I am a Pastor in Western Australia. A member of our church and I were one of the groups participating in the R U OK Day at a High School where there was a Gideons team present. Unfortunately, we were involved with food on the day and were not located anywhere near the stall holders in the gym, but I want to provide feedback on the impact the Gideons had on the students.
“God is not dead in our schools and our young people are thirsty for Jesus’ good news!”
Whilst I am a local pastor, I am also a father of students at the school, I coach junior footy and am involved with the youth ministry. This means that I have lots of opportunity to connect with the various young people who took with them the Bibles given out on the day. I was blown away as student after student came up to us at the sausage sizzle and pancake station showing us the Bibles and asking questions about the Scriptures and various aspects of the contents of their new gift! Then at footy training that afternoon, they were reading through their Bibles and asking me different questions about the Scriptures, as well as quizzing me on my Bible knowledge with what they were discovering as well. God is not dead in our schools and our young people are thirsty for Jesus’ good news!
Thank you for the team that were there that day and for the positive impact they had on the school. Know that we are still involved in questions created by the distribution of those Bibles and I’m excited about what God will do through these opportunities.
“But he answered, ‘It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’
– Matthew 4:4 (ESV)