Children's Bible School (ages 5-12)

We had about eighty 5-12 year old students each night. We had centers that included puppets, games, crafts and snacks. Then we all watched "The Prince of Egypt" together to close out the night. Each day we learned memory verses from the life of Moses.

Children's Bible School Photos

Children's Bible School (Ages 2-4)

This year for Children's Bible School we decided to have two sessions, one for ages two to four and the other for ages five through twelve. We had between 10 and 15 each day for the two to four class. (We thought we would have more four's than two's but we were wrong!) Our theme was "The Life of Moses" and the kids were great. As always we had a lot of help from the teens and adults at our church. It is so much fun working with these young children and teaching them to have faith.

Yalta Retreat 2007

We had a great retreat last week in Yalta with the teens. Our theme was "Life on the Vine: Exploring Our Unity in Christ." In addition to daily Bible classes, we also had activities designed to promote unity and greater friendship among the teens, and, of course, we had a lot of time to play at the pool and the Black Sea. For me the highlight of the retreat was getting to baptize my daughter, Leanna. As always everyone had a wonderful time and came home to Gorlovka tired, but spiritually recharged. This is a good thing because we arrived in Gorlovka late Saturday night and began our marathon preparations for Children's Bible School on Sunday immediately following morning worship. I will post about Bible School soon.