We were so blessed by the opportunity to share not only our mission but our heart with the students of Providence Academy. We went to talk about the youth in England who didn't really have a place in the church, about the people who don't know about God's love, and the discipleship ministry we want to start. It was really neat to watch Eric teach about the percentage of people who attend church in the UK vs the students in the school. He had all the kids stand up who attended church.. it was neat to see the whole assembly stand. Then after having them all sit down he shared that around only 6% of people attend church in England. At this point he had only 6 kids stand. To see the shock and sadness on the faces of these kids (aged 6 -11 year old) was something I will never forget. They were astonished that so few people went to church and were concerned about how the others would learn about God. My heart was so blessed to see their hearts hurting for what breaks God's heart.
We were able to also about missions in general and to challenge them to be missionaries in their own community, with their friends and family. It was great to have the kids ask questions about England and our ministry. It was even better to hear the stories they shared about loving their friends and how their families shared about God.
It was one of my favorite experiences !
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