Monday in Red Hill we had teens and kids club in top camp. I have been sick for the past few days but for some reason I knew I needed to be in Red Hill for club.
Monday’s topic: Puberty.
So fun, huh? The thing is, these teens don’t have anyone to talk about this stuff with and the ones they do talk to about it aren’t able to give them accurate information.
Because it was so cold I had a small number of girls in my group. There were four of them. After we did our ice breaker with the boys and did some of our Bible drills we split up girls and boys.
I was worried about what whether or not they were going to be open with me and talk candidly about all their many questions.
I was shocked when question after question came from these four girls and even more shocked to find that I had the answers!
Club is suppose to end at 5:15 so that we can hand out the food and clean up but that is not how girls club went on Monday.
It takes a lot for these girls to open up. Part of it is culture and the other part is them being youth. Up until Monday, there had been some glimmers on openness with the girls but not full out.
Monday was like a wall had come down. Not only did they talk about all things puberty but they wanted to know about dating and boys and boundaries and on and on the list goes.
I have two reactions to there openness with me. 1. Humility. How am I suppose to be able to answer all their questions and take on the responsibility of giving the Godly wisdom? My prayer is always that God will be the foundation for it all and that His word will be where the answers are found. 2. Thankful. These girls need someone to talk to about all of this stuff. They are faced, at such a young age, with so much pressure. And they need a place to find answers and there is no one in their community! I am so thankful that God would allow me an opportunity to speak into the lives of these girls!
Everyone else ended at 5:15. We ended at 6. And if it had been up to the girls we would have stayed there longer but it was getting dark and they needed to head home.
I can’t wait to continue the conversations with these girls!
Please be praying that they would continue to be open with me and that God would give me the words to answer all their many, MANY questions!
These are the future leaders of their communities. Pray that they would continue to be in the center of God’s will for their lives and that we would have the strength, courage and patience to continue to point the toward God!
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