"Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins." 1 John 4:10
Every week, I interact with many students; some enjoy classes and apply themselves their work; others simply crave attention. As I prayed for wisdom this week in how to deal with the latter crowd, God brought to my attention again the fact that He LOVES THEM. God loves them unconditionally, as He does me. Without any love towards Him on our part, HE LOVED US, and because of that love sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. It is a short phrase, but full of meaning. Jesus Christ, sent by God the Father, gave up His glory and humbled Himself to become a man. Made sin for us, Jesus Christ suffered the agony of separation from His Father. What wondrous love is this! What cause for rejoicing to those who believe, and what cause for hope to those who are still lost in their sin!
I was excited to see Andrea and Cristina, two of the four the girls from the tenth grade gang ("The Strong") at the church service last Sunday evening, apparently having taken me up on my invitation! I invited the entire group again (the other two are Isabel and Santa) last Friday to the service this evening, and am praying that God will draw these girls (and many others!) to Himself.
We are preparing for the second graduation for Fountain of Life School, which takes place this coming Friday. The cello and I have officially been asked to provide dinner music for that evening.
Thank you again for your prayers! I am seeing evidence that God is working in the hearts and lives of many of the people here, including mine! He has put a desire for spiritual growth in the hearts of several young adults here in the church.
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