My wife and I are without peer friendship at our Fellowship and it is growing difficult for us there. We have a dear young couple as friends (and never want to lose their relationship), but have no peers that we meet together with. I can't think of the last time that anyone near to our age, from our Body, asked us to do anything. We attempted to befriend others in the past but have not received reciprocation.

The last four things I have done with others close to my age has been with people from other churches. I got a call this evening from an old friend inviting me to meet him to play some basketball with others from his church. Half the guys there were around my age (I went to school with two of them). I now have an open invitation to meet with them on Sunday night to play hoops.

We met a couple our age this past weekend to go dancing. They are wonderful Christian friends and we really enjoy getting together with them. The last three times we have done things with peers it has been with them. They go to a different church than the hoopsters.

We have stayed because of our relationship with this special young couple and because of an AWANA children's ministry. I also like the pastor as a person and as a friend, and my two youngest are friends with his two oldest.

Don't know what to do. I am going to obey the Lord, just don't know how He wants me to lead my family in this.