The ministry I’m involved in does not reach only children. This ministry encourages teenagers and adults to come to church too. Therefore a bus ministry is offered to the people who can be picked up and take home between the church and their accommodation. Since Boris started to come back to church, he’s been riding my bus.
Jill, one of the staff members on the bus had several good talks with him recently. She realized one day that Boris needed a new Bible as his was really old and torn. So she told Boris that if he would read the whole Gospel of John she would buy him a new Bible. Boris agreed.
Around two weeks later Boris called me. This is how the conversation went :
“Vivi, are you with Jill ?”
“No, but can I help you maybe or take message for her ?” I answered
“I’m done with reading the Gospel of John and I don’t know what to read now !” Boris said with an urgent voice.
“Well, you can read the Gospel of Mark” I answered back.
Monday, March 16, 2009
You've got to find this Boris !
A morning of September 2008, I was working in my office. One of my leader came to me and said to me while he was giving me a paper : « You really got to find that Boris ! »
Boris, I knew who he was ! I even knew where he was living ! Boris was MaryAnn’s worker. MaryAnn is the lady who was in charge of my site before me. When Boris was 11 years old he first attended a youth evening with Metro. And since that day he did not leave the church. Boris gave his life to God there and would help all the time MaryAnn to invite the kids to Sunday School. But since MaryAnn had left Metro in the summer 2006 Boris had disappeared. It was impossible for me to find him !
I was then looking at the paper that my leader had handed to me. It was an email from Boris to Pastor Bill, our senior pastor and founder of Metro Ministries. Boris had written : « Over a couple of months I haven’t been going to church and I haven’t been keeping in touch with them [the Metro staffs] and I changed my number sooo many times I feel like if I missed out on a lot and I wanted to know where the address to the Brooklyn church is so that I can go back I fell like if I’m missing a part of God from my life. Please write back and thank you Pastor Bill.. » I had to find Boris now ! I went back to his apartment a couple of times and knocked on his door but nobody ever opened the door. How would I found Boris ?
A couple of weeks later, my team and myself were organizing a Sidewalk Sunday School in Boris’ neighborhood. Boris came. I was so happy to see him that I told him « Hey Boris ! ». He looked at me strangely like if he would say « how do you know my name ? ». We talk a little bit and exchanged our phone numbers. Boris left and everything was over.
The next week I was picking up some teenagers for Revolution, our teenager service on Wednesday nights. Boris came that night. And since that day he’s coming to church twice a week. He did not miss church for more than 5 times since. Today Boris is 15 years old and does not hesitate to jump in the train (1 ½ hour one way) to take part of some extra activities organized by the church. Boris has a giant passion for God and desired to become an example to many.
Boris, I knew who he was ! I even knew where he was living ! Boris was MaryAnn’s worker. MaryAnn is the lady who was in charge of my site before me. When Boris was 11 years old he first attended a youth evening with Metro. And since that day he did not leave the church. Boris gave his life to God there and would help all the time MaryAnn to invite the kids to Sunday School. But since MaryAnn had left Metro in the summer 2006 Boris had disappeared. It was impossible for me to find him !
I was then looking at the paper that my leader had handed to me. It was an email from Boris to Pastor Bill, our senior pastor and founder of Metro Ministries. Boris had written : « Over a couple of months I haven’t been going to church and I haven’t been keeping in touch with them [the Metro staffs] and I changed my number sooo many times I feel like if I missed out on a lot and I wanted to know where the address to the Brooklyn church is so that I can go back I fell like if I’m missing a part of God from my life. Please write back and thank you Pastor Bill.. » I had to find Boris now ! I went back to his apartment a couple of times and knocked on his door but nobody ever opened the door. How would I found Boris ?
A couple of weeks later, my team and myself were organizing a Sidewalk Sunday School in Boris’ neighborhood. Boris came. I was so happy to see him that I told him « Hey Boris ! ». He looked at me strangely like if he would say « how do you know my name ? ». We talk a little bit and exchanged our phone numbers. Boris left and everything was over.
The next week I was picking up some teenagers for Revolution, our teenager service on Wednesday nights. Boris came that night. And since that day he’s coming to church twice a week. He did not miss church for more than 5 times since. Today Boris is 15 years old and does not hesitate to jump in the train (1 ½ hour one way) to take part of some extra activities organized by the church. Boris has a giant passion for God and desired to become an example to many.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Welcome !!!
Hi everybody !!!
Sorry for the confusion between the french and english...
But here I am ! I created my new blog ! I hope that you'll have an easy access to it and that you'll like it ... Give me your thoughts, your suggestions ...
I hope too that it will help you to follow my adventures in the States .
See ya
Sorry for the confusion between the french and english...
But here I am ! I created my new blog ! I hope that you'll have an easy access to it and that you'll like it ... Give me your thoughts, your suggestions ...
I hope too that it will help you to follow my adventures in the States .
See ya
Monday, January 26, 2009
Bienvenue
Bonjour tout le monde !!!
Voilà, j'ai créé mon blog aujourd'hui. J'espère que vous y aurez accès facilement et que vous l'aimerez ... Donnez moi vos impressions et idées ...
J'espère aussi que cela vous aidera à suivre un peu plus régulièrement mes aventures aux US.
Et d'avance je vous demande de me pardonner pour mes fautes de français car je sais déjà qu'il y en aura....
A plus
Voilà, j'ai créé mon blog aujourd'hui. J'espère que vous y aurez accès facilement et que vous l'aimerez ... Donnez moi vos impressions et idées ...
J'espère aussi que cela vous aidera à suivre un peu plus régulièrement mes aventures aux US.
Et d'avance je vous demande de me pardonner pour mes fautes de français car je sais déjà qu'il y en aura....
A plus
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