I love what I am doing here in Toronto,
I love every part of it but every couple days or so I have one of
those moments that really stand out and surpass the normal routine of
things.
Today was a joy, started with one of
my young men showing up at church after requesting to come on Friday
evening! He arrived before me and was very happy to see me when we
showed up. He is restless boy and normally has trouble concentrating
for long so needless to say the service was very long for him but he
did outstandingly well. He hesitantly raised his hand when they asked
if anyone was visiting for the first time but eagerly excepting his
envelope of church info papers including a comic tract and a pen.
Through out the service we chatted as he asked questions and looked
through the different books and papers, as he got board we draw
pictures together. As we drew he would randomly perk up and stop to
listen as something the speaker said caught his attention which
showed me that he was still listening. As we left the church I asked
him and he replied that it was alright, I asked if he would want to
come again and he was replied that he would and could he come any
Sunday! We spend the next couple hours with another leader and a
young lady visiting the library and reading books together. Not only
was that fun but this young man struggles in reading and we were able
to sit for awhile taking turns reading paragraphs of a children's
book. After I dropped him off we wondered through the community,
stopped and watching the local boys play ball for a bit and talking
to people we ran into. Knocked on a door to touch base with a mom and
see how she was doing this week.
These are the moments that I love, the
simple yet meaningful moments of seeing kids I know running through
the community excited to see me. Young men excited to go to church
and loving the time he gets to spend with his leaders reading a book
and walking him home. Taking the time to say hi to mom in the
community even if I have nothing to say to her just to show her that
we care about how she is doing. I am so happy for the warmer weather
to be able to walk around outside and to see the community outside
doing life together and to be able to be a part of it on a Sunday
afternoon!
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