Don’t Let the Children Go!

15. Oct, 2009 1 Comment

I’ve heard people talk about how children shouldn’t be taken on mission and/or ministry visits with us older folks when we go. I’ve had the joy of seeing my grandson’s life changed because we have invited him to join us on our visits to serve the homeless and poor in Knoxville. He’s seven. He’s also very wise.

After I posted about this, our daughter-in-law, Tanisha, commented these words. How powerful a lesson from a seven-year-old child. I am in awe of what God is doing in him!

I have told this story so many times and the next day it turned into a fight between me and Nick, because “The purpose of going out there, Mom, is to give to these people what we have been given that they do not have. If you have extra, you are supposed to share. Is this not what you have told me? If we have an extra room and they do not have a home, why would you not give it to them?”

This really has got to him and he even went to school and shared with his friends about these two very pretty little homeless girls he got the chance to meet.

He goes, “Mom, I left out the part where you would not let them live with us, because I didn’t want them to know how mean you are.” I have a hard time telling the story or even talking with him about it without tearing up to see how much this has moved him and has made him so much more thoughtful of others.

Don’t try to tell me that children shouldn’t go on ministry visits.

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One Response to “Don’t Let the Children Go!”

  1. Jamie Weiss Reply 16. Oct, 2009 at 10:24 am

    I think that we should ALL serve in whatever capacity we have regardless of age. Last week we took our 7 year old daughter with us to serve the homeless in Knoxville. Not only is she 7, but she also has some disabilities which keep her from doing a lot of things, but she helped me in some clean up and in serving some food. I truly hope that her being there was a blessing to the people we served and that her experience will shape her into being a God-loving, people-caring individual. I want her to know that she is blessed beyond measure and that she needs to share out of what she has.