Broadcaster of Seeds

When planting seeds, like I did today in the sun room planters, I always wonder if the seeds will grow into plants. Most of the time they do rise from the soil and grow but not always and as expected. In my work as youth minister and educator I saw myself as a broadcaster of seeds. You do your best to plant seeds of knowledge and insight into young people but often do not know.

However, once in a while, you receive a letter or phone call from some youth from the past who has done well. Today a young man whom I worked with as a youth minister when he was in high school called. We traveled together some years ago on a mission trip to an Indian reservation. Now he is graduating from a local university and is applying for the Peace Corps. He was using the mission trip and my name on his application and wanted me to know. We talked awhile and exchanged emails and phone numbers.

I have always enjoyed mission trips with youth, be they to Appalachia, a reservation, Mexico or New Orleans. Youth are open to their experiences and bring much enthusiasm to their task.

I have had this experience of someone from the past calling me with an appreciation of our association. Broadcasting seeds is healing, seeing them grow and flourish is rewarding.

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