Sometimes in rainy Seattle, the sun comes
out. On a really clear day, we get a
real treat. Standing at over 14,000
feet, God’s handiwork, Mount Rainier towers above all the rest. It is
spectacular!
Towards the end of the school year, we took a
day off from homework club (HW) because of NICE WEATHER! We know not many kids will come to club. Most
will be at the playground.
The week after we
cancelled, kids bombarded us with questions, “Why didn’t we have club?”
It seemed
obvious to us but middle-schooler Kyle had come prepared. He had thought this
out. "I don't think you guys
understand just how much homework club means to us… Everyone talks about how
much we need homework club and how this community wouldn’t be the same without
it...I don't exactly know what makes this place so special, but it's the one
place that we can all come to be safe and accepted. We all just feel happy here. We leave feeling full of hope that the week
will be better now that we've all been together… but 2 weeks feels impossible
to get through when we are not having time with each other…This whole community
is different when you guys are here.
Even other kids at school talk about this club."
Gulp. Sometimes in ministry you wonder if you are
making a difference. And once in a
while, God takes away the clouds and lets you see a glimpse of His handwork
through you. Like Mount Rainier, we
don’t always see it. But when He reveals
it, it is spectacular!
-Annie
*Names of children always changed
