My Backyard Mission Field

My Backyard Mission Field

Out of my league. Like way out of my league. I can teach a Bible lesson. Or lead songs. Or game time—I can do game time. But organizing a 5 Day Bible Club in my own neighborhood was a little beyond the limits of my comfort zone. I didn’t even think there were kids in...
Creativity: abstract or personal?

Creativity: abstract or personal?

I enjoyed teaching this week because of the application that God allowed me to do with the students. This week as I was in their classes tutoring and playing with them at recess, I was able to take the things that we were learning in class about Creativity and...
Learning from Mistakes

Learning from Mistakes

Hanna, Addison and I were teaching at a  school I hadn’t been to before, but I was excited for the day of teaching that lay before me! Well, we taught the first two classes, and let’s just say, they didn’t go very well.  We had a hard time keeping...
What Are We Going To Do?

What Are We Going To Do?

It was supposed to be a normal teaching day, until we remembered that the oldest and most experienced person on our teaching team was leaving for the week. That kind of changed things a little. For the first time, Michael, my other partner, and I would be teaching by...
Ten Souls

Ten Souls

Last week, Elizabeth taught the Bible Lesson. It was about witnessing. She challenged the children to go and witness to three people. This was something that both she and I were struggling with, so we decided that in order to be a good example to the children and grow...
Ashley

Ashley

There was one little girl at Bible Club that I had seen the previous week, and God has given me a burden for.  When I saw Ashley, her eyes were empty and sad. I hurt for her, and really wanted for her eyes to light up with the joy of Jesus.  Well, last week at Bible...