Tonight in youth group we are having a "going-away" party for Suljeman and Gozman. I'm still not sure how to pronounce Suljeman's name. Sis. Tammy calls him "sol-mar" which makes no sense and I call him "Sol-man" which makes more sense. Who knows, he won't tell us, he just laughs. I'm going to miss those boys so much. When I came to FAC in September, Suljeman had only been to church once or twice. Gozman had never been. Suljeman has come faithfully every Wednesday night and (from what I hear) on Sundays as well. He attends every youth service that the Hudsons will take him to. He never makes a move. He doesn't participate in discussion or praise and worship. He is 16 and well-mannered and gets along with all of the other kids. If I picked favorites, he would probably be one of them.
Here we are, seven months later, and S-man and his brother are moving. When I found out I almost had a panic attack. I mean, these kids haven't given their life to the Lord yet! Our work here is not done. However, two week ago we went to a youth service and I could tell that the Lord was working on S-man. He stared at the floor during the whole sermon and when the preacher made the altar call, he got up and left. I told Sis. Tammy and the crazy lady just went back there and decided to talk to him about it... which isn't crazy, actually. It was smart. She asked Suljeman if he thought it was time to go to the altar. He said yes.
Suljeman went and knelt at the altar and raised his hands. What he said is between him and God, but I know that something changed in that moment. I also know that God is going to take care of him. I don't think God would take him away from us if he thought he couldn't handle it. I am sad. I will miss him, but I am trusting that the Lord has a plan for S-man in North Dakota (which is beyond me, I mean, who lives in North Dakota???).
I don't know if S-man reads my blog. I probably should have thought about that before I wrote this. If you do, I love you. I'll see you soon :)
Oh! And the reason I titled this "Mighty to Save" is because this rap-loving boy's favorite song is Mighty to Save. I mean, Rebekah and I sing it enough that he should never forget it, but
it is a great song. Jesus is here to save us all, S-man and Gozman too :) Wherever they are.
Here we are, seven months later, and S-man and his brother are moving. When I found out I almost had a panic attack. I mean, these kids haven't given their life to the Lord yet! Our work here is not done. However, two week ago we went to a youth service and I could tell that the Lord was working on S-man. He stared at the floor during the whole sermon and when the preacher made the altar call, he got up and left. I told Sis. Tammy and the crazy lady just went back there and decided to talk to him about it... which isn't crazy, actually. It was smart. She asked Suljeman if he thought it was time to go to the altar. He said yes.
Suljeman went and knelt at the altar and raised his hands. What he said is between him and God, but I know that something changed in that moment. I also know that God is going to take care of him. I don't think God would take him away from us if he thought he couldn't handle it. I am sad. I will miss him, but I am trusting that the Lord has a plan for S-man in North Dakota (which is beyond me, I mean, who lives in North Dakota???).
I don't know if S-man reads my blog. I probably should have thought about that before I wrote this. If you do, I love you. I'll see you soon :)
Oh! And the reason I titled this "Mighty to Save" is because this rap-loving boy's favorite song is Mighty to Save. I mean, Rebekah and I sing it enough that he should never forget it, but
it is a great song. Jesus is here to save us all, S-man and Gozman too :) Wherever they are.
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