A Door Has Been Opened

Jacob got home from working at the theater last night, and ran into the house yelling, "Mom!  Mom!  Guess what?!"

He was so excited!  I couldn't wait to hear his good news, but held my breath at the same time, not knowing for sure if I would think his "great news" truly was "great news." 

James B left him a voicemail while he was at work, asking him if he could drop everything and come with their youth group to New Orleans for the National Youth Conference.   (Blessing #875)  I think it's actually with Judy's youth group, but when one of their sponsors was unable to go at the last minute, Jacob's name popped into their minds. 

Earlier this year, Jacob offered to be a sponsor for our church's National Youth Conference, but it didn't work out. They had enough sponsors with parents who were going along. Jacob was bummed, but he accepted it and thought, "next time."

But that all changed yesterday . . .
We talked about how God is opening this door for him.  What you may not know, is that Jacob has actually been praying about going into Youth Ministry.  It's been on his mind for a few months now.  So, this is such a great opportunity for him. 

So . . . all you prayer warriors reading this post . . . please join me in praying for Jacob, as he leaves this afternoon for a week with a bunch of kids he's never met before, and for his role as a leader for Judy's youth group this week.  It'll be a great week!  Here's a short video about the Conference.


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