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Her prayer keeps ringing in my head

 Last Sabbath afternoon,  I was with the Adventurer kids. I normally spend the afternoon with them to keep them busy. We sing, memorize verses and do a creative activity that is connected with one of the verses we are memorizing.  I enjoy my time with them.

So when we were done and we were preparing to pray, one girl (Bathandwa) asked to pray. She thanked God for time spent in church and expressed how much she enjoys church. She then asked God to keep me till I'm very old. This prayer comforted me. We had a scare a month prior. The bolt we were using was almost hijacked and a gun was pointed at us. Thankfully, through God's protection, we made it alive. A girl in my class had asked for protection and she particularly asked protection from robbers that particular afternoon, as we were about to head home. And I'm forever grateful for her prayer.

Anyway, back to the prayer: She thanked God that I'm nice and that I'm loving towards them. Thanked him for giving  me "ingqondo" (wisdom). And asked him to help me to not stop being nice. Man, I almost teared up. I'm so encouraged by this prayer and I'm thankful for the love and joy we've experienced with these kids. I've grown to love them, understand them and ultimately, that's always been my prayer. 

I pray that God will continue blessing us more abundantly. I'm thankful for kids who love to pray and who pray for me.

What are you thankful for this Sabbath morning? I pray for a blessing over your life and for God to meet you at your point of need.

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