I was trying to figure out what I would say for my first post when I watched a video that was made about Lightzone, I realized this is a good place to start...
In a million years I would have never imagined myself doing anything like this let alone preparing to lead it next year. God is Good. He continually breaks my heart for these kids and has not stopped showing me his love, and his character through this program...
Lightzone is an inner city outreach that takes place in Toccoa, Ga. I would consider this to be the closest thing that most of this teens will ever see of a youth group. On Thursday nights we are the church to these kids. Which is a scary thought considering we are a bunch are college kids. I am starting to realize more and more that so often we get caught up in the traditions, rules, and the masks that we as Christians put on but we continue to miss the mark.
LOVE.
It seems so simple but yet somehow we seem to miss it. Lightzone is teaching me just that. The Holy Spirit continually teaches me how to love these kids unconditionally. In some ways I just sit back and laugh at the irony of it all, I'm suppose to be teaching these teens about Christ but Christ has used them in my life to teach me about himself.
These days this is where my heart is. I have a new found respect for ALL of the youth leaders and sponsors in my life that helped me get to the place I am today. My only prayer is that God would use me in the same way in the lives of those teens...
"I ain't sayin you wrong if you live in burbs I'm sayin turn your attention to the hood cause we hurting...You hold the truth that saves so run and shout it to the world They can't believe in something they ain't never heard Go, go, go and run with those beautiful feet"
