Last Thursday night we launched our Middle School Young Life program - Wyld Life! Our first event was Glow Night. Everything was done in the dark, all the kids wore glow in the dark necklaces and bracelets. Have you ever played musical chairs (with another person being the chair) in total darkness? We have; it's pretty awesome. Have you ever seen what happens when you throw candy into a group of 40 middle schoolers, when the lights are off? We have; it's pretty scary. The kids had a blast, and 40 kids was more than we had expected. The night was awesome. We use the word awesome a lot - awesome. In fact, awesome is a pretty overused word - what does it really mean?
According to the dictionary:
awe·some/ˈôsəm/
Adjective:
Extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension, or fear.
Extremely good; excellent.
In Young Life we have a different definition:
Emily Simons gave the "club talk" (Jesus talk) that night, and ended with these words "You are going to hear me say this a lot, because it's true: Jesus loves you. Jesus loves you, and you matter. You are worth something to Him." Forty kids heard that they are loved, that they matter, and that they have worth. That, my friends, is awesome. I hope that from now on, when you say awesome, you think of kids hearing about how much Jesus loves them, and that it reminds you to pray for the youth in your community. That, would be awesome.
Do you want to pray for these kids by name? Send us an email at onalaskayounglife@yahoo.com and put "Pray for kids by name" in the subject box, and we will send you a list of names to pray for after each event.
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