they seriously crack me up

hey! God is doing such amazing things.. last week in my thursday girls club, (ages 10-12), we had just finished talking about the lost sheep, and for some reason it sparked all these huge questions. i got to stand in the front of all these girls and talk to them, answer their questions, it was amazing and they were the ones asking! stuff like; "does Jesus forgive everything we do?" "is there a hell -- what's it like?" "what does being a Christian mean?" "how can i get to heaven?"

my goodness, the other leader was sitting down just looking at me in shock and so i just went for it and used that oppurtunity to tell these girls as much as i could.. it was so awesome. and then just like with my choose life teens, hangin' out with them last nite and talking about their struggles with drugs and gang violence and all of this huge stuff, they were just openly talking about, and telling me and this other lady stuff as if we were there to help them, which we are, but they actually trust us and are telling us huge stuff and letting us pray for them. one of the guys was even saying how he didnt think God was real, so challenged God to make Himself known to him and that nite he had this really intense dream and its just incredible. they are all fighting so hard against God, but He is pursuing them in the most amazing, undenyable ways. so thank you for your prayers.. daily, i am blown away by seeing the goodness and the grace of God. its awesome.

i wrote my subject line as that though, becuz these teens are so culturally bizarre and just make me laugh.. like they just continually slag the mick out of each other, like that is how you can tell you are fianlly their friend, and that you have been accepted. the more ppl make fun of you and rip you to shreds, the more you are accepted.. so, its pretty much impossible to offend me ever again, cuz ive heard it all here, and its harsh stuff, but that just means that "im in", it's hilarious though, cuz every other world is some sort of swear word. but its the way they do it, and you have to imagine the thickest accent you have ever heard, i always refer to snatch, but its exactly like brad pitt's accent in that, like unless you have lived here at least a month, you wouldnt be able to understand them.. but last nite one of my dudes was mad at another dude across the room and they were shouting at each other and i finally had to be like, guys, stop, chill out.. go sit down.. and the guy looks up at me and goes, "im not sitting next to that vegetable".. and i just laughed.. this huge thug of a guy, calling another guy a vegatable, and i go.. "sorry, what? vegetable?" and just started laughing, and cuz i was laughing at him he goes, "ah, he's a mad tick of a ting he is, f-ing and blinding all over the place, ur a mad vegetable you are, you're a cabbage, ya fat tick.." haha.. i was just listening and laughing thinking how absolutely ridiculous they were.. and they saw me laughing, and i just go, "guys, seriously.." and then we all just started laughing. these huge gang dudes.. with their thick accents, insulting each other, and me just laughing.. it probably doesn't sound that funny.. but it is just so amusing here. they are hilarious. ahh.. i love these kids.... thanks for praying.. God is doing huge stuff!!!