Why do we do what we do? That was a
question that we tried to answer at our Family Vision Dinner in
September. Part of the answer: We VALUE the children that the Lord
has given us to relate with and minister to on a weekly basis.
Yes, we only have several dozen weekends a year to impact their lives
for the Kingdom of God, but what an opportunity to come alongside the
families and impart Kingdom principles.
Over the past several months we have
endeavored to connect with the children in positive, fun ways.
At
the end of July we held our 4th Sports/Art Camp. Ninety
children from all over the MOV participated in the camp, along with
over thirty volunteers. We offered six different activities for them
to choose from: basketball, soccer, baseball, cheerleading, art, and
woodworking. Our evenings were filled with singing, Bible lessons,
sports’ stories, art and sports’ instruction, snacks, object
lessons, and Truth verse memorization. Steve Hill ( Alex and Gina’s
brother-in-law) did an awesome job presenting the Gospel to the
children on Thursday evening. Nine children prayed with him to
receive the Lord in their heart for the first time. We ended the camp
with a sports and art exhibit for the parents to see what the
children had been doing all week. Every sports’ group had a chance
to show-off their skills in an organized drill routine, while the
art and woodworking projects were displayed during the refreshment
time. With much anticipation, I am looking forward to next year and
how the Lord wants to use us to impact the MOV area through this
ministry.
A few days after our camp, we had a
pool party. ( It was a fun way to recover from the week before)
To kick off our Freedom Kids program
that is held on the first and third Saturdays of the month throughout
the school year, we had a bowling party.
Now we are in full swing with Freedom
Kids, and we had a great time at our last rally. We continue to
impress upon them that they have a mission to bring heaven to earth.
They don’t need to wait until they are grown-up to start, and
because they have a relationship with Father God, their life can be
an amazing adventure….and they don’t need to do it alone because
John 14:16 says: “ I will ask the Father and He will give you
another Helper that He may be with you forever.”
Please continue to pray for us as we
take every opportunity that we have, to show the children that we
value them and even more so…that God values them.
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