I feel like I should have a blog concluding my summer adventures, so here we go 🙂
5-Day Clubs has had an impact on me right from when I was growing up. On August 15, 2006, I accepted Jesus into my heart at a club when I was 7 years old! Then this summer, after praying and seeking for what God wanted me to do with my summer, I ended up being a late applicant into teaching 5-Day Clubs. Going into my first week, I didn’t really know any of the material or how God was going to provide me with the ability to teach so many kids, but week after week I continually saw God’s hand upon everything I did.
Although it was a busy and tiring experience, this summer increased my confidence and my faith in God. Both Internationals and teaching clubs had me face many insecurities, including being on stage with hundreds of people watching me speak, sing, or quiz, making phone calls and walking up to people’s houses to advertise, driving by myself, leading difficult kids in clubs, and having a lot of expectation and responsibility on me. However, I faced every one with God being my strength, and I feel like I can take on any of them right now! God blessed me with the opportunity to teach 217 kids this summer and see 18 of those kids accept Jesus into their hearts!! One of those 18 kids was my 6-year old sister, and it is a blessing to see her excitement for God grow. 🙂 Also, hearing that at least 629 kids accepted Christ this summer and that over 14,000 lessons were completed is an incredible blessing and testimony that God reached out to thousands of kids and made a difference in their lives!
I would like to thank Mr. D for all of the time, effort, and money that he puts into this amazing program, and I am very thankful for his guidance and support for all of us. I thank God for you and how you continue to trust in Him to provide the workers and everything else needed to run this organization.
A huge thank you to Kristen for everything she’s done as well!! You have connected with me well as a youth sponsor over this past year and have been there for me. Thank you for continuing to help me over the year, whether I needed a ride, or when I just needed a hug or an encouraging word. You are a great inspiration to me!
Thank you to Andra, Crystal, Danae, and Abby for being my teaching partners in Weeks 1-4, for helping me improve my teaching skills, and for encouraging me when I needed it. You brightened each of my weeks so much, and it was a great blessing to get to know each of you more! 🙂
Thank you also to my CeeGee, Dorothy, for being a great encouragement to me over the summer. I am greatly encouraged by you to stay strong throughout the devil’s attacks, and having someone praying for me every day helped me to keep going no matter what.
Another big thank you goes to all the great club hostesses that I met over the summer. The things that you did to help both me and the kids, from offering delicious food to providing extra prizes for the clubs, goes to God’s glory as you were serving Him wholeheartedly. I enjoyed getting to know all of you! 🙂
A HUGE thank you to my family for letting me do this and for supporting me even when it was tough. Thank you for sending me out on the streets of Regina every week to lead kids to Christ, and for being there for me when it was overwhelming and when you would have wanted me home. I love you guys so much!!
Finally, thank you to everyone who supported me financially, prayed for me, and encouraged me over the summer. I couldn’t have done it as spiritually strong as I did without any of you, and I am very thankful to God to have each and every one of you in my life!!
Above all, thank you to God for the amazing things He has done this summer! Please continue to pray for me in the coming year ahead, as it will definitely be a long year and a big spiritual battle to fight. But no matter what, I know that I can always depend on God to be with me, like He has been for my entire life.
“In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.” -Ephesians 1:11-12
God bless y’all immensely!!
