I’m Aaron Miller. I’m twenty years old and from Lithonia, GA. I have been involved with Metro Kidz for two years and am the site pastor at Chappell Forest. I am a leader in Metro kids because I believe the gospel is most effective when those proclaiming it are lovingly invested in the lives and needs of the people. I originally took interest in Metro Kidz when I was working at a camp during the summer of 2008. While there I learned that several of the campers and camp counselors were part of an interesting ministry, called the Atlanta Dream Center. One of the campers I met that summer is still a major part of my life today.
When I first met him he was on several medications aimed at controlling his explosive behavior. To say the least, I was intimidated at first; none the less I went on to spend time with him and dialogue with him to show him the love of God. Slowly but surely his life began to change. I can recall one day hearing that his mother called the church to inform Metro Kidz that his school notified her of extreme improvement in his behavior. He now regularly attends church and continues to spend time with me. That situation showed me that the heart of this ministry is going to change the lives of many inner city kids.
If tomorrow morning I were to wake up to a miracle in Metro Kidz funding I would see even more opportunities for our ministry. We would be able to go to many more sites (Government Housing) and give more to the families, as well as have more comfortable vehicles to plan bigger and better activities for the kids. Lastly, there would be more people bringing an outpouring of love and talents to add to our dream. We have big dreams for this ministry, but we believe God has even bigger dreams!
Aaron
