Who is? What is? Where are? These are all questions that can
be asked of the Journey Student Ministry. I will attempt to tell you exactly
who they are, what they do, and where they are.
Journey Student Ministry or JSM for short, is a dynamic
group of Students from First Baptist Church of Rosepine who are committed to
sharing the Gospel with anyone and everyone they come into contact with. This
small group of Students have big dreams and plans in their walks with the Lord.
JSM for the first time has been given the power to lead
their own ministry and do wonderful things for God, community, and the world.
Most of the time when people go to Church all they really look at when it comes
to their students is that they are properly supervised and that they stay out
of trouble. This is not the case when it comes to the students and parents of
the JSM. I can tell you from a leaders perspective that it is evident that the
students and parents of this dynamic group want more than just a place to hang
out for a few hours on Sunday’s and Wednesday’s. These students actually want
to go out into the world and make a true difference for the Kingdom of God, and
that is exactly what they are doing.
This year they took on a big project to help and bring
awareness to hunger in the world. Now they have done this before in the past,
but this year was a little different. The leadership team of this wonderful
group approached the 30 Hour Famine Project a little differently this year.
Instead of focusing on fun things to keep the students minds off food and how
hungry they were, we structured events designed to make them feel every second
of the hunger that they would be experiencing. The results of this was
staggering, I mean really we have a group of 7-12 grade students who were not
allowed to eat and were only allowed to drink water and then we worked them
like dogs. From the outset of this event we had the students reaching, sharing,
and serving their community. Some of them were given the opportunity to fix up
the churches playground so that their younger generation would be able to play
again. Some mowed the lawn of one of our most loved widows within the church.
Others cooked a meal for the Seniors in the community. Even though this was
hard work and it was hot, all of the students felt good about what they had
done and felt a sense of accomplishment. They had set a goal to raise $2,000 to
send to World Vision to feed 5 children around the world for an entire year. Because
of their efforts they raised almost $2,700 and because of them, 7 children this
year will not die of starvation.
What I can tell you about these wonderful students is that
they are on fire for God. I have been testing them here lately and issuing them
challenges, and let me tell you they are rising to every one of them. I have
asked them to intentionally reach out to the lost students within their school
and pray with them (which they have done). I have asked them to just randomly
start telling people that Jesus loves them (which they have done). The only
thing that these students needed was a small kick start into their own ministry
and some intentional guidance. Once they received this from their ministry
leadership, they have taken off like a wild fire. We get messages everyday
asking us what we would like for them to do and when we give them a challenge
they race to finish it.
The students of JSM are taking off and working for the
kingdom of God. It is wonderful to see the younger generation take a stand for
what they believe in and the confidence that they have when doing it. If you
know someone who fits this description, please send them our way so we can help
to foster that passion for God. Our students welcome anyone with open arms, and
definitely accept all as they are. I could not be prouder or more honored to
have the chance to be a part of these students lives.
In Christ,
Gods Every Day Dude
Gods Every Day Dude
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