Six straight weeks of kids camp, two United States missions trips and 126 souls later I’m humbled how God chose to use me this summer. As I sit down to share what God did in the lives of children over the past four months I continue to think, ‘what more can I do to reach the children that have yet to know Jesus?’ God opened the doors for me to minister to children throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland. In the 3,700 miles I traveled, I led 126 children in first time decisions to follow Jesus.
The summer started in Appalachia where I partnered with Pastor TJ Wolfe from Warwick AG. We trained and prepared a team to go into Oak Hill West Virginia where we did street ministry and then held a three day evangelistic outreach for the children in that area. Over 26 children invited Jesus into their lives that week.
Next I headed to Dallas Pennsylvania where I spent a week at Camp Orchard Hill as the guest speaker. Using “Deeply Rooted” as the theme, I challenged the campers to evaluate their personal relationship with Jesus and to grow deeper in their faith. 76 children gave their hearts to Jesus and many others fell deeper in love with Him. When testimonies were shared one girl stood up and said, “Before coming to camp I really didn’t know Jesus and didn’t care but today I want everyone to know that I know Him and want to live for Him forever.” One of the boys stood and shared, “Now I know that Jesus will provide for me and I don‚Äôt need to worry about things.” The most touching was a girl that said, “I’ve learned that I can still have happiness even though my dad just died.” There are children here in the United States that are hurting and need the hope and love that only Jesus gives.
The summer was rounded off with five more weeks of kids camp and then I headed to Keyser WV with a team from 1st AG in Harrisonburg VA led by Trevor Whetzel. We had been invited to participate in a city wide outreach and minister to the children. All of our efforts were rewarded with 24 children making decisions to follow Jesus.
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Keyser City-Wide Outreach
With the help of ‘No Limitz’ youth group from 1st AG in Harrisonburg Virginia, three years of community prayer by local leaders and pastors in Keyser, months of preparation, and hundreds of volunteers the seeds were planted to lead over 25 children in making personal decisions to follow Jesus. What a weekend of rejoicing in Keyser West Virginia as these children’s lives were changed for eternity.
The reward that came from the hours and hours of practice and team preparation were seen in the faces of those children. My reward was being able to help train and prepare this youth group to reap the harvest in Keyser. As a missionary to children in the United States, it’s not as much about how many children I can reach with the gospel but how many people can I empower to share the gospel with children. Only then will we see the multitudes come to know Jesus.
I was so blessed by the youth groups efforts and their desire to minister to the children. They put in long hours with very little free time as they prepared games, illusions, skits and music to share with the children. They remained focused on the task at hand but never lost sight of their goal; to see children give their lives to Jesus.
“Return Unto Me” was the theme of the event and together we stepped out in faith to reach the community of Keyser West Virginia. People representing different denominations and ages had come together to provide the platform for people to come and experience the message of Christ’s love.
Many thanks to Pastor John and Pastor Shawn from Keyser Assembly of God and the many other churches that made our trip so amazing and for providing our housing and food as well as facilities to prepare for the three services. It was a blessing to minister alongside of you.
May Keyser West Virginia continue to become a community committed to Jesus.
Camp Orchard Hill
As an angel stands in the way of his passing, Balaam reprimands his donkey for making a fool of him by laying down in the middle of the road. It’s not until the donkey speaks that Balaam’s eyes are opened and he sees the same angel that is preventing the donkey from passing by. How often are our eyes blinded to the things that God is trying to reveal to us. It’s not until our eyes and hearts are opened that we can hear and know God’s voice. 
Each night as I shared a message with the campers at Camp Orchard Hill I could see their eyes opening to what God had to share with each of them. Children’s hearts were opened to the message of Jesus’s love and forgiveness. Over the week over 75 children made personal decisions to follow Jesus. Others made a renewed commitment to pray, listen, read their Bibles and trust Jesus more in all their decision making. On the last night we sat next to the lake as the sun was setting. A camp fire provided the only light as we worshipped the Lord and reflected on the past week. Here are a few of the testimonies that the kids shared that evening.
“I realize that Jesus is always with me and will never leave me.”
“I realized that I can have joy even though my dad just died because I now know that he is in heaven and I’ll see him one day.”
“I didn’t really believe much in God but now I know God and asked Jesus into my heart and I want to live for Him forever.”
“I learned that when I trust in Jesus I can stand firm and be strong even when things get tough.”
“Now I know that Jesus will provide for me and now I don’t need to worry about those things anymore.”
These were just a few of the testimonies shared that evening. I was encouraged as I heard what God had done in the lives of the kids that week and was humbled that God used me to establish and grow their relationship with Him.
Kids Quest Outreach
With Ling, Ding and Tj, I joined forces with Randy Thompson and a team of youth from Rocky Mount North Carolina to train for an outreach to be held in nearby Raleigh. Ling and Ding were actually two team members who took on personalities of clowns who complimented and learned from each other. TJ, another team member, became TJ, aka “Trust Jesus”, the tiger who helped the kids understand the spiritual applications during the lessons each service.
I was impressed with the ease in which the team learned their parts for each of the segments of the service. I was even more impressed with the percision in which they carried them out during the service.
We were partnering with Ronnie Voss and the Church at Whiteoak to go beyond the walls of their church and reach the people in their community. After canvasing the neighborhood surrounding Peach Road Park and distributing several hundred event flyers Saturday morning we returned to the park in the early afternoon to prepare for the event. As the music played and TJ made his final rounds through the neighborhood to invite the community, both adults and children began to find a place to watch the presentation.There were over 150 in attendance.
Clown skits, games, dramas, illusions and much more ended with an invitation for people to give their lives to Jesus who is the way and the truth and the life. That day, 20 people discovered that truth personally and gave their heart to Christ.
What an amazing thing to be part of and to share in the joy of seeing the lives of  people, young and old, changed for eternity.
Surgeon shares Gospel
Rushing into the tent, wearing blue scrubs and carrying a cooler, the surgeon frantically searched for her patient. Only minutes later she was in the middle of heart surgery to replace a heart that had been damaged by the effects of sin. It had become ugly and withered and could no longer pump the life giving blood that brings joy and happiness. With a new and pure heart ready for transplant the surgeon needed to act swiftly if she was going to provide the patient with a second chance.
On that particular day, I personally had the opportunity to share about the love of Jesus with over 400 people that had come through the children’s ministry. I had partnered with Convoy of Hope and ministered alongside Gettysburg Masters Commission and Masters Commission Mid Atlantic . By playing the character of a heart surgeon I was able to capture the attention of kids and adults alike. Our hearts are much like the heart of the patient I was frantically searching for. We have allowed the ugliness of sin to push out the purity of God. We all need to ask Jesus to cleanse our heart and our lives and gives us a new heart ready to receive the beautiful things of God.
I offered people the opportunity to have their lives instantly changed through the forgiveness of sin. As I presented that free gift, that only Jesus can give, hands throughout the tent were raised. It was my privilege to pray with them as over 60 kids and adult who gave their hearts to Jesus that day.
We must seize every chance to share the Good News with others, especially the children. Together with Convoy of Hope and hundreds of volunteers the city of Hagerstown was changed and souls were added to God’s family.
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matt 19:14
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