(Funny story real quick, behind the title: The 10th song on the 5 day clubs CD is called “Finishing Strong”, and I don’t know, I just can’t stand the sound of it. But it has a good message about fighting the battle to the very end and so here we are on our last week and so I thought it would be an appropriate song for the week)
I can hardly believe it, it’s the last week of teaching! This summer has gone by so fast and God has done some incredible things…entering this last week is exciting and kind of sad at the same time.
First, I’ll apologize for not blogging much last week. My laptop was having trouble connecting to the internet at my billets so it wasn’t always working properly.
Last week was awesome. I stayed with my billets from week 2 again, and that was lots of fun, to spend more time getting to know them. We went on lots of adventures and had a lot of fun. As for clubs, my first club ended with 25 kids, my second club had 26, and my VBS had 5 registered by the end of the week. Needless to say it was a pretty crazy morning with 51 kids, but it was lots of fun, and both hostesses were encouraged by the good turnout we had.
This week I have a club in Lebret and a VBS in Balcarres. It’s a bit of a slower week than what I’ve had so it’s nice to have some time in the morning to relax and have some time off. The club is at the house of some friends of ours, at 3:00. This afternoon we had 10 kids, 7 of which were my hostess’ children (and that’s a mix of biological, adopted, and foster kids. They’ve got a really neat story.) The kids listened pretty well…actually I hardly heard a word from them the entire hour. So that was nice, they were really well behaved.
I was super excited for the VBS in Balcarres, because I taught it last year, and they requested me back this year again, so I was just so happy that I get to teach it again. It was just as awesome as I had hoped it would be. I think last year we had like 15 by the end of the week and today we already had 17, and they’re expecting more later this week. And the kids kinda remembered me and I remembered most of them so it was just so much fun to reconnect with them.
I’m really happy with how this last week has started out, and even though it’s bittersweet, I’m excited to finish out this summer really well, so please pray that I would do that. That I could stay strong to finish off my last two clubs with enthusiasm and strength and I wouldn’t start relying on my own strength now, but that I would allow God to carry me to the end. Thank you so much everyone!
Posted By: Grace Sichangwa
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I feel like I have not blogged in forever. My apologies, I did not have internet for a week, and to be honest, I think that might have been a good thing. This past week was phenomenal. If I were to be brutally honest, it is not very often that when I reflect on teaching that I can tangibly reflect on the fact that God not only blew away my expectations of ministry, but also of who He is personally. He was so awesome throughout this week.
As most of you probably know, I have this slight propensity to get lost. I had been so proud of myself for my writing out the directions prior to leaving (shout out to Google Maps), and most of the way I did very well. However, there was one point where I had to turn at a Junction, and according to the directions that said Google gave me, I had a couple of turns that I needed to make, but according to Google there was some distance between each turn. In practice, this was not the case… HOWEVER, I did not know this, and so I turned right onto this gravel road – this roadway was treacherous, unstable, and I was getting pretty scared of the roll over possibility, BUT I was sincerely believing that God would bring me to Thorhild on this terrible road. To cut an incredibly long story short (and a couple of phone calls to my billet for directions later), I stopped and parked in Egremont, where my billet had to drive me to the location. It was a moment that truly reminded me of this verse:
“ For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” (Matthew 23:12)
I’ll try and do a collective summary of how both of my clubs went this week:
Thorhild: I taught this club during the morning of a camp. It was crazy, it was hectic, and it seemed like bandaids were being used like they were going out of style, haha. But it was awesome, because He is awesome. I don’t have the correct number of statistics, but I do know there was a mailbox club decision! 🙂 For most of the week, I felt so ineffective in my efforts as a teacher, but I had a great awareness of two things:
1). When the enemy robs me of my joy, I am a less effective servant.
2). As a Summer Missionary, and a believer, there are two different ways that the gospel is preached: through our words, and through our actions.
