a whirlwind of a week…

Things at Irishtown mission are starting to come together. We’ve started back with the read to succeed program and had 8 students in attendance.  We had 7 at our Thursday night tutoring program and had about 9 on average in children’s church. We’ve been serving about 96 sack lunches every Monday and had 27 in attendance in worship last Sunday! I’m excited to see what the Lord has in store for the mission in the future.

As the children have begun to get comfortable with me, their behavior has begun to backslide. Please be praying for the behavior of the children in Irishtown. Many don’t respect authority and act out at the ministries, many times to the point where the volunteers are hesitant to come back. This mainly results from the terrible home lives many of them deal with from day to day. So please be in prayer for the children and the volunteers this week, and all throughout the semester! So as you can see, the past week has been a whirlwind! After making this statement, I was challenged to look up the word.

Whirlwind: A violent windstorm of limited extent, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center.

I usually associate this word with stress, aggressiveness, and many other things that aren’t very pleasant. And I’m ashamed to say I was planning to use this word in the same sense again in this blog. But today, as I read this definition, it struck me differently. “An inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center.” Picture this spiral movement of air in your mind. I see the upward current in the center as Christ, as we use our gifts and talents for Him, we (the inward spiral motion of air) grow closer to the upward current in the center (Christ) while working WITH the upward force, not against it. Though we may feel as if we’re “spinning violently out of control” much like a whirlwind, the upward current in the center is constant and holding the ‘whirlwind’ together. I love how God chooses to work everything for His good (Romans 8:28).

 

MINISTRY NEEDS: We are in need of volunteers for Adult Bible study. It will take place on Thursdays at noon. In the past, there have been about 5-10 people on average in attendance. We need volunteers to cook them a meal, and help lead in Bible study. We’re also looking for high school or college students to help with Children’s church during worship at 3PM.

If you’re interested please contact me:
(859) 254-7747
alyssa@elkhorn.org

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