They come in all shapes sizes and backgrounds. Some have really hard stories where having parents who are divorced is just the very tip of the iceberg and knowing what faith means is so far beyond comprehension. Some have grown up going to church and are beginning to question what it means to have a faith of their own. Some are loud, outspoken and inappropriate. Others are shy, quiet and not too sure they want to be here at all. All are outsiders in their own way. All are searching for acceptance, love and truth. Each stand on the outside looking in trying to figure out this crazy thing called life and here we are inviting them in. Doing what we can to love each of them with the uncondentional love of Jesus. Trying to show each of them that they are not alone and that the person across the room that they don't understand or even like deserves that same love. For some, loving others is even more difficult because they themselves don't understand how to be loved in the first place. Pouring into these lives each week is exausting and challenging. We're praying constantly for wisdom in our words and actions. For God to use us in deep life changing ways. The road ahead is long but so worth it and some day the outsiders will know they have a place here with us, in Gods family.
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