We are ministers. We minister to the largest mission field in the world. We minister to children.

Our calling is sure; our challenge is big; our vision is clear; our desire is strong; our influence is eternal; our impact is critical; our values are solid; our faith is tough; our mission is urgent; our purpose is unmistakable; our direction is forward; our hearts are genuine; our strength is supernatural; our reward is promised and our God is real.

In a world of cynicism, we offer hope. In a world of confusion, we offer truth. In a world of immorality, we offer values. In a world of neglect, we offer attention. In a world of abuse, we offer safety. In a world of ridicule, we offer affirmation. In a world of division, we offer reconciliation. In a world of bitterness, we offer forgiveness. In a world of sin, we offer salvation. In a world of hate, we offer God's love.

We refuse to be dismayed, disengaged, disgruntled, discouraged, or distracted. Neither will we look back, stand back, fall back, go back, or sit back. We do not need applause, flattery, adulation, prestige, stature, or veneration. We do not have time for business as usual, mediocre standards, small thinking, outdated methods, normal expectations, average results, ordinary ideas, petty disputes, or low vision. We will not give up, give in, bail out, lie down, turn over, quit or surrender.

We will pray when things look bad. We will pray when things look good. We will move forward when others stand still. We will trust God when obstacles arise. We will work when the task is overwhelming. We will get up when we fall down.

Our calling is to reach the young and the young at heart for God. It is too serious to be taken lightly, too urgent to be postponed, too vital to be ignored, too relevant to be overlooked, too significant to be trivialized, too eternal to be fleeting, and too passionate to be quenched.

We know our mission. We know our challenge. We also know our limitations, our weaknesses, our fears, and our problems. And we know our God.

Let others get the praise. Let the church get the blessing. Let God get the glory.

We are ministers. We minister to children.