Hours this week= 4
Wowzers was last night a crazy night!!! The kids were off the wall!! I don't know if it's the fact that Fall Break is soon or what, but this was the most rambunctious I have ever seen them. Ms. Jessica had a terribly difficult time teaching tonight. The lesson was 1 John 2:25, God's Promise of Eternal Life. Unfortunately, it seems as if there was a ton of Spiritual Warfare going on this week, cause the kids would not pay attention, kids were fighting, and the 4th and 5th grade group had an incident which resulted in someone getting sent home. After the failed attempt at a lesson amongst the groups, all the leaders got together and spent about 30-45 minutes discussing what went wrong and then approaching the Lord in prayer.
Though I didn't quite get to see God working amongst the kids, He was definitely working amongst the leadership and in me, as I saw how He can turn something bad into something that will bring Him glory. Next week will be a better week. I think weeks like this are necessary for us to appreciate the good weeks.
This week, I intend on praying for Shawnaia, a 1st grade girl who got punched in the stomach by a 3rd grade boy. She left crying, and said she doesn't want to come back. She is one of the shyer, more timid kids in my class, and I really hope she gets an opportunity to learn more about God, despite the punk kids and Satan's tricks.
As we closed out this week, I had several questions:
1. What the heck got into the kids this week?!?!?!
2. When the Evil One is so clearly trying to ruin things, what's the best way to stay focused and positive?
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