last thursday was supposed to be christmas club for younglife at hva. it was supposed to be our last club of the semester. i was so excited! we all were! wacky tacky christmas sweaters, christmas games, signing christmas carols, 12 days of christmas skit & hearing about Jesus. but plans changed. instead we texted all of our high school friends and told them to meet us at the hva basketball game. to be honest i was pretty bummed about it. i think several of us were. but i spent the afternoon praying about the night and that the lord would still use it. and that all of us leaders would be at peace with canceling club. and i think Jesus did use the night. first before the game our team had dinner + team meeting. normally we have team meeting + dinner at a sweet familys house but this week they were out of town. so instead we got to meet where we normally have club. only this time there were no high schoolers. just leaders. it was a neat thing. to get to just rest and be still in the place that is normally crazy with high school kids. dont get me wrong. i LOVE every single second i am in that room full of kids. there is no place i would rather be. but it was a cool thing for us to just sit on the floor in a circle as a team and just be together. to catch up on life and pray for each other and pray for our high school friends and even pray for the game. that we would see our friends there and get to hang out with them and have conversation. we spent a little while there. had dinner. had intentional conversation and prayed. then we had some fun! who am i kidding, we always have fun when we are together. and of course, we took lots of pictures. i am so incredibly thankful for my team. so thankful i dont even know a word. i am borderline obsessed with them. they are really my favorite people and there is no one i would rather do ministry with. i love watching how the lord is using each of us in different ways. but all for the same purpose. to tell broken and hurting and lost high school kids that there is a god that loves them so much and cares for them so deeply and is running so hard after them. it is nothing short of a gift.
after our time together we all headed to the basketball game! it was such a fun time. three of the girls i hang out with were cheering and it was so fun to get to watch them! and one other was there in the student section and she came & sat with me the whole time! we just talked and laughed and made fun plans for christmas break. i love those girls. i mean i really really love them.
my seriously good looking team
mad wore her christmas sweater anyways
gathered 'round the tree
im thankful for such a great night. and im thankful for reminders that Jesus is in control and no matter if things go how we planned, he will use them. and im thankful for my high school friends and the joy they bring me. and im thankful for my team. so so so thankful.
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