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YOUNG DISCIPLES - Share their stories
Below you'll find a collection of stories from past Young Disciples team members who wish to share some of the tremendous blessings they received as part of the team.
God Bless the
little Children In my class there was a young boy who was baptized but from all that I could gather he had not received any religious education. His parents didn’t go to church and didn’t teach him about Jesus too much. He paid close attention in class and had many questions. He also volunteered to give answers to my questions, unfortunately but also expectably the wrong ones… One of the evenings we went out to dinner in his town. He was there, showed us around and played pool with me (he actually beat me.) On Friday, at the end of the camp he came to say good bye, told me how he enjoyed the camp and gave me a hug. Saturday morning, as I sipped my breakfast coffee, the priest came to see me and said he had spoken to the boy. The boy had asked Father if he could go to Mass on Sunday! He also told Father that he wanted to become Catholic… I pray that Mother Mary takes this little soul under her protection…
Second Best day of His Life! One day a lady that owned the local drug store in the town we were doing a camp in, came up to me and bought our ice cream shakes. She told me that one of the children in my class had told their mother that the first day of camp had been the second best day of his life. The next day he told his mother that the second day was just a little bit better than the last. This really made me feel great and made me feel satisfied with the work we were doing in this town.
God
provides This week I knew that the Holy Spirit was working because of the response of this faith community. Especially with the elderly who attended Mass with us every day. Before Mass, we had Mass preparations, this includes training altar servers, lectors and greeters. It also includes a tour of the church, exploring different parts of the church that are unfamiliar to children and even some Catholic adults. The tour is a fun game to get the kids interested about the church and many holy objects within. The elderly people saw us working with the children a half hour before Mass. Everyday attendees complimented or thanked both the children and us Young Disciples for being so respectful and reverent. The best part was how easy it was to guide these children. The Holy Spirit was moving through the actions of these children before, during, and after Mass to touch the hearts of the faithful who came to worship with us. Today a lady not only confirmed this but also gave a very generous and much needed financial donation to help sustain us. I know I will be using that money to help purchase a plane ticket home at the end. I didn’t know where the money was going to come from, but the Lord always provides!
Sharing Jesus
with Mom & Dad In class one of my students raised his hand to answer a question. When he was giving his answer he mentioned in passing that he invited his mom and dad to pray “PAL” with him. PAL stands for Pray, Ask & Listen. I stopped him and asked him to elaborate. He said that he sat his mom and dad down, explained what PAL was to them and asked them to pray with him. He guided the prayer time, and although he was slightly disappointed that his younger brother feel asleep, he was beaming that he was sharing Jesus with others. He wants to evangelize!
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