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Aug. 7, 2008
Summer Fun Club
Posted in Church God Faith
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Our church has been having a summer program for kids on Wednesday afternoon and it has been growing-- we have about 20 street kids coming. They are loud and wild and unruly and I love them to pieces. We studied the life of Jesus over 10 weeks and last night was the crucifixion and resurrection. Oh man, one little 9 year old boy named Antrevius was just astounded that "God died.'" When I got to that part, he said (Loudly) "He died?" And I said, yes, He died, and the boy mock fainted. I thought, wait until you find out what happened next. You should have heard the questions they asked-- it was unbelievable. I was on the hot seat for sure LOL. Ten weeks ago, I had a calm, quiet class of 4 girls who would sit quietly and color or do a circle a word and listen to my story. Now, I have 12-20 wild kids who don't want anything that remotely resembles school, and will keep me on my toes. If there is a lull in activity, they go bonkers so I have to keep them busy at all times. It is crazy, and yet, I know it's what church is supposed to be. Maybe those 4 girls and I would love to go back to calmer and quieter days, but those 4 girls are going to get the gospel a hundred times a year. They can tell the stories as well as I can. These new kids want to know "Did Jesus really die?" and "Is the devil real?" and "What do you mean He's coming back?" My favorite question of the night came from my 6 year old Sydney. She said "Why didn't God defeat the devil the first time they fought?" I'm telling you, they keep me sharp. |
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