Tawana's Valuable Lesson

Valuable lesson I received from Jubilee Weekend One

The most important thing that I learned last week was that preparation is key to success. I thank God that I had the chance to start working May 29th because it gave me the opportunity to start getting prepared. Things went smoothly last week and it was because we stuck together as a group and helped one another out. The key to unity was prayer. If you pray together then you have a better chance of staying together. The youth leaders were impressed and relieved that we had everything planned out and in motion. It showed them that we are all very responsible and hard workers. I love working with the youth and it gave my heart joy to see them praising the Lord last week. I looked out at the crowd of young people Sunday morning and I knew that it was all worth it. Yes, we definitely wanted to make the youth leaders happy but most importantly it was all about the youth. My goal all along even throughout my teaching is to touch at least one young person’s life in a positive way. The smiles on their faces, the swaying of their hands as they sang along with Evergreen was magical to me. This first week gave me a deeper connection with the youth and it made me happy to hear them say as they left the auditorium “ we look forward to seeing you next summer.” I have something wonderful to look forward to and lots to prepare for.

Tawana Cunningham

MYP Assistant