Well, it's been awhile. :)
The teachers in this home were able to be students again in the last several months. :) Joe and I have been busy taking a Child Evangelism class called Teaching Children Effectively, taught by an amazing woman of God and a fabulous mentor for this ministry. It has truly rejuvenated my passion for teaching children about Jesus and it has made my walk with the Lord more intimate. I am so grateful for Tina for investing her time in us. As part of our practicums for the class, we helped her with two "Good News Clubs" at the public schools here and in Booker and were thrilled and privileged to see many children come to receive our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Next year, our church has committed to do the Good News Clubs in the public schools, and we are very, very excited about it. If you've ever felt insecure about how to talk to children about Jesus, or if you are uncertain about how to answer a child's questions about God, you should really consider taking this class. When you sense the Spirit of God drawing a child's heart to Himself, it is the most incredibly peaceful and joyful experience.
Our little Erin has reaped some benefits from us taking the class as well. She can present all aspects of the Gospel to anyone at any time. :) She understands that she is a sinner and needs Jesus and responds just about every time an "invitation" to receive Jesus is given. But at four, her faith is evident but not quite clear enough that we would consider that she turned her life over to Christ yet. But He's drawing her, and some day in the near future, we know we will be met with rejoicing for her salvation. Several days ago I overheard her telling her brother her own version of the wordless book in the bathtub, and it absolutely melted my heart. It went something like this:
Erin -- What's your name? ... Say Bodie.
Bodie -- Bodie
E -- Have you every been punished? ... Say yes.
B -- Yes.
E -- Well did you know that there is an even greater punishment than that? Because we sin, we will go to a terrible place forever... Say sin.
B -- Sin
E -- But Jesus can make you white...Say white.
B -- White
E -- C'mon, let's get you white! (she gets the soap and begins to wash his little body!)
B -- Scream!!!
Speaking of sowing and reaping, I am so excited that we planted our garden this weekend. We have beautiful flowers in the front and our favorite vegetables out back. We aired up the kids' swimming pool and filled it up yesterday, and we are really enjoying the warm, summery weather. Good thing the kids got my skin color because we've really enjoyed soaking up the sun, and no sunburns :) As my sweet little niece Josie told me the other day, she, Erin, Bodie, and I all inherited the same disease -- we get brown in the sun. :) But her momma only gets brown from the machine. :) This is my favorite time of the year.
I posted one of our pics from Easter this year. It's silly, I know, but I have this thing where we all have to match at Easter. :) We really liked how the picture turned out, though.
Thanks for checking in on us! Love to all of you from the four of us! :)
The teachers in this home were able to be students again in the last several months. :) Joe and I have been busy taking a Child Evangelism class called Teaching Children Effectively, taught by an amazing woman of God and a fabulous mentor for this ministry. It has truly rejuvenated my passion for teaching children about Jesus and it has made my walk with the Lord more intimate. I am so grateful for Tina for investing her time in us. As part of our practicums for the class, we helped her with two "Good News Clubs" at the public schools here and in Booker and were thrilled and privileged to see many children come to receive our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Next year, our church has committed to do the Good News Clubs in the public schools, and we are very, very excited about it. If you've ever felt insecure about how to talk to children about Jesus, or if you are uncertain about how to answer a child's questions about God, you should really consider taking this class. When you sense the Spirit of God drawing a child's heart to Himself, it is the most incredibly peaceful and joyful experience.
Our little Erin has reaped some benefits from us taking the class as well. She can present all aspects of the Gospel to anyone at any time. :) She understands that she is a sinner and needs Jesus and responds just about every time an "invitation" to receive Jesus is given. But at four, her faith is evident but not quite clear enough that we would consider that she turned her life over to Christ yet. But He's drawing her, and some day in the near future, we know we will be met with rejoicing for her salvation. Several days ago I overheard her telling her brother her own version of the wordless book in the bathtub, and it absolutely melted my heart. It went something like this:
Erin -- What's your name? ... Say Bodie.
Bodie -- Bodie
E -- Have you every been punished? ... Say yes.
B -- Yes.
E -- Well did you know that there is an even greater punishment than that? Because we sin, we will go to a terrible place forever... Say sin.
B -- Sin
E -- But Jesus can make you white...Say white.
B -- White
E -- C'mon, let's get you white! (she gets the soap and begins to wash his little body!)
B -- Scream!!!
Speaking of sowing and reaping, I am so excited that we planted our garden this weekend. We have beautiful flowers in the front and our favorite vegetables out back. We aired up the kids' swimming pool and filled it up yesterday, and we are really enjoying the warm, summery weather. Good thing the kids got my skin color because we've really enjoyed soaking up the sun, and no sunburns :) As my sweet little niece Josie told me the other day, she, Erin, Bodie, and I all inherited the same disease -- we get brown in the sun. :) But her momma only gets brown from the machine. :) This is my favorite time of the year.
I posted one of our pics from Easter this year. It's silly, I know, but I have this thing where we all have to match at Easter. :) We really liked how the picture turned out, though.
Thanks for checking in on us! Love to all of you from the four of us! :)
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