Cool Breezes in a Mountain Town

Goodmorning!

Here I am on the 4th of July (my first offical day off of the summer) sitting, resting and simply being. As I look out of the window into the beautiful foliage of the West Virginia mountains I can't help but think how awesome God is. Not only did He create mountains but he created gentle breezes, distant fog and a sun that glistens through the tree tops. How high the mountains are and to think that God is even higher than them!...

So, as I mentioned, I am in the small town of Logan, West Virginia and am loving it. I am halfway through my YouthWorks summer already and time continues to fly by. The Kids Club that I run for community kids has proven to be a HUGE challenge but God continues to provide, giving me guidance, patience, love and hope! Each day we have 40 to 50 kids ages 3-18 come to Kids Club which is awesome. As I have served this Kids Club, my eyes have quickly been opened to the many urban struggles of this rural town and I have been learning a lot about what it looks like to truly love with the love of Christ. Despite many struggles, I am finally beginning to form relationships of trust with the kids. To see their smiles when I take the time to talk to them, listen to them and love them... To see the joys when they win a game, draw a picture or meet a new youth... To see the excitement that they have for each new day...

God will not give me more than I can handle and while it has been hard to believe that at times, it is true! I have faith that God will continue to bless us - our site, our ministries and the community that we are serving. He has provided me with a great team (Krista, Adam and Mary) an awesome friend (Andy) and many great church and community members (Jane, Lisa, Matt....)

Goodbye for now from a West Virginia mountain holler.