St. Peters

Had a great time again today over at St. Peters in Ireleth. We introduced the children to 'Be Happy'. The theme for the assembly was about how Jesus looks after us. I had taken some safety equipment with me and the children explained what the various items could be used for. They all protect us in some way. I then went on to talk about the event when Jesus fell asleep in the boat and a storm blew up. His disciples became afraid but Jesus spoke to the waves and stilled the wind. The point I was making is that Jesus has the power to do just that - He can also calm our fears too. The assembly ended with singing 'Wonderful Lord'

Low Furness School

This morning we went to Low Furness School. We had been given a theme which was 'Keeping Safe' so after we had sung Great Big God I dressed up in a hard hat, goggles, gloves and a high viz jacket and asked what I might be. The children responded with various things. I then changed into something else and then changed again. However each person was wearing something that could keep them safe. I then went on to tell the story of Jesus and the storm. With the help of two boys who held up a blue sheet to represent the sea. The point I was making was that Jesus protects us from all kinds of things and although we have protection equipment for working on a building site, horse riding, bike riding etc Jesus can protect us in other ways like removing our stress before a test, taking away fear etc. We finished with Wonderful Lord.

Crazy Colours Party

This evening we held a Crazy Colours Party at Croftlands Infant School, we had a great time and I think the children enjoyed themselves as well. We played some party games, had face's painted, eat food and made a craft. We then sang some songs and had a short drama sketch about colour being lost from the world. The story was told of the Garden of Eden, and how sin entered the world. I then told the children about Jesus being the light of the world before ending the evening with Wonderful Lord.

Penny Bridge School

This afternoon we went to Penny Bridge School for the first time. We did the Good Samaritan story but we did it in a modern day way. We took costumes and dressed the children up to act out the various parts. As it was our first time we had needed to show the children the actions to the song 'Shine' however the children really got the hang of it and so did the staff. We really enjoyed our time there.

Pennington School

We paid another visit today to Pennington School. We told the story of the Good Samaritan but with a modern take. The man was on a train and took ill and a policeman, nurse and celeb went past before a Hoodie came to help. Now I know that there was only three in the story Jesus told (but we balance the boys and girls for the story) We sang Inright Outright which the new Reception Children really enjoyed then we sang Shine.

St. Peters Ireleth

This morning I went to St. Peters for the second time. Sarah was unable to come along with me due to another commitment. So I introduced the children to 'Inright Outright' and did the modern version of the Good Samaritan. The children loved the dressing up parts and had a great time listening to the story. The rest of the school all joined in with the train noise chant of 'London to Birmingham'. To finish we sang 'Shine'. It is a great pleasure to be able to share these great bible stories with children and to show how they can be applied to their lives, despite the stories being near 2000 years old.

Croftlands Schools

Today we went to both Croftlands Schools, the Juniors this morning and the Infants this afternoon. We told the story of the Good Samaritan - but with a bit of a modern twist to it. Instead of using the Priest, Levite and Samaritan of the parable we had a Policeman, Nurse, a Celeb Pop star and a hoodie. I know there was one extra in my story, it also took place on a train and the man was taken ill and not beaten up by thugs (too much beating up in the world today). The children chanted a response which kind of made the train sound as we told the story. At the end we encouraged the children to do something similar - perhaps helping someone who falls over in the playground. The story to the infants was the same but I told it in a much more simple way. We had a great time and I hope the children did too.