My husband, Brandon, and I went to a class last night for 8th graders and their parents called Faith Decisions. We were there because we have agreed to be huddle leaders with 3 other couples for the next 4 years, following the same group of students throughout high school. I had been praying recently for a ministry that Brandon and I could get involved in, but I didn't know what form that might take. We have been studying spiritual gifts in our Sunday morning class at Highland, and even took a test last week to determine where each of us is spiritually gifted. Based on how I answered the questions, I scored fairly low on most of them. I have a desire to serve, but feel somewhat inadequate in many areas. When I got a call asking us to consider being huddle leaders, I thought this might be an answer to my prayer. After praying about it and discussing it with the youth minister and the other huddle leaders, we are very excited about this opportunity. I pray that God will use me in spite of my inadequacy, and that I will trust that God doesn't need me to wait until I feel "prepared," he just needs me to be willing. We had a humbling and blessed experience last night as the 8th grade students and their parents gathered around to pray for us. It was wonderful to see the faces of the kids we will get to know so well over the next 4 years, and to see how they loved and supported their friend who was recently released from the hospital with a broken leg because of a tragic accident on a youth trip 2 weeks ago. I felt a sense of calm and purpose, and an excitement about seeing how God will use us and what we will learn from these incredible kids.
