Every child............

"Every child you encounter is a divine appointment." Wess Stafford, Compassion International.

Do you believe that? I do. I believe that as adult followers of Christ, children must become important to us all. They are the ones Jesus brought closer to him when the disciples wanted to dismiss them....they are the ones that usually speak to us far louder and more honestly than our adult counterparts.

 In the Greater Montgomery area, there are MANY children who are neglected, abused and sometimes passed over when need is there. There are more children being "passed on" in schools here and not given the education they need to function in this world. I hear story after story of kids who are passed on from one grade to the next, never learning what they need to know. One such young woman came to us for help. She is in her early 20's and never learned to read. A volunteer is helping her right now not only in reading but has opened up a whole new world for her in many different ways. The volunteer is investing in her life. 

Tutoring children and youth is not only a great way to improve kids grades and help them learn...but it is a wonderful vehicle in which to share Christ.....Montgomery Baptist Association is offering a training in May on Tutoring Children and Youth as a Ministry....you will have the opportunity to learn some basic methods on tutoring and sharing your faith! Email Lisa Rose, lrose@mgmbaptist.org for  more information.

In the meantime, are you praying for kids in the Greater Montgomery area this week? Would you? As you drive by schools(all schools)pray for the Lord to be with that kid in that big building who might need reassurance today that he/she is a worthwhile child of God who has value OR pray that those kids who came to school hungry will be filled up both physically and spiritually with the Bread of Li


Mark 9:36-37 "He put a child in the middle of the room. Then, cradling the little one in his arms, he said, “Whoever embraces one of these children as I do embraces me, and far more than me—God who sent me.”