A little girl's hand shot up, she looked to be about nine years old. At first I tried to ignore her hand, most of the time kids don't have questions relevant to the program. They usually want to share some totally unrelated observation that has nothing to do with the topic being addressed. Obviously it just detracts from the program. But she persisted and continued to wave her hand at me.

Finally I called on her. "What if they make you swear to God not to tell?"

I paused for a moment as I silently prayed that God would give me the right answer. "I'm a pastor, I told her, and I know that Jesus and God both have a special place in their hearts for children," I told her. "In fact, in Matthew 18 Jesus taught that if anyone cause a child to be offended or suffer, better they had never been born. Your safety is the most important thing to God; He would want you to tell. Not only that, but if someone is touching you this way, they are probably touching other kids as well. By telling you would be helping to protect them."

After the programs conclusion some of the staff come over to talk to me about this young girl. Her uncle had been molesting her and he made her swear to God that she would never tell. Then he told her if she broke her promise that God would send her to hell!

A few days later the director of the after school program called me. She told me how helpful it was for this girl to hear a pastor tell her that God would approve of her telling. It broke the haunting torment of a satanic lie in her life. Thank You, Lord, for using me!