On Wednesday nights I work with 5th and 6th grade girls. I have 5 girls and I’m just gonna be honest, I dread going each week.
I have tried to get through to them but they just will not listen. I have stopped trying. I don’t know how to reach them. They won’t let me. None of the girls in my group come from Christian homes and a couple come from terrible situations.
They can be, when they want to be, the sweetest girls. For the most part though they are just terrible. The things they say and do during our group time not only make me blush but make me sick to my stomach. A couple weeks ago, although I did not want to I don’t think any child this young needs to know about s*x education, but I had to explain to them how birth control works. They have been misled. The thing is they just finished up the class in school and they have it ALL wrong. No matter how I try to keep us on topic each week I end up hearing the awful details of their week in school. Who was in a fight, who got busted with drugs, who’s pregnant. (there’re three 12 year olds pregnant at this school)
Each week I leave angry because they will not listen to me. They think it’s all one big joke. (The main reason they come on Wednesday nights is so they can see each other.) When I talk to them about their salvation they claim to be Christians. They say that they love God. They totally dismiss me when I try to talk about the life that they live and how they should be a light. They told me a week or two ago that they have to “act” a certain way at school or they will get beat up. They have no excuse when I ask them about the rest of the time (church, home)
The past couple of days I have felt so convicted of my attitude toward these girls. I am ashamed that I have given up. The message on Sunday night was about winning the lost and it really stepped all over my toes where these girls are concerned. Then I read this post yesterday and the last part has really stuck with me.
The world is dying. I have witnessed so much lately as if the Lord is pulling the wool from my eyes. People are hurting and spiritually dying in this world. The Lord is now saying, You are now My hand. I helped you up in order for you to help someone else up.
Please pray for me as I work with these girls. Pray for these girls too, they are facing things at such a young and tender age. Things that no child should have to witness or go through.
I am me plain & simple
That is so sad that at that tender age, they are so hardened to such worldly situations. I can hear you have such a heart for these girls Michelle….. I will be praying!
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we have a similar situation at our church. i’m assuming none of your own girls are in that class. my 10 year old is in a class of girls who sound a little like the ones you are describing. my daughter is innocent still but i’m afraid these girls will rob her of that. at church!
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Loving the “unlovable”…it’s so hard. Thanks for keeping it real.
Truth is, those young girls are probably really, really hurting inside. All that they have witnessed has to be scary, and acting out comes naturally. They may also be testing you, without knowing they are, in order to see if you are any different than anybody else. Love on em, in all their naughtiness, and show them the difference, Jesus, in you
Praying right now for you! …and speaking TO MYSELF what I just wrote to you 
Be blessed.
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I is very sad that theses girls are facing this terrible situations at school and at home. It is very ironic that you made this post even before you went to church last night and I personally feel that you even had a tougher night last night. They were unbelievable last night. I continually pray for these girls but you are also in my prayers!!!!
Love Ya,
T
Those girls’ situation sound absolutely horrible! Girls getting pregnant at 12 years? I’ve never heard of it happening so young. And I can’t stand how the ps teach this stuff to kids at any age. They should be taught by their parents not at school. It’s no wonder you’ve been feeling sick and dread going. The world’s yucko crud will pull anyone down.
I’ll pray for you that you can be strong and be a light to those girls. And example that they want to follow. Goodness, you are most likely the only one who’s telling those girls the truth!