Bogota Kids Mission
Meet Tammy; she’s four and this is her second year with us at The Bridge. She’s our youngest evangel. Cal, on the other hand, is five; this is his first year with us. He’s a no nonsense little chap and there’s no pulling the wool over his eyes. Tammy and Cal are friends.
Following a recent devotion with our youngest kids where Jesus was teaching his disciples to pray Cal had said, “God is not alive. He’s dead. He’s on a piece of stick.” (Referring, we assumed, to the crucifix.)
He faced a unanimous “Noooo!” From his classmates, one proclaiming, “Yes, he died on the cross, but he arose the third day.”
Evangels sometimes come in small packages.
Since then, it seems Cal has been doing some thinking. As he and Tammy settled down to work after break the other day, this is the conversation that transpired:
Tammy: Everyone knows God and about the life of God.
Cal: I love God more than anything.
Tammy: God really loves us. He takes care of us. You can’t see Him because he lives in heaven.
Cal: You’re right, Tammy.
Tammy: God really loves you.
Cal: God has a house in the clouds.
Tammy: When you die, you’re going to be in heaven with Him.
Cal: To work! We’ve got to hurry, it’s almost time to go home. Calm down!
The other day Cal leaned into his teacher’s ear and whispered as though sharing a secret, “I really love God.”
God is at work in tiny hearts such as these!
Anita
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23