The earliest I can remember where I thought God was leading us in this direction was sometime before Easter 2007. Sherrie and I had been talking about what a good idea it would be to incorporate more service type projects into the youth ministry. I had been really thinking that the kids needed a cause to both get excited about and a cause that they could actually see God helping us accomplish. It seems youth today rally around a cause.
They are also very skeptical about things spiritual, they need to actually see God at work.
I felt it had to be a big project, so big that our youth group would have no way in the world to be able to do it on its own. The project would also have to include the rest of the church. Everyone would be able to be involved, but it all would be run out of the youth ministry.
We talked about a few different ideas. Some were really cool, some were crazy. A few even made sense considering the skills of the people we had at our church. For some reason, none of these ideas felt right.
My family had scheduled a vacation in Florida right after Easter. I figured I would get up early and walk the beach while praying and seeking what the Lord would have for us. I fully expected that I would have a clear understanding of what we were supposed to do by the time I got back to work.
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