Upper Canada Youth For Christ, serving churches in Upper Canada by building relationships, sharing resources, and following the pulse of God where it is already beating.
This past week at youth we talked about Fathers. We read the story of the prodigal son, and discussed the things we sometimes want from our earthly dads that they are not always able to give us. Each youth was given a piece of paper to write down something they wanted from their father. Here was their responses:
"I want my dad to play with me and be there for me"
"I want him to believe me when I tell the truth"
"I wish my father would be there. And notice me. I feel like I am a ghost and that he doesn't care about me. I just want to feel like I have a father instead of feeling Fatherless. I guess he just has better things to do than care or support me"
"Dad I wish I was your top priority. I wish that you weren't so angry. I love you."
"A final Farewell" (this girl's father died from Alcohol addiction several years ago)
"I want to be able to talk to you about your life without you saying that you don't remember."
"Tell me that you love me every day"
"I wish dad could say he was proud of me"
This week we will go deeper into God the Fathers heart for his children. I will be reading some of these back to the youth affirming their desires and needs, in the way that God meets their needs: "To the person that said he wants to hear His father is proud, God says to you today that He is so proud of you..." and so on. Please pray for this time together as expectations shift into new places of understanding more deeply who God is, and how to apply it to their lives.
We are in the process of refigning our vision and reason for existance in the Upper Canada region. Please pary for clearity and a clear way of communicating what God has asked of us.
Please continue to pray for our family. We continue to experience great challenges, and need to be right and true to our calling without compromising what God has asked of us. Pray for Nicole and Trinity at school, and for wisdom and a peace filled mind for both Shaun and I.
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