Teens praying

Last night we gave a Voice of the Martyrs presentation at the teen gathering for the Vineyard fellowship in our town. The leader said the attendance was down, because there were other end-of-the-school-year activities going on. Still there were 27 or more people there, including the adult volunteers.

When it came my turn to speak, the young people were very attentive. I suspect that this would not always be the case with every teen group. But I appreciated their cooperation and participation. I gave a powerpoint presentation that lasted about 30 minutes. I told stories to go along with the pictures on the powerpoint. Then I closed with a video of some of the suffering Christians in Indonesia.

After I was done, we passed out info sheets about suffering Christians in various countries around the world. They broke up into small groups--each with an adult volunteer. They read accounts of the suffering. Then each shared what they had read with their small groups. Then they began to pray.

I will simply say: I was very impressed with their prayers. I didn't listen closely. But I could hear some of the prayers being voiced. And they prayed with passion and lifted their suffering brothers and sisters to the Lord. They also prayed for God's victory over the enemies of Christ.

Many youth groups would do well to learn from this ministry.

Thank you Vineyard teens for your example.