I was so determined to teach my lessons the way that I had intended for them to be, but God greatly humbled me in my approach to His work. As the week progressed, I realized that these kids (that seemed tough to teach on Monday), are such precious, gems to a good Father. After talking with my host, and billet about this club, I learned that more than half of the children were unchurched. As the week progressed, I felt this urgent burden for the children to know the reality of the gospel. Since during the week, I taught the Extra Story to the whole group, after I finished on Friday, I explained the Good News to them. Later on, I had brought out some chalk, and during the lunch period I spent time with the kids while they drew pictures. Earlier I had drawn a picture of a red heart on the ground. One of the boys began coloring over it with black chalk, and sarcastically I protested his coloring over my picture. This boy preceded to explain how he was completing the picture because my heart is indeed dark with sin. As we joked about the heart (and as I desperately looked for the white chalk), I was so encouraged in hearing these words from these kids because even though church, and the things of God were a new concept to them, they had learnt something about the greatest story every told. 🙂
Boyle: I knew I was in for a good week when on the first day, one of the boys explained to me that he knew how to herd sheep – and that he could herd 100 sheep at a time. I restrained myself from making Biblical jokes, and continued with club, and man were these kids fun! They were all churched, and I know our intention is to reach the unsaved child as well, but I felt so encouraged by the opportunity to encourage, and edify children in House. While I was explaining how Noah was 500 years old at the time that he began building the ark, one of the kids explained, “That’s as old as my grandma!” Haha! Afterwards, it was neat to see the children’s excitement in seeing the facts about the story from the Bible directly. It was refreshing and encouraging. What a fun week with energetic kids! On the Friday, I was heading out from Thorhild to Boyle, and as I was packing up, I locked my keys in the van. And to add to it, the spare keys were in Edmonton… with Gwyneth. Up until this moment, I had not seen this many men entertained by my struggle, haha. Nonetheless, I am very grateful for the country hospitality they showed me, by breaking into my car, and retrieving my keys for me. Finally, I arrived 45 minutes late, and fortunately the host and the kids were extremely gracious to me, and we had club.
This week was exhausting, and draining in every sense, but my soul was so refreshed by Him.
Prayer Requests:
– For Thorhild. Working with the children and families in this area is like a brand new mission field. Pray that the church members, and leadership team would continue His ministry.
– For Boyle, that these kids would continue to seek, and hunger in their discoveries of Him.
General
I want it now, I want two!!!!!!!
1st little story on our last week club. Accidentally Tiara and me has been pumping the kids to do their lessons… a bit too much.
Then…look at the picture here!
So here there happen to be a little girl C decided to cry sadly because she could not get the meet the king without working on lessons. No matter what we do, she was just crying and crying… Eventually Tiara did some lessons with her. That was a really cute little girl, she did get the book after she was helped with all the lessons, and the good thing is…the book talking about Jesus is worth it to cry for it!
Things we could not do this summer
& little cute surprise!!
So on our 4th week Tiara and me got into some car situation so we could not finish our clubs on pound maker and little pine reserves. But we just could never forget before Thursday we had so many kids and how much fun they had, and then all of sudden we could not even go back.
So we planned on going there on last Saturday, but on Saturday we had a bad thunderstorm… We had to accepted what happened and we tried everywhere there was even a little possibility of having them coming inside… there was not even one place that would work.
So we had to went and inform the kids we were sorry we could not have our make up club this day and handed out some snack and gospel of John to them.Just to give them a little bit of memory of 5-day club.
We went to the kids and spent a little bit of time in the car, as some kids are waiting for me and Tiara to finish our cards for those girls who asked Jesus into their hearts, so this little girl, K, has been helping us all the time, she was a bit bored and she grabbed my Bible and asked,”can I color?”
Of course! What ever we could still do for you just go right ahead! Okay I did not say this… sounds too sad, this girl was just happy that even the weather was bad we still came.
And then… I did not see my Bible till all of them left… and I opened my Bible…
what was that cute kids’ writing of ” I Love you” in red pencil crayon?
That was sure a surprise.
Even if we did not manage to have a nice party there, we were so happy in these occasions we really reached this little girl. On last Monday we went back to pound-maker and we met her first because she was just walking on the Road when we were there! And again on Saturday K spent lots of time with us, K said she is not going home, she wanted to go wherever we go even if we told her we were leaving North Battleford.
We are sad to say bye to her, but happy for what God has done for her in her heart.
Pie Highlight
POOR ME: “OK… Guys… you just Pied me before and you came line up again…”
Last Friday was just PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE and PIEPIE and PIEPIEPIE and PIE and PIES… too many pies.
No whipped cream in the store…so…
Icing pies! A boy actually did some artwork on my face…
Awesome everybody did not escape from it! Since it was everybody so no kids pictures to post, aha!
Conclusion
I thank God for His own work in kids’ hearts. The kids will never had that joy, Tiara and me will never feel the joy of working with Him, if He is not among us.
