Pittsburgh Project

Our first three days here in Pittsburgh have been hazy, hot and humid but have been a great challenge to our teens because of the type of work we have been doing. We have been scraping, painting, installing windows, tearing down garage roofs, shingling roofs, weed whacking, and learning how to operate power tools. Everyone is enjoying the physical challenge of the work but we are also being challenged spiritually every night in our worship time as we listen to the messages being given. We are talking about the story of Jonah and his calling. Jonah was called to go to Nineveh but decided to run the to other direction. God does not give us more than we can handle but sometimes the call is difficult and we want to run from God. God provided an opportunity(salvation) for Jonah in the form of fish. The storm raged while Jonah slept but Jonah knew that the storm was happening because of what he had done. Last night we discussed in our small group time about what storms we are going through in our lives. My heart broke as I heard these teens in our small group share about whats been storming in their lives. Things like friendships breaking up, older siblings running from God, friends making really bad life choices, siblings with autism, sickness in families, and one girl spoke about her father going to jail again but this time for 10-15 years. I don’t remember in my teenage life ever having to deal with such storms.
The song below is our theme song for the summer and it is a powerful song about us a Christians needing to just GO. Please take the time read the lyrics as it plays, Tonight, is a fun night for all of us as we get to go out on the town and have some fun.
Please continue to pray for us as we get more tired and patience may be waning amongst each other.

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