"Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me - you did it to me." Jesus, Matthew 25:40 MSG

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Teen Volunteers Rock!

Opportunity: “a favorable juncture of circumstances” is a dictionary definition. Opportunities abound at Beyond the Walls oil change outreach because a “juncture” or a point in time is happening right before our eyes. This is caused by a unique set of circumstances. What are they?

Young men, teenage guys are working side-by-side with men in the oil change area and learning basic car maintenance skills. There are a couple things happening to bring this about. First, there are some single moms raising teenage boys without a father figure in the house. They see an opportunity for their sons to get involved with positive men from Central and learn a practical skill which could help them for a life-time. Second, there are awesome teenage young men who want to make a difference in their own life and by helping others, in the lives of single moms.

Please pray for this “opportunity”. As a leader in the oil change outreach I want to facilitate what God ultimately wants and directs. This convergence of circumstances include discussions started several months ago to facilitate a male teenage club, collaborating with the oil change team, to help teach car maintenance skills to teenage guys in Greene County.

Anybody see an opportunity here? This past Saturday there were 5 teenage guys helping in the oil change area, getting their hands dirty, and loving it!