At 8:30 AM this morning I ministered at the chapel of the Rey de Reyes
Elementary School (K through 7th grades). I was in
heaven! 
Felipe told a Bible story about a man that lived in darkness until Jesus
came by on the road where he was begging… and lighted up his life.
These have to be among the sweetest and most attentive kids ever.
They sang “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” (in Spanish, of course) with
gusto. Then I helped them memorize my text John 8:12 “Jesus said,
"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in
darkness, but will have the light of life."
I told them several stories about light and darkness and then produced
my “tiny torch” so they would not forget it. I challenged them to make a
clear cut decision to follow Jesus and they would have the Light of Life with
them all through their future so that they will not stumble into bad decisions
in this dark world. God was there! The atmosphere was literally
charged with the presence of the Holy Spirit. I felt that many of them
prayed sincerely for the Lord Jesus to “light up their life” forever.
After the service some of the kids wanted to examine my little
torch. Some wanted to put their fingers in the flame to see if it was
really hot.
Then came the hugs… lots of hugs…
From there I drove to the King’s Castle headquarters to enjoy a home
cooked lunch with some of the Castle leadership. Shari Babcock can
cook up a healthy, delicious dinner for more than a dozen hungry youth in
record time. Record time? Well, she may have slaved for
hours. How should I know? I just sat down and the food appeared. Complete with cake!
Some of these Castle Leaders had never seen Felipe… So Perfume and
Felipe appeared for questions and answers. Felipe’s answers require a lot
of corrections, but we got through it. I laughed more than anybody at his
craziness. I finally fought him into his case… and then came more serious
questions and answers. God is raising up these leaders that Kim and Shari
Babcock are mentoring. Then these, in turn, are raising up hundreds of teenagers
all over Argentina, forming a literal army of dedicated young evangelists
sharing one on one or preaching publically on the streets, in the parks,
wherever.
Where are your teens today?
Ralph
