Today we went on a prayer walk around the Detroit neighborhood and while we were walking we would start praying about things we saw along the way. Something that stuck out to me was a burned out school that we passed and as we prayed for the kids that had gone there, we talked about the parents of the kids, how their families struggled to find jobs and how now the parents who didn’t have collage degrees had to compete with the kids, who are not even out of high school, for jobs at local fast food places. After hearing that it really put into perspective for me how different Detroit is from the Brainerd Lakes Area.
During Big A, a lot of my group hasn’t been coming everyday so it has been hard to get a good relationship going with them. Although the last two days my group has had the same people and we have really been able to have good deep conversations. I was able to answer questions they had about the bible and they would answer in length the questions I had for them about the skit.
I have less then 48 hours left in Detroit and I am sad to leave but glad in knowing that I left an impact in the people I met.
Today I was blessed with the opportunity to buy supplies for a girl named Alexis (who we met at church), who is going to college TOMORROW. She was accepted into a college and told her to come a month early, therefore she did not have anything. And it was just really awesome how God lead us to Alexis, and allowed us to do this wonderful thing for her.
I have seen God in some many different ways since I have been here in Detroit. And it is just so crazy how much joy God can bring to an area like Detroit. One of the most special ways that I have seen God in action has been at Big A (or VBS). At the beginning of the week I was struggling with the kids. The kids just weren’t grasping the concepts that we were trying to teach them in the skit. So I was just praying about it and asking God to open the kids hearts, ears, and minds, that they could understand the significance of what we are teaching them. And the past two days have been amazing, especially today. My kids all participated in small group time, and answered all of the questions, and asked me some pretty amazing questions. Questions that I would’ve never expected them to ask. And then at the very end of group time two of some of my “harder kids” asked me if it was ok to pray with our small group. And I was like “Of Course!” It was just so cool to see how God has been changing the hearts of the kids here in Detroit.
I have had such an amazing time here in Detroit, I wish I could stay here longer, and just love on the kids just a little bit longer, and I am not excited for my final goodbyes at Big A tomorrow L
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