I Want To Ask Jesus

It was my second time giving the Bible lesson. I was really nervousabout it and kept asking God to speak through me and give me strength. We also prayed that one child would come to know Christ that day at club. After the Bible lesson I went to the back of the room to...

When I Grow Up

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” I asked the class. Several children raised their hands. “A judge,” said one. “A teacher,” said another. The third said, “A basketball player!” I called on one last boy: “I want to be a preacher,” he...

The Name of Jesus In Class

“Jesus! Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!” The little girl’s words were a direct answer to prayer. The day before God had burdened my heart to pray that the name of Jesus would be spoken in class at school. I realized that throughout the session we actually got...

You Know My Name?

One of my classes on Wednesday was particularly challenging—a class full of hyper second-graders who needed a lot of hands-on activities to stay engaged. Four of the boys acted especially crazy, and if the teacher walked out while we were teaching, they went berzerk....

What His Mom Never Taught Him

It was time to teach our big one—the class of 44 kindergarteners. (Yes, all in one class.) Just then we heard it—a loud, high pitched wailing coming from a group of children returning from recess to their classroom down the hallway. My first thought when I heard the...