Realife Reflections

so tonight was the last night of realife for this year. it was a great night of eating pizza, playing games, face painting, and singing. i am going to miss my little k and 1st graders a lot. their hugs and cute answers always melt my heart. they are so sweet and really understand more than what i give them credit for. it's amazing how much of lesson time they actually grasp. there are some kids you can tell are hurting and have seen way too much for their short lives. some come so tired, some dirty, others sad and some cling to you and never want to be put down. they really need Jesus and i hope that for atleast 2 hours on tuesday that we can help them forget their pain and home lives, to be in a safe environment and most of all learn about Jesus. I pray thar for that time they can act like kids for once and have fun. God has truly taught me so much from these kids, their lives and attitudes. some things that come out of their mouths are so innocent and yet thought provoking for me. i feel like i grown a lot since i started with Realife this past fall. God has blessed me with the amazing opportunity to see Him work first hand in these kids lives and in my own. i have seen Him work in awesome ways.
Gracie remembers my name! - she's only 3 or 4 and could never remember but now she says it every week :)
Many kids have come to Christ! praise God!
I've built relationships with the kids and have had a blast playing with them and watching them grow.
Realife now has a building of its own again- which is truly a miracle in and of itself.
I met some great ppl from Taylor and gotten to know IWU students better too

i guess the list could go on and on. my prayer is that through Realife God will change the distructive course of some of these kids and will use them to further His kingdom. and when i'm having a bad day, all's i need to do is picture those kids and remember some of their their hilarious remarks. it never fails to put a smile on my face.