I'll A Servant Be

Today is the second day that our oldest son is away. George went with our church youth group to Kentucky. It a momentous occasion for us for several reasons. My sweetheart also talks about this on her blog :)

First, it's the first time that he's been away from us in a different state for a length of time. It's a time where we as parents have to let go a bit more and let him spread his teenaged wings a bit.

Secondly, it's his first mission trip. I prayed that God would use him to do His will while he was gone.

The youth group went to work clearing and hauling brush for some elderly people on Friday. Today, they are visiting Kentucky Kingdom.

Before George left, we talked about him being an ambassador for Jesus on this trip. He was genuinely excited to go and help (and have fun). I was genuinely excited, yet worried. He IS a teenager after all. Hey, I was a teenage boy at one point in my life. I KNOW the type of trouble that one can get into. My thoughts of him sitting around the campfire singing Kum-Ba-Yah with the others, were tempered with thoughts of him running around at 2AM toilet-papering the campground with the other boys.

Anyway, I pray that the kids were a shining example of the love of Christ in the area where they went. Actually, Diana had a chance to speak with him yesterday and he said that they lady that they helped told them that they were a blessing to her. That makes a Dad proud, to know that one of his children has made an impact in someone else's life for God's glory.

I look forward to hearing all about the trip when he returns home.