My next post will hopefully be about Easter weekend. It was a big one!
I'll catch up in due time.
This morning our church began an early morning class called GROW. I'm teaching the 3rd-5th grade class. I was nervous before this morning. I didn't know how many students we would have. I didn't know if the way I planned to structure our hour would work well. Would I be a good spiritual leader for these kids? God provides, though.
I was pleased to have 11 amazing kids show up for the first morning today. We decided to start at the beginning, Genesis, and read how God created everything. I love that 4 of the kids were willing to take the risk of reading out loud from the Bible this morning. They aren't all fluent readers, of course, and there are some big words in the Bible. I love that each group really took their time on their posters to show what happened on each day. (They especially liked using the sequins, even the boys. I also think the lion is just cute in day 6.) I love that several students offered prayer requests and one student was even willing to pray out loud. I am so excited for what this group already is and especially for what this group will become as we grow together.
I'm also super excited to have something other than my job to think about and get my creative juices flowing. I'd much rather spend my free time working on the GROW class. (And in just 6 more weeks, 28 more school days, that's exactly where all my creative juices will be flowing!)
Our memory verse: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Genesis 1:1
GROW stands for God's word, Relationships, Obedient living, and Worship. These are the four areas we want to encourage in the early morning ministry.
