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Okay here is a story I want to share with you about Heavenly Father knowing and caring
about each of his children personally. Let me start by telling you this. When Gamer and I were called to be Webelos leaders, I was disappointed. I really
wanted Gamer to be Cubmaster like my dad. But as soon as I saw the role, I knew why we were
called. One of the boys on the list I didn't like at all. K... was always
bullying Burrito and I didn't have a very high opinion of him. I thought he
lived with his grandma, but it is his mom. She had him really late in life and
then she was divorced so his entire life he has been raised by a single working
mom. Okay enough background.
When Gamer and I were called, I didn't
know where to start. There was a lot of confusion with the blending of the
wards and to this date I still don't know what the 5th ward boys earned prior to
us being leaders. So Gamer and I sat down one night and prayed and wrote our
introductory letter and schedule. We had no idea what would be review or not for these boys. I expected
K.... would be super behind in his Faith in God and religious requirements and
as we decided that we had to do whatever we could as though K.... didn't have
any support at home to help him.
I don't know how much you know
about Webelos, but the LDS church takes an 18-month program and crams it into 12
months so the boys can be 11-year-old scouts. It makes it super intense and we
have to basically pass off 2 activity pins a month in order to do everything.
Plus we have the prep for Boy Scout requirements and the Arrow of Light stuff.
So duplicating stuff while we merged dens would be terrible for the boys with
staying on track.
Two weeks ago K.... announced that they were
moving and he was selling his house. I must confess I was relieved (he is a
really hard kid) and skeptical. Well this weekend they put up a for sale sign.
Nevertheless, Sunday the other ward leader finally brought over the progress
charts for two of our Webelos. To start with I was surprised to learn that
K.... and Gamer have the same birthday. But I can't even tell you how completely
blown away I was by the tender mercies our prayerful schedule planning resulted
in. Not only was nothing duplicated in our meetings, but the pins we worked on are
the ones that K.... was missing to earn his Webelos patch. And if we finish up
his religious knot over the next month, he should be able to earn his Arrow of
Light and 2 compass points. That is huge for an inactive 10-year- old.
Heavenly Father really does know everyone individually and we never know how we
impact someone's life.
1 comment:
What a very sweet story. Yes, Heavenly Father does love us all and will provide a way for good things to come.
Blessings and hugs for this one!
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