On Becoming a Sober Young Man

I want to tell you about Christian Jacobs.  He’s a 17 year old young man who was home schooled by his parents. 

He decided to finish high school in three years so he could move on to other things.  It wasn’t clear what those other things would be, he just knew that he wanted to move on.

When he was much younger he was given the responsibility to learn how to run the sound board at church.  He was there when we replaced the overhead for more modern technology.  He learned to operate it.  There’s a video feed that goes into the cry room and he knows about that, too.

He has been the webmaster for the church website.  He’s traveled on mission trips to Ireland and Guatemala. 

He’s been involved with TeenPact “a comprehensive leadership experience that brings kids closer to Jesus Christ, makes them better leaders, and positions them to impact public policy in their state. During TeenPact, students meet important officials, interact with other like-minded students, and have more fun at the capitol than they could have ever imagined. Students leave inspired and challenged with an intensive desire to change America for Christ.”   www.teenpact.com/

On Wednesday nights he and his dad volunteer at a youth drop-in center at the Nazarene church in Fairfield.  All the while, God had a plan.

It has been Christian’s obsession to head to Thailand and help some missionary friends.  Last week, he was accepted to go and help create some audio/visual presentations to help with the work there. 

He must first take the Luke 10 Challenge.  “Each year Luke 10 begins with training two weeks before Labor Day (always the first Monday in September), followed by 3-9 months overseas. The two-week training in Seattle is designed to cover such topics as: cross-cultural training, discipleship, interpersonal skills, and personal ministry skills.”  www.mup.org/luke10

God is giving Christian a heart for the lost world.  He is calling up Christian’s skills, cross cultural experiences, and service for a specific purpose.  I am very excited for Christian and the growth that we are seeing in his life.  I think this is who God had in mind when he asked Paul to write to Titus these words…

Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded, in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility,   sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you. Titus 2:6-8

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Posted by Deborah (CJ's Mom)

How precious, Susan! You almost made me cry! Thank you!

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