Posted By: Shamus Westra | | Leave a comment

Hello again!

So, our clubs finished super well! Our first ended up finishing with 14 kids, and this was a super fun group. They were super attentive when we were talking(even if they were easily distracted), and it was lots of fun to hang out with them after we finished teaching. I was super grateful for the nearby park, because it let them burn off some steam when we were done. One girl in this club was super sassy, and there was another one who asked if there were unicorns on the ark. They were all great kids.

Our second club ended up getting no new kids after the first day, but we were still able to have lots of fun with this group. The hostess has had this club for a few years now, and all the same kids keep coming back, so it’s good to see that they’re enjoying it!

Our third club ended up growing to 11 kids by the end of the week. These kids were pretty quiet at first, but it ended up being a really fun club!

We had lots of churched kids this week, and even the unchurched kids seemed to already be saved, so we didn’t get any decisions this week, but we both knew that God still did some work through us. I felt exhausted all week, but Will and I both noticed that we didn’t feel tired while we were teaching, so praise God for that! Finally, I would appreciate some prayer, I have seasonal allergies, and even if I took my medicine I still seemed to sneeze a lot this week.

Thanks!

 

 


Posted By: Shamus Westra | | Leave a comment

Hello All!

So, I got back from Internationals on Sunday night, met Will, and within about 12 hours we were teaching. Needless to say, the past couple of days have been a bit of a whirlwind. I’m pretty grateful to be teaching around home this week, because driving any sizeable distance on Sunday night would have been difficult.

Our first club is a VBS in Fort Saskatchewan. This club had 7 kids yesterday, and today that grew to 10. The kids have a lot of energy, but they all pay attention really well. I was glad that we could use the park outside today (yesterday was rainy and overcast) and let them burn off some steam after we finished teaching. Will invited some kids from a daycare to come tomorrow, so prayer for them would be appreciated.

Our second club had the same 8 neighbourhood kids both days. These kids are a little quieter, but lots of them have done their verses and lessons. These kids are mostly unchurched, but they all seem to at least have a good understanding of the gospel. It’s kind of difficult to discern whether they need saving or discipling, so please pray that God would guide our words so that they hear what they need to. We’ve also had lots of traffic pass by during this club, so pray that they wouldn’t get distracted.

Our Bon Accord club had 6 kids yesterday, and three today (one of whom was a newcomer). Most of the kids here are churched, so they’ve heard a lot of this before. The boy who lives there is apparently very eager to welcome lots of kids there, so that’s encouraging. I’ve seen a few kids walk by during the first two days, and would appreciate prayer that I would have confidence to welcome them.

Will and I have similar teaching styles, which has made the clubs easier to teach so far. He sounds a lot like Levi(hence the title), which really freaks me out sometimes. I would appreciate prayer that I would be able to be alert during the clubs, as I’ve felt really tired so far.

Thanks!