Working Rebellious Soil

Last Tuesday at the High School session there were 2 new kids, LB and ZB. They were a problem from the very beginning. They lied to 3 different staff about being under 16 to get out of wearing helmets. When it was time for the talk they hid in the foam pit and it took 5 minutes to get them to come out and listen to the Gospel. When Dave finally got them to sit down they purposely coughed loudly the whole time. After the talk, Dave took them outside and spoke with them for a while showing grace by letting them stay for the rest of the session. At the end when the lights went out, they kept skating and staff guys had to physically get in their way to make them stop. Later when we looked over their forms we found that their mother had lied as well about being the birth parent for both (legally we have to have a birth-parent signature). And today I continue to rejoice.

I know it sounds like a lame story but it’s actually super encouraging to me. God brought LB and ZB to Skatechurch last week for His purpose. Though they didn’t respond, they heard the Gospel. They talked with multiple staff, were corrected, disciplined, and shown grace by Dave. I don’t know what the Lord is doing but I’m excited they were here. Among the Christ-following skaters, so many of their stories began like this. The guys live in Ashland so they may not ever come back. Whatever part Skatechurch had, working the soil or planting seeds maybe, it’s a privilege. Pray that God would continue the good work He began.