So this week ended off well, and although I am tired, I have a lot to praise God for!
At my first club, the young boy who had accepted Jesus at the beginning of the week continued to show great enthusiasm for everything and often cheered when I talked about God or shared about salvation. He also did all of his lessons and was very excited to earn the comic book! I also gave him a Gospel of John, because I don’t think he has his own Bible. His mother had brought him to clubs because she wanted him to start learning about Jesus, so I hope and pray that they will find a church to become involved with and not let the learning stop here. This club got to 6 kids, and it was very fun to teach!
Our second club got to 4 kids, but continued to be a struggle to teach because Danae, Abby, and I would often have to make sure that the kids paid attention. However, on the last day, the brother and sister who specifically struggled with paying attention brought a friend- a boy who was unchurched and had never heard much about Jesus. He listened very intently to the entire lesson and raised his hand to accept Jesus!! So Danae led him to Christ, and it was so neat to see how God brings kids to follow Him in ways we don’t often expect. Another encouragement for me is that the one girl who always walked away from us during club showed a great interest in the Wordless book that I brought. I was able to explain it to her, and she mostly understood what I was saying. So that was neat as well, and I hope that she will understand even more as time goes on.
Our Filipino VBS ended with 38 kids!! It was so much fun to teach them all and to encourage and laugh with them every day. Although 35 of these kids were churched, they learned a lot of new things over the week and did very well in paying attention. I was also encouraged to see many of them memorizing verses, bringing friends, and handing in lots of lessons! We also had two decisions!! One was a mailbox lesson decision on Wednesday, and I went up to the girl later and congratulated her for accepting Christ!! The second was a younger boy who had raised his hand after the Bible story, and he seemed to understand as he prayed with me. He was happy to hear that the angels were having a party for him in Heaven!!
All in all, it was a challenging but praiseworthy week for me. I was challenged because (1- I found myself often lacking energy and focus, and (2- I also found myself pressured in different ways over the week- as a Christian and as a person. But my focus always returned to God’s purpose to lead these kids to Christ for His glory, no matter what may try to hinder me. Praise God for what He is teaching me, for the 4 decisions we had this week (5 if you count one from Danae and Abby’s morning club!), and for the many lives that have been touched by God this week, mine included.
- Prayer Requests:
- For me to regain energy and focus over the next two days
- For practice and peace as I go for my license again on Thursday morning
- For Danae and I as we prepare to teach in Regina this upcoming week
Wow, three weeks gone and three weeks to go! God bless y’all! 🙂
Nekaelly
