Training this year was a blast, I was so sad to leave, but I’m excited for the summer ahead! God has already been working in amazing ways, and I can’t wait to see what He does next! For the practice club this past week, we had no kids on the first day and we were all pretty discouraged, especially because we had felt that we did a pretty good job of advertising. We did some more advertising though, and at one of the houses the mom said that her daughter might be interested in helping. We gave her an invitation, and who knows, she might end up teaching! Anyways, on Tuesday we had been praying a lot for kids to come to the club and had had a lot of positive responses from our advertising on Monday. There was a much more positive spirit in the car as we were trying to trust God, whether or not there were kids. The night before, I had read an encouraging scripture, and I read it as we drove to the club. It was 2 Chronicles 20:12, 15, 17 “For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you… This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s. You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.’” Later, while they were praising God, their enemies basically started killing each other. This passage was just so encouraging to know that God is in control, and it’s not our advertising or anything that we do that will bring kids or spread His Word in the neighbourhood. It’s only God, and He will take care of it. Unfortunately, there were still no kids at the club on Tuesday, however on Wednesday God answered our prayer! Joy had been praying specifically for three kids and we had exactly three kids! That club was fun, however, I still felt that the kids were not completely engaged with the Bible story and memory verse. Afterwards, we played with them a bit and on Thursday, there was another kid and after the Bible story, there were two decisions to follow Jesus! It was incredible to see how God provided kids for us to be able to teach, and also how He prepared their hearts to receive the gospel! Praise Him!

Grace Konrad

My name is Grace Konrad, and this is my second year teaching 5 Day Clubs. I am 15 years old and I'm from Edmonton AB. This summer I am excited for learning to follow the Holy Spirit's leading and I can't wait to see how God will be working in the lives of the children we teach and how He will be teaching me through it! Some prayer requests for the summer are: (1) an open heart to listen to the Spirit's leading (2) focus on the children and not on my own needs and wants (3) joy and not discouragement for clubs