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Kids Happenings April 2018

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Hello church family,

Well I would love to start this article with “Spring has sprung” but from what I can see that isn’t really the case.   Life would be so much easier if we could truly know what the seasons will actually look like.  I know many of you are in a season that you didn’t anticipate or one that may not look like the beautiful newness of spring but is still somewhat bearable.  I find myself in these seasons of life more often than I would prefer.  Unexpected house or car repairs, sickness, relationships that seem as though they are drifting away, emotions, responsibilities, and even loneliness.  These are the seasons that we pray will never come and when they do we pray they will soon end. Similar to this cold snowy season that will not seem to go away.

Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes that “for everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven” I paraphrase “to be born, to die, to plant, to harvest, to cry, to laugh, to grieve, to dance, to love, to hate….”  He also wrote “God has made everything beautiful for its own time.”  You see God uses seasons to show us that He is good and can “make everything beautiful for its own time”. Seasons good and bad are ways for God to capture our hearts and our faith.  He will change the season of life you are in when He‘s ready to change something about you.  There will be more difficult seasons to come, but the Lord just wants us to trust Him through each and every season. No matter what kind of season you are going through, you can remember that God always promises to make it beautiful in His time.

If you are going through a difficult season in your life know that God is working to make it beautiful and you also have a church family that is there for you.  Difficult seasons in life can be easier to bear when you have loved ones that help to share the burden.

Thank you for allowing me to love on your little ones.
God Bless

 

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Kids Happenings March 2018

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Hello church family,
         WOW this past month has gone by fast!  Not necessarily because there are less days in the month of February but because of how busy our church has been.  I have so many people that ask me, “Are you glad when Upward is over?” I’m sure the question is asked because I, along with so many others, can finally rest. But to be honest, I really enjoy the Upward season. I love getting to meet new children and their families, spending endless weekends with amazing friends, and witnessing the many blessing and opportunities our Lord gives us to share the gospel.

Yes, my house could use a good deep cleaning and I don’t think I have made a good home cooked meal in almost 2 months. I know I can count on one hand the number of evenings that I was able to stay home and just relax.  This is okay, as a matter of fact this is right where God wants me.  “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians 3:23”  The work that we are doing during Upward season and in every season of our lives needs to be done with all our heart. Not to boast about what we’ve accomplished but what God has accomplished.

I was given the opportunity to share the gospel with 5 of my players during practice a couple weeks ago.  Three of my five players had already heard of how “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” and “while we were sinners, Christ died for us.” and “if we confess with our mouth that Jesus is lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” But two of my players had never heard the gospel. One was adamant that he had never sinned, to the point of wanting to argue about it.  The other child was saddened to know that Jesus died for us and he asked with great concern, “how did die?”.  With the help of the Holy Spirit we were able to navigate through the conversation in a way that a child could understand.  Seeds were planted that evening and God was moving. We all have hope in knowing that as long as we do “not grow weary” during the Upward season and all seasons of life, God will use our work for His glory.

So as the Upward season comes to an end a new season will begin in the hearts of the children that now know the truth of the gospel.  Thank you to all the coaches, referees, score keepers, concessions help and prayer warriors that volunteered this season. And we give praise to our Lord for giving us the strength and endurance to press on.

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