It was such a fun week full of learning curves! A huge plus to teaching a preschool club is how you don’t need to use the song visuals, as none of the kids can read. With how fast the songs are this year I was really happy to be able to toss aside the visuals.

The kids this week were so awesome, I love getting “flowers” aka dandelions and notes from them! At the start of the week the kids were really shy and super quiet, but by the end of the week as soon as I would pull into the farm I would hear “SHE’S HERE!!!” and then see a stampede of kids running towards my car! 🙂

On Thursday, one little girl tapped my leg and said she wanted to tell me something, so I bent down to get on her level. She just stared at me for a solid 10 seconds with a straight face and then a HUGE smile came on her face and she said “Teacher… I had fun today!!” This is one of the little girls who asked Jesus into her heart this week! In total I had 6 decisions- Praise the Lord!

I’m going to miss these sweethearts so much, but I am really excited for the new bunch of clubs coming next week!

Praise:

1. 6 Kids accepted Jesus this week!!
2. No car/ travel troubles
3. The kids all sat so nicely and listened really well (especially for only being 2-6 years old!)
4. I was able to book 4 new clubs this week!

 Prayer:

1. More willing club hostesses
2. I’m starting to get sick, so that this weekend will be restful so that I can stay healthy
3. For God to be softening the hearts of the parents and kids who will be coming to my clubs in the Weyburn area next week!

Blessings,

Janessa

Thank you so much for praying for me as I teach a crazy preschool club this week! I love preschool clubs although this is the first one I’ve taught on my own.

Anyways, as I said in my last blog post, I left the club on  Monday feeling quite discouraged. I felt like the stories were awful, I did a terrible job teaching the verse, and that I bombed the invitation because the kids that raised their hands ran away so I couldn’t talk to them or pray with them. I woke up early on Tuesday so that I could spend some time in prayer before the club and just give the day to God. Tuesday ended going really smoothly and the kids were all engaging and having a great time. God definitely answered my prayers.

Today went even better. I have a 40 minute drive from dropping off Anja at her VBS to my club, so I spent that time hanging out with God and asking Him to speak through me and gave the club into His hands. When I pulled up to the farm I saw two kids just booking it towards my car so excited to give me their lessons. One of the kids also gave me a picture that he drew. On the front was a picture of Jesus on the cross and on the back he wrote: “Thank you for teaching us to follow God.” That was definitely a great way to start the club.

After the Bible story I told the kids to close their eyes, and if anyone wants to ask Jesus into their hearts to hold up their hands. Immediately 4 kids shoot their hands up. After I handed out prizes I went through the wordless book with those 4 kids and prayed with them. All of their moms were watching (which added some pressure) and they were all so excited to see their kids want to follow Jesus.

I can say without a doubt that this was all God because, in my opinion, the Bible story was told horribly. My words and actions are empty without Him. All the glory goes to God who uses broken, inadequate people to reach out to His children.

I love this ministry and am so honored and humbled to be a part of it!

Praise!!

1. 4 kids asked Jesus into their hearts!!
2. There’s been a porcupine dead in the middle of the road all week and I almost hit it on Monday. BUT today it was gone! So that’s one less road hazard. 🙂
3. By giving each day to God, the discouragement is gone and I’m not stressed about the outcomes of the club.
4. I was able to book 3 new clubs this week- one of which is on a reserve!

Prayer Requests

1. One girl (Let’s call her Hannah) didn’t come back today. She’s from a non-Christian home and it seems like she is close to a decision. I talked to her mom a bit on Monday and it seems like her heart is very soft towards God. Please pray that she comes back and that, as her mom talks to the hostess during the club, they will get connected to a church
2. Continued safety on the roads! 
3. That the kids who accepted Christ today will grow closer to Him.
4. More open doors and willing hostesses to host clubs this summer!

 Adios,

Janessa

Hey everyone!

After not teaching for a year I am excited but also nervous to be back at it for my 3rd summer! I will try to blog as often as possible! This week I am teaching a club on a farm outside of Yorkton. I’m teaching alone but billeted with Anja who has a VBS in Ebenezer.

My club has 16 kids so far (and it’s only Monday) and the ages are 2-6 so it’s a pretty crazy club! To be honest I left the club feeling kind of discouraged because it was hard to keep their attention, I don’t know how much they were getting from my stories, the memory verse was rough because they can’t read, no one was singing the songs, et cetera. After I gave the invitation to ask Jesus into their hearts 4 kids put up their hands although they ran off after the club so I couldn’t talk to them. I would really appreciate your prayers for this club this week.

Also all of the parents (7 moms) watched the club which always adds some added pressure!

Prayer Requests:

1. That those 4 kids to come back tomorrow so that I can talk to them and hopefully pray with them
2. That I won’t be discouraged (and will be reminded that God works in ways that I can’t always see or understand)
3. That God speaks through me… My words are nothing without Him speaking through me. Pray that when I tell the stories the Spirit will be at work in their hearts and the things I say will make sense to them.
4. Soft hearts for the parents who are listening and that the non-Christian moms will be curious and ask questions before/during/after the club to either the hostess or to myself. 
5. Safety on the roads! I have about 2 hours of driving each day… and today I almost hit a porcupine that was already roadkill in the middle of the highway… (but i didn’t hit it so it’s all good)

Thank you SO much to everyone praying for myself and the other workers. I also want to send a HUGE thank you to my CeeGee, Dorothy Christopher, for committing to pray for me daily. I appreciate your prayers so much- God bless you!

Thanks for reading,

Janessa