Dear Youth Workers,
Paul and I have so much to be thankful for that it's really hard to
know where to begin. We are thankful for our wives, Connie and
Marla, who have been tremendous encouragers as we trek through our
youth ministry years. We are thankful for our children. Paul has
two sons, Sam and Steven. I have one son Lee and his wife Selena
and they have my two grandchildren Shealey and Nellie. I have one
daughter Joy and her husband Jammie and they have a little one on
the way.
We are so thankful that we have been blessed with good health and
material blessings. We are thankful that we minister for a church
who reaches out to people with all kinds of life's struggles. We
are thankful that God has blessed us with a few spiritual gifts
with which we try to use to serve Him.
We are thankful that we live in a country where we can worship
without fear of being arrested and imprisoned for being a believer.
We are so thankful for Teen Life Ministries and for the many youth
workers who have impacted our lives. Thank you so much for your
dedication to His cause and for your willingness to reach teens
when others give up. Thank you for the many sleepless hours you
spend playing games, going on retreats, teaching Bible classes and
just hanging out with a group of young people whom often feel as if
they are in no-man's land.
We are thankful that we serve a God who is totally consumed with
love for us and a Father who listens when we talk to Him. Everyday
we "Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures
forever." Psalm 107:1. We are so thankful that we serve a God who
was willing to give His Son to die on a cross so that we can live
eternally with Him.
We could write page after page of the things we are thankful for
and it would take us hours or even days to get it done. So, what
can we do or say to God for all He has showered us with. I think a
simple "thank you" is what He wants.
We love and appreciate each of you and pray for you daily.
Keep Praying,
Al and Paul
www.TeenLifeMinistries.com
P.S. http://thankoholic.com/ we sent this last year
P.P.S. A remarkable phone call from a 12-yr old boy to Houston
radio station KSBJ FM 89.3. So profound, the station has it posted
on their website. Click below to listen to it. It's short.
http://www.ksbj.org/eblogs/morningShow/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/lo
gan-calf-story.mp3