Church for the misfit.

From my "Xanga Devotion" today, I ran across this...

Today was Newsong's 10th anniversary and of course we celebrated it like no other at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. I never imagined myself going to a "mega" church where there are 3000 members. I remember coming for the first time 3 years ago and just being amazed and taken aback with what i saw. I was a wide-eyed girl from a very traditional small church and Newsong was its complete opposite in every way. And i loved it....

I never knew church could be so fun and alive, yet be real and humble also. It's a church that doesn't look down on you for past mistakes but rather it takes you in and whole-heartedly accepts you...just as you are. It's a place where i can go and just breakdown in tears in front of strangers and no one will think i'm a loser but rather they would lay a hand on me and pray for me. It's a healing place for people who have broken hearts and souls that later become transformed. Through Pastor Dave and the other pastors, they have captivated my attention for the past 3 years and they have challenged me and opened my eyes to a bigger world. It's a church that can use someone like me who has little to contribute or offer, but still uses me anyways for the glory of God. It is a church that has made me examine my heart and confront my ugliness. It has changed me and molded me into the person i am today and for that i am grateful. Newsong is a treasure to me.

The heartache is, "why can't we we meet the need of our young people like this?" [Sighs]