Praise Day 287: Today I praise God for Russ Johnson and his incredibly special heart for youth!

Today we started a new Sunday night service for the youth at our church.....and for the community! God gave Russ a dream to start up the Sunday night worship services for the youth again, only this time God showed him a bigger picture! This Sunday night was for our kids at the church, but it is our hope to include other youth groups that may not have Sunday night services! Russ has such a passion for reaching the lost, and teaching our kids that God has a plan and a purpose for their lives! He has a passion for helping them see that God places dreams in their hearts for a reason and that they need not give up on their dreams! After all......when Russ was in middle school....the band director told him he would never be able to play the drums because he had no rhythm.....BUT GOD! God kept that dream in his heart alive, and then gave him the drive and tenacity to do what God had given him a dream to do! Now, he plays drums for Against the Downpour and opens for big name bands! That in itself is not what is important though......what is important is following the dreams that God gives you in your heart! Believe that when God plants seeds in you......it is then up to you to water it, nurture it.....and let God make it grow! Russ,......you made me proud......you always make me proud and I thank God for your passion for lost souls! I am so blessed to be the manager of such a wonderful band, and I can't wait to see what God is going to do in and through each of you!!!! As for Sunday Night services......I pray that Gods Will will be manifested......and the dreams of o