So wanting to get home after a long day Christy and I were waiting for the students to leave and there was one left. An 11th grader that I believe is new to the school this year. We were sitting out on the front steps of the school waiting for his mom and we started talking about the stars and the moon. I said something like I don't understand how people can look at the moon and the stars and all the details in nature and not believe in God and he was like ya. Well we kept talking and he said but how did God get here. I was like the Bible just says He was there. Other than that I don't know that is something you will have to ask Him when you get to Heaven. At that point I wish I would have planned that when I said that but I wasn't even thinking that this kid might not be saved. Its great how God uses things we say to spark great conversation. At that he said well I pray and go to church and worship him and sometimes I read my bible so hopefully I will get to Heaven. At that I was like that is not how you get to Heaven. You can't get to Heaven by doing certain things we don't get there by reading our Bible or praying the only way is to accept the gift God gave us. He then went to ask what that gift was and I got to tell him about Jesus and how he came to save us and that if you accept that gift everything we have done or will do is already paid for and that if we accept that gift you will spend eternity with Jesus. Now did he accept Christ I don't know but he is searching. His mom finally came and gave us a ride home. As I was getting out of the car he simply said thanks for the advice Miss Meitzler. I said any time just stop by my room if there is anything. He stops by and says hi but no more questions but my job is to plant the seed and all we can do now is pray that the Holy Spirit works in him.
So we have a school in Japan in the southern part but they are definitely seeing the impact of the tsunami and the earthquake. We took a moment to stop and have a moment of silence. I explained that this was a serious thing because a lot of people lost their lives and everything that they owned. So at 2:46pm we stopped and we all stood up and just was silent however my class broke out into prayer for these people and they just asked God to comfort them and put His arms around them. It was an amazing time just to hear these 7-12 years just pray out in front of the rest of the class praying for a nation that is closed to the gospel for the most part and for people they don't know. They have some reference to the school because we have two teachers that were at AIS go to Japan and the director was in our class when the directors came so they love the director there. When we are to have faith like a child this is what he means. Hearing them pray was a great reminder of how we are to pray. Pray for people we don't know and just believe that God is already taking care of it all.
Lets get our praise on
1. the opportunity to share the gospel with these kids
2. the relationship I have with this students that they feel free to open up and talk to me
3. our electricity has been pretty good.
4. I am now 24 years old for another year to serve God
5. Amazing friends that I have all over the world that encourage me.
Prayer request
1. This 11th grade student and that the holy spirit will work in his life
2. the students that are at AIS that God would just open up their hearts and ears to him especially the Muslim families
3. hiring of teachers
4. plans for my spring break trip to Germany April 22nd- May 1.
5. Standford Achievement Test next week
6. Japan and the school that we have there that they can share CHrist with this lost country.
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