This week clubs have been super fun but also pretty challenging. At the beginning of the week I was super intimidated teaching on my own, and was finishing my clubs super early. Now it’s getting easier though, and I’m starting to enjoy teaching on my own more than I thought I would.
Club 1: This girls in this club are really sweet and they are super excited about learning their verses and helping me hold the words for the songs! They are enthusiastic about inviting friends and siblings. It is a really nice way to start the day! A lot of them had accepted Jesus last year at club and it’s exciting to be able to come back and encourage them in their faith, especially as they don’t have very many opportunities to go to church or get together with other believers.
Club 2: The kids in this club have a tendency to get sort of wild and I need wisdom on how to be loving and positive while still getting them to listen to the stories and sing the songs. I would really appreciate some prayer! It has really varied with the amount of kids but today we had 9, but one day we had just the host’s kid. All of the kids are super energetic and fun, but sometimes their energy is overwhelming.
Club 3: This is the biggest club this week with around 20 kids and it turns out that almost all of these kids go to my church! It was awesome because this week we have had lots of decisions and I know that I will have a chance to follow up with them as I will see them almost every week! These kids are pretty good at doing their lessons and Gwyneth and I are letting them pie us if they get 30 lessons. I’ve never been pied before so I’ll see what happens:P
Club 4: For this club I could also appreciate some prayer for being patient with the kids as well as helping them to listen. Most of the kids are super though, and the one boy keeps saying, “I like stories, be quiet so she can tell the story.” Those kids also go to my church, which is kind of cool and they are all so fun to teach! This club was an amazing answer to prayer because one club had been cancelled and I really wanted four clubs for the week. Then my friend comes up to me on Sunday and wants to have a club that starts the next day! There were also decisions in this club and it’s great to see them asking questions and figuring out their faith for themselves!
A big thanks to Mr Wilcox for driving me around this week! It was kind of scary when we saw two full itineraries with only one driver. Also thanks to my Cee Gee for praying! Sorry I’ve been unfaithful with posting on the blog, I’ll try to get better.
Grace Konrad
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