of gray till we discover what we're going to be. And I don't think we're even halfway through this transition. Alright, so Andrew will come, and that will be fun, but the change won't be over. He will be with a new child in the summer-something different. Then in September we lose youth, simply because they grow up and go to school and such. Minimum of two, prolly more- something different (well, actually it's relatively normal, but I know some of the people leaving quite well, and their gonna be gone for a while). But change is good, right? As long as we keep moving forward.
Now, don't get me wrong change. Change is great. Hard sometimes, but if you don't persevere through the difficult, then forward movement will not exist. If we weren't around to carry on through the transitional phase, then we would not know where our youth group was anymore. It isn't the same as it was six months ago. I don't know if that means we've moved more forward or more backward, or stay at the same level, just a different style at that level if that makes sense, but it is different. Not being present through the transformation would leave a person feeling out of the loop, you know, slightly seperated. I guess I'm happy to go through this part of the youth group's life, so that the rest will make sense. At least we didn't lose any momentum.
So yeah, in a desperate attempt (well, not so desperate. I'm just trying to make a segway) to spend time with one of these kids who are leaving in September, I shall accompany him on a trip of daring devotion and humane humanity(just loving using lots of weird words...). Most likely to the Phillipines in the summer to help them out over there. It's kind of a homemade mission. Just two guys going off to save the world. Now, as known by all who have participated in a trip with a mission, you would know it is costly and such. I don't want to ask for your money though. Just lend me your prayers for a time, for direction and finance and such (Michael Cronk too. He pretty much saved my life).
One more thing before I wrap it up. My mother decided that I don't respect her and my father enough, so in an attempt to increase my respect for them, they used methods that I did not (and do not) entirely approve of. And when I say entirely, I mean not at all. But, it did get my attention. Things that aren't the most pleasing tend to do that for me. Anyway, I finally got her to define 'respect', or at least find something else to define it for her. And it's pretty long. I haven't completed the reading of it yet, however...it seems as though it may be worth it.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/respect/#1
If you wish to learn stuff about it, there you go.
Now I'm off to save the world that is near.
posted by AfterVerner at 10:02 p.m.
1 Comments:
I totaly think thats so cool that you guys get to choose where you're going and go. I'm sure its going to be awesome and you can be sure you're in my prayers. That'll be soo amazing, and yes, I am jealous. Change can be good, but difficult change is terribly rough. Just stick through when it gets bad, and good change will be better. Hmm...I can't define change very well.
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