This Little Light Of Mine...

I'm going to let it shine... This is our prayer for Clayton as he enters 4th grade this year! Clayton is in Mrs. Risdahl's class at Brickey-McCloud. During the first week of school, Clayton came home with a bag and was supposed to find 3 things that represented himself to put in the bag so that his classmates could get to know him better. The first thing he put in the bag was his Bible- He said he wanted his class to know that he was a Christian and his bible was his guide. He told us that he wanted to keep it in his backpack this year to read during school. On the way home that afternoon, I asked him how it went and he was so excited to tell me that Mrs. Risdahl said her bible was too big to fit in the bag, but she had a "Footprints In the Sand" card and wanted them to know that she was a Christian too!
Recently a video clip at church really had an impact on Clayton. It had statistics of people in Japan that had never even heard the name of Jesus and who currently have no access to bibles. He has been telling us lately that he wants to be a missionary in Japan and take bibles to the people there. On our way to school the first day, I was able to share with him that one day God may send him to Japan, but right now we are missionaries at school and that we are on mission to glorify God daily, that there are children at our school that do not know the Lord. I reminded him of his love for the kids that we have ministered to in Atlanta, Georgia and told him to love on the kids in his class just like them! Then on another morning, he told me that he thought God was working on him and trying to teach him something. When I asked why he thought that, he told me that a particular student had a habit that got on his nerves and now that they had changed seats he was sitting beside this person. He told me that he thought God was trying to teach him more about truly loving this person. I'm so thankful Clayton is realizing that God isn't finished with us yet and has promised to complete what He has started! I truly cherish our ride to school together each morning because it has been a time when Clayton and I can start our day with the right focus! I know that the Lord has big plans for my Clayton and I pray that he seeks the Lord with all of his heart and does what he has been created to do...Glorify God and enjoy Him forever!