An Unlikely Mentor

Heather and I have started meeting one on one with the four female AIM team members. It amounts to a one or two hour meeting, every other week. But a funny thing has happened, I’ve started wanting more time with them. The conversations are a chance to really get to know these girls. Heather and I have also started meeting one on one as well. The result is that a good portion of my time is now taken up with these meetings. It’s not the type of ministry I thought I would experience here, but I love it.

These aren’t superficial conversations. We talk about the things that really matter. I pray for wisdom as I talk to them. I share my experiences, both good and bad. I hope that I encourage them, and allow them to see themselves as God sees them. Not as they see themselves. I thank God that he allowed me to go through each experience, each hurt, because these experiences are now redeemed. They allow me to share hope. That life does even out, that relationships can be good. That bad experiences, and shameful secrets, can become something that brings us closer to God instead of taking us from him.

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