Thursday 25 February 2010

1st Duddon Cub Scout Group

We have had a great time tonight. Sarah and I got asked to talk to the Cubs as they are doing a World Faith Badge. We was not really sure what to do or even what to expect - so we went and introduced ourselves to the children and told them a little about what we did as Christians. We had a Scruff the Dog slot followed by a talk from Sarah about watching what we say, we sang some lively songs, we told a story from the Bible in a modern way which we got the children to help us with by dressing up as characters from the story. I did some magic tricks about God's promise never fails and then I gave them a short message about God's love. We sang some more songs and ended with Wonderful Lord. I didn't dress as Bertie the Clown but I told the children about him and about why we do what we do - because we love God so much and He loves us so much that we just want to tell people about him. Sarah and I really enjoyed ourselves and feel that some more very presious seeds have been sown again tonight so please pray for those little ones that the seeds will start to grow.

Tuesday 23 February 2010

Low Furness School

Half term is over. Had a great time away with the family in Wales. Today I went to Low Fueness School while Sarah who had rather a bad sleepless night stayed in bed (also recovering from the long drive home on Saturday). Did a game of Simon Says with a few children out front. I used it to demonstrate that we shouldn't always do what people tell us to do - particularly if it is wrong. So I did the usual Simon Says this Simon Says that then I said Simon Says go and smash that window, and Simon Says draw on the wall. I then told them the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego from Daniel 3. The children responded very well to the story laughing at bits of it to. We finished off with the Chicken Dance song.

Tuesday 2 February 2010

Low Furness School

Just got back from Low Furness School having done an assembly there. Today we focused on what we say - that is not what we say Mark and Sarah/Jester for Jesus BUT what we say you get the idea I'm sure. Anyway it involved a tube of toothpaste and it got a bit messing. But we got the message across to the children that they should be careful what they say as you can't put back into your mouth the words that we speak out - just like you can't put toothpaste back into the tube. The bible verse we used was from Psalm 19:14.