It is going to be all different without our Lord and Savior. I enjoyed being the “special Chinese girl who wrote their names in Chinese” and Tiara was sure an awesome role model for them, and I know in other cases God also make club time so special for the kids and for us as well. That is His own work, we just need to be there and be used!
Posted By: Shamus Westra
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Well, my week was off to a crazy start before it even began!
As you may know, I went on a trip last week to Seattle and Victoria. As we were waiting for the ferry back from Victoria, our group of five teenagers decided to play tag at the park. I was running barefoot (because running in flip flops is so inconvenient) and when I went to turn quickly mid-run (some of you may want to not read the rest of this paragraph) I ended up landing oddly on my right big toe. As a result, my toe looked quite broken, and I ended up breaking skin. We naturally went to the hospital, where I learned that my toe had not been broken, but dislocated! This meant that I would still be able to function normally this week (albeit with some pain), and the only medical attention I required was seven stitches! This was an answer to prayer for me, as it meant that I could still teach this week!
So, I got home late Saturday night, and began teaching on Monday. I would leave home around 6:45-7:00, pick up Gwyneth, drop her off at a church in Edmonton, and then get to a VBS in Calmar around 8:30. This club had 26 kids come all week, and they were a great group. They listened well during stories, and said lots of memory verses. They would go through almost a pack of Pass it On Cards every day! Most of these kids went to church, but a few of them didn’t really know much about Jesus at all. One of the helpers was worried that the way I presented the invitation to salvation was very effective, and none of them really showed interest in making a decision, so please pray that God would continue to work in their hearts!
After I picked Gwyneth up, we would go to a club in south Edmonton. This club ended up having 24 kids, and a few of them had come to a club before. This group was a bit younger, and as a result sometimes had difficulty focussing. Some of them raised their hands when we asked if they wanted to invite Jesus into their hearts, but either had already done so, or would back out. Once again, pray that God would continue to work in the hearts of these kids.
One Monday, we went home after this club, but found out we were supposed to go to another club at 4:00 that had not been on the itinerary. So we went to this club starting on Tuesday, and ended up having 14 kids come. One of them had raised his hand when we asked if anyone wanted to ask Jesus into their heart, but had already done so before. Pray that this boy would continue to be strengthened in his faith!
Our final club was an evening VBS in a park in Edmonton. This club had no kids on Monday and Friday, but had 6 kids come all week. They were all churched kids, some of whom were quite young, and the rest of whom seemed to have a really strong foundation for their faith.
All in all, I was grateful to get through this week, as I was feeling pretty tired and had lots of teaching to do. it was slightly discouraging not to see any decisions, but I know that God will still work in these kids. Thanks to all of you who prayed for me this week (in particular to my CG, Ryan Jeffery, for all the praying you have done even when I didn’t hurt myself).
Posted By: Rose Williams
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I just finished my week of clubs in Caronport, Briercrest, and Avonlea! Much driving, but it went well!
Club 1, Caronport: 28 kids and a whole lot of mosquitos came to this club! Just kidding, the bugs weren’t too bad. Nearly all the kids went to church and had already made decisions or were too little to be ready for that. Sometimes with so many kids, many of them younger ones (the oldest was 9) they got a bit distracted, but we made it. Thursday was a difficult day with distracted kids, and on Friday I was very tired when I woke up and I was not feeling ready to teach! But I prayed for strength and asked Vangi to pray, and the club went well! Praise God! And there was a 6-year-old girl who goes to my church who made a mailbox decision, which is pretty neat!
Club 2, Briercrest: This club had 13 kids, and thankfully it was in an air-conditioneed church basement. On Thursday after the Bible story I did a different sort of invitation and invited anyone who wanted to ask Jesus into their heart to come talk to me after prayer and one more song. I prayed, and then right before we were about to sing, a little girl (I’ll call her Clara, that’s not her real name) said, “I just heard God talk to me!”
“What did He say?” I asked.
“He told me not to do bad things any more.” Clara said. Such childlike faith in the voice of God! After the song Clara and a few other girls came up to talk to me, and as I went through the wordless book some other kids gathered around and they were all very quiet and attentive. Three girls asked Jesus into their hearts including Clara, and another one told me she had while doing her lessons the night before. Praise God! Only one of these four girls had a Bible, so I gave them Bibles. Clara is five, and she said she couldn’t read yet, but she was so excited to get a Bible. I put a bookmark in the Gospel of John and told her to ask someone to read it to her, and to read the Bible as soon as she knew how. She said she would. Clara was so excited about Jesus, but she is also so young. Pray for her and these other girls, that they would read their Bibles and remember their commitment.
