YAY Bus 5!!!
Bus 5 did it again! We had 45 yesterday and 4 of them were on the bus for the very first time. It was not an extremely spiritual time due to the fact that it takes too long to get all the information from newcomers on the way in and deal with the different problem areas while trying to lead songs and get to church safely.
Several weeks ago, Jessica got saved and she is such a blessing. She brought another visitor this week. Week before last she brought her little brother, Chuckie, and he brought his friend, Matt. These children are all in homes that are broken. That usually means that they are different homes each weekend. Consequently, Matt came the one Sunday and the next SAturday I could get no one to the door. So, again this Saturday I knocked and he came to the door along with his mother. She was very gracious and told me that she normally has up to 6 children every other weekend. I told her the age rules and invited them to go. When we pulled up Sunday there were 4 children waiting. One of them was Matt's sister and she said her mom was going to make her go all the time. Praise the Lord for her mother, whatever the motive!
The funniest thing that happened today came from Shawna and Megan. This was the second time Megan had ridden. She is in the 3rd grade and she and Shawna are evidently pretty close. I told Shawna to teach Megan all our bus songs on the first Saturday I met her so that she would know them on Sunday. Evidently she really likes that and could hardly wait for us to start singing last week and this week.
I had gone to the back of the bus to check out a little skirmish between siblings. Just seconds before Megan had said "Mrs. Cozart, Mrs Cozart! Can we sing "Walk The Bible Way"?
I think I have put this little song on here before but just so we understand the words to this song, it goes like this:
Walk, walk, walk the bible way,
Read your bible daily, Don't forget to pray,
Walk, walk, walk the bible way,
Read your Bible every day.
Smoking, drinking, fist fights and dirty talk,
They all make you walk the dirty walk,
Smoking, drinking, fist fights and dirty talk,
Jesus says, "No, No! Don't do it!"
I heard Megan ask again if we could sing "Walk the Bible Way", but as I was busy trying to remedy the situation in the back of the bus, I put her off a little while longer. As I came down the aisle to make my way back to the front on the bus and more singing, I heard Megan say to Shawna, "I won't tell if you won't tell!" I just couldn't help myself. I sat down in the seat in front of them and said directly, "What are you not going to tell?" After being very persistent and pushing them to tell me(which was funny in itself as they squirmed and avoided my questions), finally Shawna, after lying once and being confronted by Megan, told the truth. She had, for some unknown reason, whispered a dirty word in Megan's ear. It was "a--hole" Megan had turned around impulsively and whispered "cr-p" in her ear. Conviction got the best of them and they confessed! Such a small thing and yet a little song like that had put a question in their minds about something that the majority of the kids on the bus don't even give a second thought. It was really so cute. I had an opportunity to deal with Shawna to explain to her that since she got saved last week, that did not mean that she would never sin. We talked about relationships and how when she disobeyed her dad, he was not happy but he didn't throw her out and tell her she wasn't his daughter anymore. I explained that Jesus wouldn't do that either and that Jesus knew she was going to commit that sin when she asked him to come into her heart, and he accepted her anyway. Megan doesn't quite understand about salvation yet but she is well on her way to being led by the Holy Spirit to accept that free gift.
I am extremely burdened after speaking with some of the new kids which call themselves cousins. I tried to get them to explain that relationship. As it turned out they explained that it was a tradition because they all grew up together and they also explained some of the intricate relationships between aunts, cousins, brothers, sisters, Moms and etc. I heard about illegitimate children, homosexual, and interracial relationships. How does one deal with it all? God is dealing with me that I need to get serious about witnessing to these families. We are talking about many inter-connected families with no hope of a normal life due to the excesses of sin!
I don't know how to do it. I know that I can not do a thing in the flesh but God has put me here to be used of Him. I do not know what He wants done now, but I am willing!
II Corinthians 12:9-10
"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for thy strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong."
Lord, keep me in that place!
Several weeks ago, Jessica got saved and she is such a blessing. She brought another visitor this week. Week before last she brought her little brother, Chuckie, and he brought his friend, Matt. These children are all in homes that are broken. That usually means that they are different homes each weekend. Consequently, Matt came the one Sunday and the next SAturday I could get no one to the door. So, again this Saturday I knocked and he came to the door along with his mother. She was very gracious and told me that she normally has up to 6 children every other weekend. I told her the age rules and invited them to go. When we pulled up Sunday there were 4 children waiting. One of them was Matt's sister and she said her mom was going to make her go all the time. Praise the Lord for her mother, whatever the motive!
The funniest thing that happened today came from Shawna and Megan. This was the second time Megan had ridden. She is in the 3rd grade and she and Shawna are evidently pretty close. I told Shawna to teach Megan all our bus songs on the first Saturday I met her so that she would know them on Sunday. Evidently she really likes that and could hardly wait for us to start singing last week and this week.
I had gone to the back of the bus to check out a little skirmish between siblings. Just seconds before Megan had said "Mrs. Cozart, Mrs Cozart! Can we sing "Walk The Bible Way"?
I think I have put this little song on here before but just so we understand the words to this song, it goes like this:
Walk, walk, walk the bible way,
Read your bible daily, Don't forget to pray,
Walk, walk, walk the bible way,
Read your Bible every day.
Smoking, drinking, fist fights and dirty talk,
They all make you walk the dirty walk,
Smoking, drinking, fist fights and dirty talk,
Jesus says, "No, No! Don't do it!"
I heard Megan ask again if we could sing "Walk the Bible Way", but as I was busy trying to remedy the situation in the back of the bus, I put her off a little while longer. As I came down the aisle to make my way back to the front on the bus and more singing, I heard Megan say to Shawna, "I won't tell if you won't tell!" I just couldn't help myself. I sat down in the seat in front of them and said directly, "What are you not going to tell?" After being very persistent and pushing them to tell me(which was funny in itself as they squirmed and avoided my questions), finally Shawna, after lying once and being confronted by Megan, told the truth. She had, for some unknown reason, whispered a dirty word in Megan's ear. It was "a--hole" Megan had turned around impulsively and whispered "cr-p" in her ear. Conviction got the best of them and they confessed! Such a small thing and yet a little song like that had put a question in their minds about something that the majority of the kids on the bus don't even give a second thought. It was really so cute. I had an opportunity to deal with Shawna to explain to her that since she got saved last week, that did not mean that she would never sin. We talked about relationships and how when she disobeyed her dad, he was not happy but he didn't throw her out and tell her she wasn't his daughter anymore. I explained that Jesus wouldn't do that either and that Jesus knew she was going to commit that sin when she asked him to come into her heart, and he accepted her anyway. Megan doesn't quite understand about salvation yet but she is well on her way to being led by the Holy Spirit to accept that free gift.
I am extremely burdened after speaking with some of the new kids which call themselves cousins. I tried to get them to explain that relationship. As it turned out they explained that it was a tradition because they all grew up together and they also explained some of the intricate relationships between aunts, cousins, brothers, sisters, Moms and etc. I heard about illegitimate children, homosexual, and interracial relationships. How does one deal with it all? God is dealing with me that I need to get serious about witnessing to these families. We are talking about many inter-connected families with no hope of a normal life due to the excesses of sin!
I don't know how to do it. I know that I can not do a thing in the flesh but God has put me here to be used of Him. I do not know what He wants done now, but I am willing!
II Corinthians 12:9-10
"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for thy strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong."
Lord, keep me in that place!
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