by Perky Sun | Dec 15, 2016 | News & Updates
Do you know what my greatest fear is? I fear pain; I dread discomfort. Physical, emotional, spiritual discomfort—I recoil at the thought. I believe that it is in human nature to hate pain, because, at its basic level, pain is usually an indication that something is...
by Perky Sun | Nov 30, 2016 | News & Updates
I love the difficult kids. I was a very logical type of kid, so I love to work with children that critically examine what I teach about Christ. While these students tend to make sharp comments, their sarcasm often comes from a highly developed mind. At Bible club, I...
by Perky Sun | Nov 17, 2016 | News & Updates
She sits attentively in the front row in class, ready to ask questions and learn. The only problem is that I can’t talk about God with her. Dana* and another boy from that class had come to Character Camp a few weeks before, and it was exciting to see them in...
by Perky Sun | Nov 3, 2016 | News & Updates
What should we teach? It was time to plan for the next day of school. My teaching partner and I sat down, prayed, and began planning. We knew that we were going to teach 4th-6th graders, but we had very few ideas in our lesson plan. The 6th grade class was especially...
by Perky Sun | Oct 22, 2016 | News & Updates
I was freaking out. I was supposed to give the Bible lesson at our biggest Bible club. But how could I talk in front of 80 kids or more, let alone keep their attention? Worse yet, this Bible club had a reputation of being one of the loudest and hardest groups to...