Baby Steps

A few week ago I recieved a call from KVTT a local radio station asking me if I could be a part of an event they were cooking up with Buchner Humanitarian Aid Organization (an NGO that sends humanitarian aid to different countries around the world). The event held last September 29 of this year was a day long concert/shoe drive within the compound of Buchner while KVTT had a live broadcast from the site and encouraged their listeners to come to the venue where the concert was held and drop off shoes (new or used) for the shoe drive. The title of the event was "Soled Out" pretty cute for a title huh? and very catchy too! KVTT provided the logistics for the event and so therefore I was assigned to do two things one was to position myself strategically in two baloon houses and the second was to help unload shoes from incoming donors. But I particularly enjoyed my assignment in the baloon houses. I enjoyed observing children try their very best to go through the obstacle course and climbing up baloon made walls and sliding ...they just had a blast. But there were a few kids I have observed probably within the ages of 4-5 who initially had trouble getting through the obstacle course especially whenever they would reach the part that resembled a rock climbing wall within this "obstacle course baloon house". But what (upon close observation) I would soon realize is that they would finally be able to master the wall climbing part by drawing their strength from their parents' encouragement. Their dads and their moms transforming themselves into an instant cheering squad would shout the words "you can do it sweetie/buddy you just have to try harder!" the parents would do this over and over again until their kids would finally succeed in climbing up the wall and sliding down the slope after many attempts. What a beautiful illustration about life we sometimes don't quite make it through our own "baloon rock climbing wall" once or twice, even a 100 times over but after many attempts and a little perseverance we would be able to finally succeed but not on our own, I am a firm believer in the notion that whatever challenges and obstacle courses one goes through in life there will always be a Supernatural Parent coaching us and cheering for us with a different cheer..."You can do it sweetie/buddy i have your back!".

1John 1:5-10; 1John 2:1-14