Every Thursday night we have a sharing night with the teams that have been with us all week. This is an awesome time of sharing where they saw God show up, what God taught them, or anything that they learned from their week of serving.
Integrity’s Youth & Young adults
Here is what some of the young people from Integrity Church shared with us of what God showed them during their week in Hazard, Kentucky:
“Okay so honestly this trip had me stresssed like about a month before, I was even considering not going because I thought I would be no help. I know nothing about building and construction and I didn’t want to ruin someone’s house, so it took a lot of prayer to get me to just stick it out and I’m SO UNBELIEVABLY GLAD I did! Day one going to Maxine and Kenneth’s house we ended up not having everything we needed to work so it gave me an opportunity to introduce myself to Brylee I think that’s exactly where God wanted me to be. I was able to show so much love and get soo close with her. She made me so happy but she also broke my heart. The more I got to know her the more layers of hurt(I saw) that weren’t only from the flood. That absolutely broke my heart because she is only seven and she’s already been through so much trauma and hurt I wish I coulda just taken it all away from her. I knew I couldn’t fix her all of her problems but just showing her the love of Jesus was enough because Jesus’s love IS enough! I’m never going to forget that family!” - Leah
“How we didn’t realize the impact of the flood until we got there so it really put it into perspective as we were driving and everything and i shared how that one day we got to drive with you(Eric) and you shared some stories that just displayed what really happened there. I learned about the importance of putting others before yourself but talking about listening and hearing others stories and allowing other people to speak and share because not everything is about you…” “It was so good just getting to serve especially at VBS, getting to know those children and seeing what they’ve gone through… EVEN BEFORE THE FLOOD and being able to be a light of Jesus to them was such a blessing. IT WAS SO GOOD! - Emily
”Hazard, Kentucky left me with much more than I came to it with. To see this community, to connect with the hearts, and serve them is an experience I will never forget and a mission I will never lose sight of. God worked through our hands & feet in the brokenness that was there structurally, emotionally, and spiritually and I know He planted many seeds in the hearts of His people. I feel honored that God gave me this unforgettable opportunity to serve His people, a person who often fails Him and humbled by the life I live compared to the people we served who still have joy in the Lord in their unimaginable circumstances. Their stories of the flood and all other layers of life touched me in ways I will never forget. God used them to do a great work in my own heart and I am forever thankful for it.” I know we left a piece of our servants hearts in Kentucky, but I pray we continue to prioritize using them together in our own communities and be the hands & feet of Jesus everyday. I am in awe of the dedication, hard work, patience and unity of all on our team. I was so blessed to serve alongside the people I so dearly love that God has gifted me with a heart of praise.” - Megan
Who’s next? Come join us and see what God has for you here in Hazard.
‘And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”’ Isaiah 6:8 ESV