Janis posted on May 22, 2009 22:49
Who would have thought after a long hard day, an hour at the Juvenile Detention Center could revitalize us? Last night, Tim, Jeff Brianas and I had a great time.
Sue Jarvis, one of the Chaplains at the jail, needed people to fill in for her in May while she was working out a change in her schedule. I knew Tim and I could talk about the Cafe for an hour, no problem but I thought my Tuesday night partner "Jeff Brianas" alias "Mr. Sundae-man" would be a great addition. So there we were, the 20 some young people kinda dragged in, no one responded as we said "Hello, hello, hello..." We found out this slot was called Religion, Ohhhhhh, I'm surprised anyone showed up, guess something to do is better than nothing to do.
It didn't take long as we shared about Cafe 41:11 and free sandwiches, Kool-aid, popcorn, etc for the group to liven up. Statements were repeated, "Where's this place?", "As soon as I'm outa here, I'm there", "No way".
Then Jeff told them about "Sundae Tuesdays" and the Ahhhs and Owhs resounded. I think everybody was smiling by then, including us! Tim shared about "Hope", I shared about bad choices my son made and how it is still effecting him seven years later. Then Jeff wrapped it up telling his life story in a nutshell and illustrating to them to be careful about the choices they make now and how they will effect the rest of their lives.
The hour flew by as we shared God's love and planted seeds that these young people might find their way to Medina's Cafe 41:11 to look us up for further conversation and a bite to eat....probably a Sundae first!
Thanks for being a part of God's ministry, especially to young people!
Janis ><>