Club 3, Avonlea: Our number of kids at this VBS went down a bit every day for the first four days, which I think was a bit disappointing for the people running it, and how we couldn’t really get them to bring friends, but thankfully for the last day it went up again. There were 21 in total. They were fun to teach and good at listening because there were lots of helpers to keep the kids quiet! On Monday three boys asked Jesus into their hearts! I gave them Bibles. One of these boys had just came on Monday and Tuesday, and then we didn’t see him again His friend said he was at home. He didn’t go to church either. Pray that these boys might get the oppertunity to go to church and read their bibles and learn more.
So there were eight decisions in total from these clubs! Most weeks I’ve taught there have only been a few or just one mailbox decision, so that really encouraged me to see kids taking this next step of faith. God has given me a burden for these dear, sweet children who are going to have so many tough choices as they grow up in a sinful world. I can only pray that this week of 5-day clubs would start them on a journey of following the Lord through the trials they will face.
Next week (last week!) I am down in Esteven. Pray for safety on the roads, and that the joy of the Lord would be my strength this last week! I discovered on Friday that my own strength is running right out. Pray that I would finish strong!
Rose
“But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I recieved from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.” Acts 20:24
Posted By: Quin Sawatsky
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Time for this week’s wrap-up post!
Club 1
I’ve really enjoyed teaching this club in Myrnam… the kids have all been super into the stories and songs. I had the privilege to lead two of them in asking Jesus into their hearts! However, many of these children are not from Christian homes, so please pray that God will continue to bring people into their lives to water and grow the seeds which He has planted.
Club 2
This one has been a rollercoaster the whole way through… although we had no kids attending the first two days, two kids came on Wednesday, which was encouraging in itself. And then, on Thursday, after we had started the club, a couple kids came in and joined us… and then a couple more… and more and more until we had 14 kids in the room. I don’t really have any explanation for this sudden explosion of kids other than that God was at work, so praise Him for bringing the kids to hear about the good news of how He came to save them. The last day, we were down to 6 kids, but one of them wanted to ask Jesus into his heart, which might have been more difficult to do one-on-one if it had been as noisy and chaotic as it had been the previous day… so again, I’m trusting the whole thing was God-orchestrated. Again, please pray that God will use the messages of the songs and stories to impact and change these kids’ lives, and draw them into a personal relationship with Him. As Philippians 1:6b says, “…he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” So I am trusting that God is going to be faithful to continue drawing the children from all of the clubs closer to Himself.
Club 3
Teaching this reserve has been quite an experience… On the last two days there was about one kid who actually wanted to listen and here the story and generally participate, while the other three children just ran around the gym, tried to steal prizes, and generally raised havok. I’m not totally sure what all of them got out of the club, but I just tried to teach the children who were actually willing to listen. So I’m praying that God will take what they did hear and use it to impact them… for example, when I was explaining what missionaries were, one of the kids responded, “missionaries hate Indians!” I could totally understand where that comment was coming from with the completely tragic history of how the church mistreated the First Nations people. My response to this boy was “Because I’m coming here to tell you about Jesus, I’m kind of a missionary, and I don’t hate you. I actually like you guys!” So I pray that God will use little things like that will open these children’s eyes to how much He loves them and desires for them to know Him.
Once again, I would really appreciate prayer for focus and energy in this last week of clubs. Pray that my heart would be softened more and more so I can love these children like Jesus loves them.
Thank you for reading. Thank you for praying.
-Quin
Posted By: Nekaelly Sandstra
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So Week 5 ended off very well for me! Here is how it went:
Club #1- This club continued to be very energetic with 8 kids, often so much that the hostess and I would have to be firm on them listening. But they especially focused in on the stories, and did 30 lessons total! Also, on Thursday when I mentioned that there would be a surprise if they memorized more verses, they whipped out their bookmarks and started helping each other memorize as much as they could! Yep, I was pied with whipped cream the next day 😛 I was also able to give the two kids who accepted Jesus each a Gospel of John. Hearing that their family backgrounds were non-Christian and Jehovah’s Witness meant so much to me that they came all week to hear about God and accept Him into their lives. Pray that they will not be hindered in hearing more about God as they grow up!
