IOB

Tonight I met with the brethren of Youth Ministry for Harbor Mid-City. We hashed out the details and even sang/rewrote "Jack and Diane" by John Cougar Mellencamp. IOB is our slogan: Inward, Outward, and Beyond. I'm excited to begin next week and to begin our journey inward, outward, and beyond :)
I joined to share Jesus with others: to be a role model that I didn't necessarily have or recognize as a teen. I also wanted to learn more about the youth in City Heights: a country mouse is curious about how the city mice live.
As we plan the content for the teaching part, it is clear to me that I will also be learning more about God. I haven't read much of the Bible, so that will become expanded. I don't even know what I will learn, but I see a lot of potential.
My prayer for our group is from Acts 4:29-30 "Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus."
We need guidance and strength to speak God's truth; we need God to heal the brokenness among the teens (and ourselves), and miraculous signs are usually effective tools for entering into a relationship with Jesus. My goal with this group and with all of my interactions is to be a vessel for Jesus. He knows what people need to hear; he knows how to help them; I hope he uses me most effectively so I can help people as a girlfriend, friend, speech language pathologist, daughter, cousin, niece, acquaintance, stranger, and weirdo (to sum it all up).

"Little ditty about Jose and Diana...Suckin' on hot cheetos outside the Wienerschnitzel...Oh yeah, life goes beyond/long after the thrill of high school is gone"