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Thank You Youth Worker: An Honest Letter From One Teen’s Mom

For all the unspoken “thank you youth worker” comments you deserve to hear, forgive me.

More Thank You Notes

So please hear me now as I add a few more words of appreciation:

  • You believed in my son when he didn’t believe in himself. Thank you.
  • You helped him see that his true identity is in Christ, not in making the baseball team. Thank you.
  • Instead of tolerating his excuses, you lovingly called him to be a young man of God. Thank you.
  • You introduced him to Jesus in a way that compelled his life to follow Him. Thank you.
  • You didn’t just give my son a Bible. Instead, you invited him into the narrative and instilled in him a love for God’s Word. Thank you.
  • Because you gave him opportunities to lead and serve, now he wants to be a youth pastor like you. I couldn’t be more proud. Thank you for inspiring my son.

For the hundreds of other unseen moments with hundreds of other kids, so many thank you’s remain unsaid. You’ll probably never hear the true extent of how much you’ve made a difference and changed lives.

But that doesn’t make the reality of your impact any less real. Nor does it make the gratitude of parents and students any less true.

As these students graduate and move on from your youth ministry, my prayer is that your heart will know what your ears might never hear. On behalf of the students (and parents) whose lives you’ve touched:

Well done, good and faithful servant. Thank you youth worker!

–Kami Gilmour

This article originally appeared here.