Tiny update

It had been a while since my student "Patrick" had been by. He has 7th period free and for a while would come chat with me before class about minutiae then hang out in the back of the room on the bean bags doing homework (I have a small class 7th hour).

I have been praying for him and was wondering about him, as I hadn't seen him. Well, actually, the other day, I saw him with a big group of boys down the hall. He didn't see me, but I figured hollering at him and waving would be ill-advised (I'll save that for my daughter when she gets to high school).

Then, he came by today between classes, stuck his head in, smiled and waved, then left. It was just sweet.

Then he came by 7th hour and chatted a bit before. I noted I hadn't seen him for a while and he said, yeah, he's been busy. He did homework a brief while and then left.

One of the things that he was really upset about when we talked before was not only all he's going through, but that he had no one to talk to.  He said he didn't have any real friends and everyone was too busy for him.

Well, it seems he has gotten busy himself, likely having made a few new friends, and he seems happier. He's such a great kid, and it's good to see him building new relationships, reaching out.

I'll continue to pray for him and that maybe one of those friends will break through his walls and earn his trust. Maybe one will tell him he doesn't have to always be "ok". Maybe one will help him feel he is truly worth loving. And maybe even one will lead him to Jesus.