Part of leading any organization, I suppose, are dreams. Dreams about the future, about what could be, what must be.  Over the past few years God gave me a dream for our congregation.  Three years ago our community lost our full-time Youth for Christ worker.  The local ministry has continued with a part-timer and her volunteers, but  they can’t do a full-time work.  Two years ago my oldest started Karate.  As we’ve gotten to know other parents, we’ve heard a common complaint–nothing for youth in our small town.  Shoot, we don’t even have a movie theater.

So, as our new building began to take shape, one of the dreams I found was a drop-in center.  A place where community kids could come after school, hang out, be safe, have fun and hear about Christ.  It seems to be strategic, in that there is really nothing for the youth of Beecher.  It seems to be missional, in that we can love the families of Beecher through this ministry–and win the opportunity to share Christ.

Like all dreams, this one has costs–financial costs, volunteer costs and, no doubt, unknown costs.  Currently I’m praying for 100 kids, and the volunteers, money and whatever else we need to minister to those kids.  As I’ve already written about, God’s been faithful with this building.  And He isn’t giving it to us as a knick-knack–He wants it used.  I look forward to seeing how God will do more than we can ask or imagine in using this ministry to reach this community for Christ.