19 more on Thursday...

Coach Jeff did a great job with the Bible study this week. He shared with both the elementary and high school boys the Easter story. Next week we are watching The Passion, which really helps the boys to get a grasp on the actual events. At our middle/high school Power Cross on Thursday we always have right around 40 boys. We have a base of 30 boys that are here every week rain or shine. Then we have maybe 20 more that pop in and out according to the athletic season and what's happening after school. We had several first time boys here yesterday for Bible study and I think all but one of them accepted Christ as their Savior last night. We had a few boys that God (and Jeff!) had really been working on for some time finally make the best decision of their lives last night. One who is really special to us is a young man named Devantae. Yesterday happened to be his birthday. I prayed all day that God would help him to have an open heart and receive his word. He didn't make a decision with Jeff's initial invitation,but 4 boys had it right off the bat. One of them was a first timer at Power Cross and he was standing up ready to receive the Word before Jeff even finished asking. Then Jeff said raise your hand if your not sure your going to be in heaven when you die. About 10 hands went up. So Jeff told them again that nothing they had done in the past mattered any more. That when Jesus died on that cross he died for all of their mistakes and sins. He ask if you want a new lease on your life, if you want to start over, but this time with God in control make this decision tonight. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Devantae stand, take his backpack off, take a deep breath, bow his head for a moment and then head to the back room with the other boys who had decided tonight was the night for them. I thought all day yesterday how neat it would be if Devantae had a new birthday on his real birthday. Obviously God was thinking the same thing.



God Bless!
Nat, Jeff, TJ, and the PC Boys