The Purpose of Passion

The purpose of passion is simple. You take something you are passionate about...and you find it's unique purpose for exsisting. Well my passion is children and its purpose is to teach them about Christ and love them they way Christ expects us to so they can share His love with others.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if every person in the church took one kid and just poured Christ into them? Think about it...every day you have one little person that you get to love unconditionally. Without judgement and without disbelieve...one kid that hangs on your every word. You smother them with hugs and kisses and gifts and tell them Bible stories and teach them about salvation and about the God we serve. It doesn't matter how old they are. You can show God to an infant simply by loving them and treating them with compassion and gentleness. Same goes for a teenager. Sometimes with them...loving them means telling them NO because you know what they are about to do could impact their life in a way they might not be aware of or prepared to handle. There are so many ways to share Christ and with only one kid, that would be pretty easy right?

Well unfortunately we only see our kids on Sundays. And they don't come one at a time...they come 50 at a time. And we don't get to pour into them one on one because each of us is responsible for around 10-15 kids. And we don't get them for a whole day even...we get them for about 2 hours. Do those sound like good odds to you? 1-2 Adults per 10 kids, for 2 hours, 1 day a week. Either we have to be Super Christians or we have to learn to ask for help!

Most of you reading this are parents, some are volunteers and some are both. I want you to constantly ask yourself..."Am I doing everything I can to make sure my child or A child knows Christ?"

Our children's ministry team works very hard to put together information and activities for Sundays that will hopefully show the kids how to be Christ-like and I trust that as parents and volunteers you are doing the best you can during the week or during your serving time on Sundays to keep the same fire burning. But what if we truly partnered together to create this AMAZING experience? Like I said, our ministry team is doing it's best but the kids deserve even better than we can give them. They deserve an entire church community surrounding them and showing their love and support.

I have this book called Transforming Children Into Spiritual Champions; and inside it says, "A child's moral development is set by the age of 9." That makes me sad! I start thinking about how many kids we may have missed already and now how much harder it will be to reach them and change their way of thinking. It also makes me sad to think about all the kids we might miss because we have to spend so much time focusing on the ones we thought we "lost".

I guess what I am asking is to consider where the children of the Crux lay on your list of priorities. The same book I quoted above also says that, "children respond best to other children". Well if we can bond together and reach our 50 kids, think about how many kids our kids could reach! I mean have you met our kids? They are some of the most amazing human beings I have ever seen! They have incredible hearts and they are bright and passionate and eager to learn and I see some that already feel the burden of the lost. I feel it is our calling as Christians to teach them and send them out into the world. This is a movement that will happen with or without your help because I WILL equip and empower these kids to fulfill their calling. But let's be honest...it would be a lot easier if I had the help and support of everyone in our church community.

So if you would like to be a part of this movement then all you have to do is say so and our ministry team will make it happen. We have so many ways for you to volunteer that would go along with a gift or a passion you already possess. Please pray about it and if you are interested then email me ASAP so you don't miss out on one of the most rewarding adventures of your life!

~Chelle

chelle_menke@hotmail.com