Talent Show

Sometimes it takes me a while to get up the courage to do things. The talent show at Bridges was definitely one of them especially since they held auditions for it this year. Somehow, it all came together. When I arrived at Bridges, I started to talk to Sive about what I wanted to do for the talent show. She was on board, but we knew we needed to have more people involved. So, we decided to invite the rest of our devotion's group including my co-leader from the ROCKHARBOR team, Rachel. (She's such a good sport!). The girls were fantastic. They learned the song, "Martyrs and Thieves" in less than a day. Their willingness to just go for it was such an encouragment to me. There was one part of the song where they hit the harmony so well. It made me smile every time we sang together.

I was definitely nervous to sing and play in front of everyone, but when Sive walked into the talent show wearing pretty much the same outfit I had on, I knew everything was as it should be.

God has a funny way of reminding me just how big His plan is for my life. I laugh when it comes through things that seem so inconsequential like an afternoon talent show. Even a year later, I still can't deny that God has built a connection between Sive and I. Yep, a purple shirt is all it took to remind me of this.

A couple of weeks after I returned home, I got a letter from one of the girls in my devotion's group. She told me that the girls are still singing that song together in their room, and they really enjoy it. To read something like that fills my heart with joy, and it reminds me how much the kids from Bridges Academy are able to bless me both when I'm there and when I'm thousands of miles away from them.