Red Letter - Love Letter Day

Hallelujah!!!! Today's the day! February 17, 2005 is the day Max Gilbert asked Jesus Christ to become the Lord of his life! I took him and 3 of his buddies to the KJ52/Falling Up/Hawk Nelson concert tonight at Beltway Park. KJ52 (a Christian rapper) stopped during his part and talked about how God has sent each of us a love letter and we have the choice to open it or throw it away. He asked them all to bow their heads and he was going to count to 3 and if they wanted to receive God's love letter they should raise their hands and repeat aloud the prayer he would lead them through. Then he said "here goes - the countdown to forever 1 - 2 - 3 and he began an incredible prayer. Tonight while I was praying with Max I prayed that he would one day choose to make Jesus the Lord of his life. After the prayer was over Max looked at me and said, "Mom, I want to be baptized." To which I replied, "Really? what's up with that?" And he told me that tonight when KJ prayed the prayer he prayed it with him. I nearly jumped up and down. I told him I was up in the stands praying he would. The really cool thing is he was surrounded by a group of kids from school that he really looks up to (8th graders - mostly shorter than him) and he still had the heart to say it aloud. I really love that. It's been a very good day and a very productive week and to think I thought I was doing nothing. Sometimes I think God sets us aside and has our hearts on prayer hold. (Thanks Diane) So thank you all for your prayers on behalf of Max. We couldn't do it without them. And now I go to bed tonight a mother with a full heart. Full of hope and peace and tremendous love sent by letter.