Club #2- This club had the same 3 kids all week, who were all churched. On Thursday, I prayed that if they hadn’t accepted Jesus yet, that they would today. God answered prayer once again, and two girls made a decision!! (The boy already had) These three were full of energy and always had verses and lessons to tell me! On Friday, we also worked together to memorize a lot more verses so that they could earn more cards and pie me in the face. It was hard to see after they pied me…on Thursday they were already telling me how they were going to put whipped cream in my ears and nose. Thankfully that didn’t happen! 😛
Club #3- On Thursday evening, I was at the nearby park eating an apple and swinging. I saw two girls playing together, and they seemed quite bored. So I went and told them about the club, and they got excited and said they would probably come, because their parents weren’t going to pick them up for three hours. That shocked me a bit, and the hostess made sure to call their parents and make sure they knew that their girls were at a club for an hour. I was excited to share the gospel with them, because they were unchurched and didn’t show any indication that they knew about God or Jesus. This club came to 15 kids, and 11 of them were unchurched! I also had one more decision on Friday by a young boy in the neighborhood who came all week and was more energized in the club as the week went on!! The hostess also had a draw for an Action Bible, and it went to one of the boys who accepted Jesus earlier in the week. He was very excited to get it!! Also, I thought the first two clubs whipped creamed me well….at this one, I ended up with a mountain of whipped cream on my jeans, and it also was all over my face and shirt!!! But they definitely enjoyed it 🙂
I am greatly encouraged by how the people in this neighborhood put a lot of effort in building community and having the kids spend time with each other. Every evening, the kids pull out their bikes and scooters and play together on the street, and they go to each other’s houses and are always kind to each other. There is a great mix of personalities, cultures, backgrounds, and ages in this area, yet they are all friends, laugh together, comfort each other, and find joy being with each other. I know that the four kids who accepted Christ, as well as all the other unchurched kids, will have support and love from the Christian families who are doing so much to reach out to them and be a part of their lives. You rarely find communities like that, and it is a beautiful blessing to see. 🙂
This week also amazed me by how many decisions were made- 2 at #1, 2 at #2, and 4 at #3….8 kids who made decisions to follow Christ!! At my other weeks, there have only been 1 or 2 per week, and most of them had a lot more kids. I am greatly impacted by what God has done in my life and in the lives of so many children this week, and I am excited to see what He has in store for the last week of clubs.
“My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.” -James 5:19-20
God bless y’all!
Posted By: Andra Ramstead
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Welp, first off i have to thank everyone who has been praying for me this summer, and especially this week! This week has just been FLYING by!
So, I’ll start off with Thursday of last week, that morning i awoke throwing up and feeling awful, however i still decided to go teach my clubs with Sarah Vatamaniuk (hope i spelt that correctly) and they did not go well for me. i felt sick the entire time and it was… rough.
so now lets jump to Monday of this week,which was not a good start for me. i woke up feeling very sick and was throwing up and just feeling awful. i immediately posted to the Facebook page that all of us workers are apart of, and asked for prayer. i ended up calling Nekaelly and asking her to teach my first club, she said yes and was absolutely amazing! i was so thankful for the extra hour to sleep! Nekaelly if your reading his, i want you to know how much that meant to me!!!
anyways, my clubs for that day ended up going well, however two out of my four clubs had no kids 🙁 but hey, God’s will be done, even if it makes no sense to me.
so Tuesday went well and then came wednesday. another morning of feeling awful and throwing up, however God totally gave me the strength to teach my clubs with exuberance.
again last night i felt sick, so i immediately took some meds and hit the sack and i felt great this morning! Thank you Jesus
So, not only have i not been feeling the greatest this week, but my whole family has been out of town. so it was a tougher week for me because i was missing them, feeling sick, and i was just exhausted from taking care of everything around the house.
But we serve an INCREDIBLE God, because yes, i have had my moments this week where i am just exhausted and feel like giving up, but when i would turn to God he gave me strength. there is no way on earth i would have made it through this week without the prayers of all of you and the amazing God that I serve!
My clubs have been going really well 🙂 my third club was cancelled because no kids showed up, and i expected the same with my fourth club. but on wednesday, the last chance for kids to come to the club before i cancel it, one little girl showed up. she is so sweet and im so happy she is coming! wasps were everywhere during that club so we had fun practicing the memory verses while running away from wasps! (there may have been a tad bit of screaming involved)
thank you again so much for praying for me and the other workers this week, and this summer. I know that each and every one of us needs that prayer! So thank you a million times over!!!
Prayer Requests
~ That kids will understand what I am talking about. Because I know God can give these kids understanding and soften their hearts.
