Hey so today was a good day of teaching and I’ve been pretty tired, but it’s been fun. These past couple of weeks have been really hard and challenging, but they have helped me to trust in God more and to rely on Him for all I need. (:
Club 1: So at this club yesterday there were lots of kids who had come to 5-Day Clubs and were distractions. Well today they weren’t here today and to be honest that was a good thing. I had 13 kids with 2 of them being new, and I was able to get through everything. So there was a girl there and her parents have no religious background at all, but they have nothing against it. But last year her dad took her to a VBS and this year she came to this one. Well when I gave the invitation she put up her hand and I got the chance to talk to her afterwards. In the end she made a decision which is super exciting! Please pray that she will grow in her faith. I know without a doubt that God will place the right people in her life to keep that seed growing. (:
Club 2: So we taught this club and the kids actually listened super well today. I was happy to see that this was the case with this club. It honestly was a fun club to teach and I’m excited to go and teach there tomorrow. We had 10 kids come today with 11 already signed up. There is a brother and sister there who don’t go to church but are listening so well to everything we say. Clearly God is doing something in these kids lives and that’s really exciting to see. Continue to pray that God will soften these kids hearts.
Club 3: This was the new added in club and we had 8 kids come today. They were awesome and were super engaged. During the contest Shamus decided to tell the kids they could pie me if they got to 20 kids. So we will see if they are able to reach the goal. Because we couldn’t go home for dinner we got to hang out the hostess’ kids and that was really fun. These kids seem to really be having fun during this club and that’s always exciting.
Club 4: This was the VBS that we teach in a park. Today had 3 kids which was super awesome and from the sounds of it they have some church background. As we went through the Bible verse one of the boys was saying how he had a dog. Then his friend said:
“I only have a pet fridge.”
Honestly, I tried so hard not to laugh about that comment, but that really made my day.
This week has been hard so far, but I’m really happy about the kids I’ve met, and I honestly would never take it back. We were able to move the time of a club so now we can go home for dinner but it’s still lots of travelling. Continue to pray for energy and enthusiasm during these clubs, and thanks to everyone who has prayed for me this summer.
God Bless,
Gwyneth
