So another week has come and gone…wow, I didn’t expect the summer to go by this quickly!! This week I was teaching once again with Danae, and it was a pretty awesome four days! Here’s how it went:
Our first club reached 8 kids, and most of these kids were churched. At first they struggled with paying attention, but over time they started becoming more engaged with the stories and the songs. It was encouraging to see them do quite a few verses and lessons, and to see their knowledge and interest in God grow. For example, one boy had received a free cartoon Bible (The Picture Bible) during the weekend, and he is almost finished it now because he is very excited to read it!!
Our second club reached 11 kids, and most of these kids were younger…around 3-6 years old. Despite this, they paid lots of attention to the stories and liked to ask questions. Today as I was over-reviewing the Tony story- at the part where he was reading about astronomy and was amazed by God- one of the girls asked me, “Where is God? Does He live in outer space?” I explained to her that God lived in heaven but was everywhere, and she asked, “Well, there’s only one God, so how can He be everywhere at once?” It was inspiring to share with her and everyone else how God was truly everywhere and watched over and loved every single person in the world at the same time, but sadly I also had to be brief because we were short on time. Did anyone else struggle with squishing the Tony story into four days?? 😛
Our third club reached exactly 15 kids, and it was especially fun to teach. Most of these kids were older, and it was encouraging to see kids calling their neighbors over so that they could hear about God. One boy who was unchurched was invited over from next door on the first day, and he came every day after that! This club was pretty fun to teach because a lot of these kids were over-energetic and often off the wall, yet made our day! One certain 12-year-old boy was so hilariously sarcastic that at times Danae and I would double over laughing with the kids because he was just too funny!!! At other times, though, we had to be firm and make sure that they were listening to the club, which they usually did well. Two kids got their comic books, many kids did their lessons, and there were quite a few verses said! Also on Thursday, a younger girl raised her hand to accept Jesus, but I didn’t get a chance to talk with her afterwards. Today, however, she said during the Bible story that she had accepted Jesus, which was such a blessing to hear!! For some reason it slipped my mind to talk to her again, but Danae had gone over the Wordless Book with everyone, so it definitely wasn’t a lost opportunity.
Another highlight of the week was that I GOT MY LICENSE!!!! I was quite nervous because I had the same examiner as last time, who was quite picky, and I was letting Satan’s doubts about my driving abilities get to me for a while. But when I was praying with my grandma and she prayed that God would be the driver, I realized what was happening and literally let Jesus take the wheel from there! I passed with exactly 9 points off, but for little things such as a bad shoulder check and not turning sharply enough into a lane. It was also a blessing to have one of my best friends surprise me afterwards with a delicious chocolate shake from good old Tim Horton’s! 🙂 I believe I’m teaching by myself for the last two weeks, unless plans change, so I’m looking forward to it. It’s a bit scary, but also quite nice to drive by yourself!
Prayer Requests for the next week:
- That the weekend will give me time to relax and recharge for my next clubs
- That God will guide me as I start to drive by myself
- That my vehicle would be easy to control (although it has been fixed up, there are still some issues that some mechanics have not been able to figure out…I can still drive it, but at times it’s just tricky to handle)
- That I will have love, energy, and insight from God to pour out to these kids
- That lots of kids will come to these clubs!!
Thanks for your prayers and support everyone! God bless y’all!!
