Have you ever been on a
commercial cave tour? It really is an amazing experience. Several years ago my
family and I toured Mammoth Cave in Kentucky.
Mammoth Cave, I learned, is the
longest cave system in the world, stretching and curling back on itself, layer
upon layer, five layers deep. Three hundred sixty-seven miles of tunnel and
cavern have been discovered so far, and more is being explored all the time.
No good cave tour is complete
with-out the obligatory “lights out.” Deep inside the cave they doused the
lights and our eyes grew accustomed to the darkness. It takes a minute. We felt
a bit helpless as the darkness pressed down on us.
Then with a click and a hiss,
the flame of a single lighter leaped out and utterly defeated the darkness; to
our hungry eyes, a feast. In that moment I realized light is immensely stronger
than dark-ness. A cavern of dark-ness was overcome by a single smallish,
flickering flame. Then after a bit the lights came back on and we completed our
tour.
Youth for Christ/Western
Illinois is a light in the darkness, sharing the good news of Christ, the true
Light. The odds are against many of the at-risk teens we see teach week. We
listen to their stories. We share God’s story, and thus we provide light in a
dark world for teens.
A number of our recent blog posts contain stories of God working through our staff and ministry leaders
to reach the hearts of area teens. Enjoy the stories, but more importantly, pray
for the teens and the leaders who work with them.
Would you
consider starting 2015 by becoming a regular supporter of Youth for
Christ/Western Illinois? We need 46 more people to regularly give $25 per
month, in order to meet the costs of ministering to area teens. You can give online securely here: http://yfcwi.org/donate/general_fund_support/
