NO! NO! NO!
This was the theme for the assemblies at both schools this week. Saying NO! However it was not based on a negative, it was based around Daniel and his friends who said NO! to the Kings special food. We tried to teach the children that it is sometimes bad to say NO! and it is sometimes good to say NO! We also told them that they should let their lights shine for Jesus and we demonstrated this by singing with them a new song (for us) that we picked up at Spring Harvest called Shine. The children really enjoyed it. So much so that on Monday afternoon our friend came round for tea with her two children both of which go to the Infant school and they were singing it.
God is really working in those schools and we pray that he will continue to do so and that he will show us what else we can do to further develop the work within the schools. The response we get as we are getting out of the car, setting up and during the assembly is great. We have children asking us for certain songs. We have seen children outside school who have recited words of songs back to us. We consider ourselves privileged to be able to work with them.
Mark