~ That God would speak through me. I don’t want these kids to just here some cool stories, I want kids to be in awe of the great and amazing, Jesus Christ.
Posted By: Nekaelly Sandstra
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So….hi again! I have blogged every day this week so far, which is strange because I usually don’t have much to say. But I felt that I should share about what happened today.
I was a lot more tired today because I got up at 6:30 (that’s very early for me!) so I could help my dad clean up his jobsite before the homeowners could move in. So I was quite tired when I got to my first club, which was challenging because they were overly energetic and off-the-wall during the entire club. However, two of the girls gave me a tissue paper lantern and a card that said “You’re the best” and “You have a good heart.” So that was an encouragement to me, but I was very tired afterwards!!
McDonalds has been my place for cool drinks because they’re cheap in the summer, so for the second day in a row I went through drive thru to get a $1 large pop. It was the same lady who I talked to yesterday, and she gave me a big smile and said, “How are the kids’ clubs going?” I was able to explain a bit more about them to her! 🙂
My second club went pretty well, but I ended up cramming in the Bible story in 8 minutes. These kids paid more attention than the first club, but they loved to talk so much that I would sadly have to stop their conversation to continue with the story. That happened every three minutes or so! At times, it is quite tricky to balance teaching with listening!!
By this time, I was feeling very discouraged from how the first two clubs went, and was praying to God that the third one would go better. Well, God answered prayer again!! There were 9 kids total- one who was new. He was biking nearby and decided to join us for the club. They listened very well and were attentive for the most part, which was hard because we were being eaten alive by mosquitoes!! But afterwards, three kids accepted Jesus!!! One was the new boy who had come, and two were a boy and a girl who have come all week so far. They were all older kids and pretty much understood what they were doing. I had a chance to pray individually with each of them and explain what their decision meant, and I could barely keep myself from exploding with joy in front of everyone!!! It is both exciting and sobering to think that their lives are now saved eternally and that they are safe on “the ark” of God. How many more lives can we save from the wide road and help do a 180 to the narrow road?
Today encouraged me to never give up: no matter how tired you are, no matter how much the kids drain your energy, and no matter what lack of progress it seems like you had. God is the one who grows the seeds, so long as we continue to water them and pull the weeds away.
“Do not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” -Galatians 6:9
God bless y’all immensely! If you have the energy and the time, I hope you enjoy some of the meteor shower tonight! I mean, even Tony read about them 😉
Posted By: Rose Williams
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The week of lots of driving has been going well so far! I apologize for the rhymey title, I couldn’t resist! Here’s the update on individual clubs:
Club 1, Caronport: This club continues to be a lot of fun with kids who I know from church and Awanas! They have been doing well with bringing friends and are up to 22 kids! No decisions yet in this club, but I believe a lot of the kids have made a decision already. They are chatty, but have been doing pretty well with paying attention. Continue to pray that they would be focused through the club. They certainly are not shy with me, these kids!
Club 2, Briercrest: So today when I was telling the story of Noah this girl (The same girl who was really sweet about wanting to pray for Zacchaeus on the first day!) got really sad when I said that everyone who wasn’t on the ark died. Her caring is so sweet! These kids are really good listeners, and though they are the smallest club with 13 kids, they have done more lessons than any other club! I had some kids put up their hands to receive Jesus at the end, but then they didn’t come talk to me. I’ll try to talk to them tomorrow. Pray that they would be responsive!
Club 3, Avonlea: Yesterday at this club three boys accepted Christ! It was so special! And they were three that paid close attention during the stories. I gave them some New Testaments, because they didn’t have bibles. Then today one of the boys came up to me at the very beginning when I was sitting there with the clipboard taking attendance, and before he had even come close he starting saying his memory verse: “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation!” He was so excited! He is 6, and on his lesson that I got back today for when he had taken the Lord Jesus as his savior he wrote yesterday’s date! It’s so neat that he is taking his new faith seriously and remembering his commitment!
And one of the other boys who accepted Christ came up to me afterward and said he wanted to pray. I asked if he would like to pray, or if I should pray, and he asked if we could pray at the same time. So we did. I think he is trying to figure out how to talk to god. It’s cool be able to give him some guidance. Tomorrow if I get a chance I’ll show him the Lord’s prayer in his new Bible.
So things are going well! I’m praying that God will speak to the hearts of a few more kids to receive Jesus this week. They seem to really be listening carefully to the stories. The driving part is going well, and Adventures in Odyessy helps pass the time between clubs! Thanks for your prayers!
-Rose
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