Report 8

Record of Ministry Activities
Meeting with Pastor: 30 minutes
Sunday School: 1 hour
Church: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Youth Group: 1 hour

Personal Reflection
This past week at church was really good, well, for the most part. I met with my pastor before Sunday School and shared with him that I am planning on starting the coffee/tea ministry this next Sunday. It should be a really good time if everything works out right. Then I had Sunday school, and no one showed up. Instead of becoming frustrated, I told myself it is that time of year when people are just really busy and that Sunday school is not a top priority. So instead I went into my mom's Sunday school class (she teaches the 2-3 year olds) and I had a really good time with them. It is so nice to relax and simply be with children who are so innocent in Jesus. Next we had church and the sermon was on joy. The pastor had asked me to pray for him throughout the sermon, that he would only say what God wanted him to say. AS the sermon began, I could see why he had made this request. He told several jokes that were hilarious. None of them were out of line, but I could see why he would be nervous. He basically talked about how Christians need joy in their lives and that people assumed that Christians never had any fun. It was overall a really good sermon.

Youth group on Sunday was basically a joke, again. We were volunteered to pass out flyers, again. We went to a trailer park near our church and handed out flyers for an upcoming Thanksgiving dinner that is free to the community. It is a really good cause, but I am sick of our teenagers getting the short stick and thinking that they do not need Jesus as much as our adults. Our teens need to be in the Word just as much as our adults, but they are in the Word so much less because of things like this. I get really frustrated when our teens are not treated like a part of the church and that they can miss youth group to pass out flyers for someone else.

Spiritual Reflection
I know I kind of freaked out a little in my above reflection, but I get really upset when the teens are volunteered to do things in the church. We should help in the various ministries in the church, but being expected to do so is a completely different aspect. Personally though, I have been really good. Classes are not bogging me down too much (yet) and I am ready for the semester to be over. I am really ready for Christmas break and to spend time with my family and friends, as well as my youth group. It is sad that I almost want December to be over to get all the crap out of the way that I have to do relating to Christmas, but I am excited for Christmas all the same. I have really enjoyed the sermons that have been preached lately and am thankful for the people God has placed in my path. It is so hard to remember to be thankful for the little things in life, but I try really hard to remember to do so. I want to do the right thing for me and for the people I influence.

I know this has been a little scatter brained, but I obviously needed it ;)

Have a great week
Kristie