On Sunday evening we had our large group gathering for Grace of Christ Church. We had a good turn out! We had over 25 people there including children. Philip led the Bible study portion and I taught the little people of the group!
In Sunday school, we had a new little girl who was 9. Her name was Susha. We enjoyed having another child attend! The kids learned about Jesus' miracle of the disciples catching all the fish after a night of no success! During the story, the kids got in "boat" (chairs all gathered together!) with fishing poles. Of course I know they used nets in the real story, but homemade fishing poles is what we ended up with! The kids had a blast! We did a craft, played a fishing game, had snack, and played a hide and seek fishing game. Tanya interpreted for me, but let me tell you, the flow of a story is sure different when you speak another language! I usually find that the flow of things isn't ideal, and I often leave wondering if I made the right points to the kids, if they heard the story, and what could I do different next time to make it better!
Our field director's daughter told her mom that night, "Mom, I really like when Kara tells me stories!" And then to her grandparents the next day, "We learned about fish and trash!" ---Well, I am not sure where the trash came from, but at least the 3 year old learned something! The hearts of little children are precious! I so enjoy being able to share with these kids (girls) all about Jesus!
Thanks for continuing to pray for this church! Please pray for our leadership team (9 of us) as we meet every other week as well. Pray for unity as a team as we meeting, pray, and discuss the growth of this new church!
Blessings,
Philip, Kara, Adalynn, and Gwen
Craft time!
"Gone Fishing!"
Hey, this is super cute and you are so creative! The Lord is blessing you in His calling on your life to minister to these little children. Way to go!
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