teenagers

everyone who knows me should know that i am really bad at dealing with kids, but somehow after a long conversation with a friend, i feel that i should give it a go and help out with the church's youth group (age 11-17).

teenagers are really a different species, they seem to be living in a totally different world where they don't talk to anyone who is not their age, they could wear long sleeves and gloves in this horribly hot weather (so they could look "cool"), they could spend their lives with ipods all day long... i can't recall what i was like when i was at their age, i bet i was the same.

i couldn't quite figure out what to say to them, most of them don't seem to be interested in christiany, it seems like they are coming to church just because their parents are forcing them to. when i volunteered myself to give a testimony, i didn't know what i was thinking. but i remember the other helper was telling me that i only need to be real to them, so i openly shared an experience of absolute helplessness and god's healing at the end.

i don't think they were particularly interested in my sharing, but i was very encouraged at the end, just because they have finally given me some signs of feedback -- be it a smile or a good-bye on our way out of the church.