Powerful

Parents prayed for 4 hours after receiving a text from their daughter that she was overwhelmed and wanted to come home. The long-time former youth pastor's daughter at Manoa (Dave's church growing up) was in Baltimore's projects on a mission trip. This was the first year the security of her dad wasn't there. Two minutes after her parents finished praying they received another text saying that she was trusting God and wanted to stay. Powerful.

Their daughter shared from upfront at church yesterday that she had learned to trust God that week. I talked with the mom after church and she told me how it took so much restraint from the father not to drive down there and get her. I guess he learned to trust God more too.

In the spring I asked a much respected, older co-worker some tips to raising kids that really love and follow God whole-heartedly. Her only response was prayer. There you have it!