For the first two decades of our marriage, Jim and I did youth ministry as volunteers . We spent thousands of hours with kids from various backgrounds and family structures . I worked with girls who were daughters of pastors and daughters of high-powered executives, some from broken families and some from healthy solid families . These relationships often started when these girls were 11 or 12 and continued until they graduated from high school . However, two special relationships have lasted over 35 years . These two young ladies I invested my Jesus life into are now parents of teenagers . To have lived a lifetime with them has been such a reward to me and my faith . Are you intentionally investing your Jesus life in someone today ? You are surrounded by others who need you to live life alongside them .