Over the past week or so, I have gained a lot of insight on how inspiring and how difficult it can be to do inner city ministry. I have experienced both sides of the spectrum; feeling so motivated to make a change and believing that it would come in no time and then the next day feeling as if we were going backwards in our relationships with each other. I got my first real taste of how draining it can be to continually encourage the young interns and realizing that I still don’t have as much respect as I thought I did. I definitely realized how much power Murray has and how much God has strengthened him to endure the many challenges this summer internship brings. But I am really happy to know how much God wants to use me and is using me to help guide these adolescents. What struck me the most is how powerful prayer and devotion is in these challenging situations. Honestly, I don’t believe there is any other structure that is as beneficial as this. Sometimes all I can think of is what if we didn’t take them to church? What if we didn’t have regular prayer/devotion time? I know one thing, without God I’m sure it wouldn’t be long before some of us would give up on this community. BUT THANK GOD FOR GOD! I know that aint make sense but I think you know what I mean. On the flipside, each and every one of the street leaders and interns have become a part of my life and I know that only good things will come from that, but I’m starting to get sad that we are halfway done. Til next time....... oUt
Shad
