“I tell you that in the same way there
will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over
ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.”Luke
15:7
So this past week was an extremely
important week for Cherish. We 
went to
all of our schools and talked about Christ and the amazing life each of them
can have if they decide to give it up to Christ. The read all about relationships in their
packet, which emphasized the most important relationship in our lives, is the
one with Christ. We read several
scripture verses with them and really explained what it means to live a life
for Christ. In this culture, everyone
grows up in church and knows who God and Jesus are, but they don’t know who they are. Our goal was to really make them see that
someone who truly gives their heart to God will also have an outward change in
behavior and attitude. We stressed that,
as Christians, we should be different and set higher standards for ourselves
than the world does.
The girls in the different schools allhad crazy questions about things their culture has told them Christians DON’T
DO. Some of the questions were… “Can you
be a Christian and have a boyfriend?” “Can Christians wear earrings and rings?” “If I have already had sex with my boyfriend,
do I have the right to tell him I no longer want to?” “Can Christians wear trousers?” It is sad how it seems the whole culture has
missed the point of what it truly means to be a Christian. A lot of these girls feel like there is still
a list of things we can’t do or God will not accept us, when in reality all he
wants is for us to love him and love others. I felt that is was so neat to be able to crush some of these myths they
believe in hopes that they will become more intimate in their relationships
with the Lord.
5), every group, that Phumlile and I had, either committed their life to Christ
for the first time, or recommitted their lives. Praise God…with every group of girls, I felt the Holy Spirit hovering
over the group and speaking to them. The
girls were so receptive to what we taught them and really seem eager to want to
change their lifestyles so that they are good trees bearing good fruit. The other two groups also had great
success. Most of the girls in their
groups had already committed their lives, some accepted him for the first time,
and some had seeds planted that day. Regardless the number, we count this week as a victory for the Lord
since his good news was spoken and heard.
Thank you all for your prayers, they
are working and God is answering them here every day. For these girls, can you please pray that the
Lord continues to touch their hearts and speak to them on the upcoming issues
we will be talking about? Next week we converse
about virginity and the precious gift that it is, we then will talk about
redemption from past sexual sin, we will then go on to discuss HIV/Aids, and
then we help them make a plan on how they are going to abstain from sex until marriage. The road up ahead is very bumpy, but we are
trusting solely in the Holy Spirit to work in these girls…they are
willing!
Friend! I can NOT wait to hear your stories in person! It sounds like God is doing a lot through you! See you in a couple weeks 🙂