MFUGE Week 4 - OASIS

Jordan Thompson
Fairview First Baptist
Cullman, Alabama
Age 16

This week God has blessed me so much through the Summer at the OASIS program! The children at Mission First are so precious and willing to love people they don’t even know! It touched my heart to see these children open up and truly love complete strangers. They taught me how to truly love everyone, not just your family and friends. Even though all the kids are special, there were a few that touched me and that I truly connected with.

Over this week I was given the chance to share God’s AMAZING LOVE to 3 of these students. I, along with my friend Natasha, got the chance to pray with a young girl. We were in the playroom and she was looking very sad so we began to ask questions. Even though she didn’t want to tell us what was wrong, when we asked her if we could pray for her, she immediately nodded her head yes. A similar situation occurred with one other little girl who was feeling upset. She was getting ready to rotate to singing and was just sitting in the corner looking depressed. But when we asked if we could pray for her she appreciated that and I think it made her feel good to know someone loved her enough to pray to God for her.

The highlight of my week would have to be God using me to lead a little girl to Christ. The same day we prayed for those two little girls, we sat down with some of the younger children to talk about Jesus. We asked how many went to church, and were saved and half of them raised their hands. So we started talking about the A.B.C.’s of becoming a Christian. When we got done discussing this, a little girl, said to me, “I want to go to heaven. Can you help me get saved?” So I, along with Natasha and Macheala, took her to the side and started talking to her about God and salvation to make sure she understood. When we got done with our discussion, I asked her to repeat the salvation prayer after me. As soon as she finished she started smiling and said, “I feel so much better now!” It was a true blessing and I thank God for his forgiveness and love. I also thank him for the opportunity to share Christ with these children. They have made a difference in my life and I pray I made a difference in theirs.