Hello Sojourners! My name is Jeremiah Taylor.  Several times a week Sojourners are building relationships with the kids in the neighborhood of Shelby Park after they get out of school. This is a recap of what happened this week:

Monday afternoon I picked up Kenny (who is a Junior in Quest) and took him to Shelby park. We ran into about 12 young men. Some of them were in High School and some of them already graduated or dropped out. We hooped it up for about an hour and a half. During the course of the games, we learned everyone’s names and a little about their lives. We had a great time playing and got a great work out.

Afterward, I was able to talk to a guy named John. He’s 18 years old and has his GED. He wants to go to college but doesn’t know how to apply in order to get accepted. In response, we’ll be getting together soon and working out that stuff (hopefully). I was able also to share with Him the gospel and he said he will be meeting me at Church this Sunday night! Praise God!

On Wednesday, we went to the park again and played some ball with about 10 guys. No conversations really, but that’s ok… can’t force it. I am hoping by our consistent presence, we as the body of Christ will be able to build relationships with some of these young men and point them to Jesus Christ. These first two times weren’t as awkward as I thought they would be. The kids are pretty cool and are way better at Basketball than me!

If anyone wants to come out to Shelby Park with us and get to know some of these kids/adults, I will be out there at the basketball courts every Monday and Wednesday afternoon from 3:15pm-5pm. You can reach me at Jchristsetmefree@aol.com if you have any questions.

Godspeed,

Jeremiah Taylor