This Week's Children's Ministry Update

We are taking care of the Earth, God has given us! This week we've been learning about being good stewards of all we've been blessed with. Our verse this week is from Genesis 2:15 God, put man, in the garden, to tend it. God wants us to take care of our gardens, homes, and everything we have. We also read a story about Abram getting a new home in Canaan. When we are blessed by God, He wants us to take care of those things. We also talked about how God gave us plants and trees, and how they grow. We sang, Itsy Bitsy Seed and played the seed growing game.  In JAM we colored the process of a seeding growing, and found a seed. It was a lot of fun at Chapel and JAM.

Also I wanted to let you know about Fathers Delight. It's a Father's and Daughters event coming in June from Abbasway.org. It's for ages 6-12, so keep it in mind for your older daughters, friends and your future big girls.

This Week's Children's Ministry Update

It's been a great week at JAM and Chapel! We've been talking about our habitats and a little dove that found a new home. Our verse is from Genesis 8:12 Noah sent out a dove and it never came back. So why did the dove never come back? The first time the dove came back it had nothing, because the water was still to high. The second time, the dove brought back an olive branch, which was a good sign. However, the ground was still to wet. Then the last time it never came back, because it started making a new home. Noah then was able to open the Ark because it was safe for everyone to make a new habitat. In JAM we made a little nest, just like the little dove would have made that day. We also asked Peanut what kind of habitat he lived in; water, underground, trees or on the ground. Peanut thought those were funny answers, because he said he lives in a dog house habitat. So this weekend take a look around at your habitat and other animals!

Have a Blessed Weekend!

This Week's Children's Ministry Update

We hope that you had a wonderful Easter Celebration this past weekend. I know that the seeds we are planting, will someday produce Men and Women that love and serve God.

This week we've been talking about Peace during the weather. We talked about how we all get scared of weather at times. Maybe it's heavy rain, thunder, lightening or tornadoes, but God can help us not be so scared. When Peanut gets scared he likes to curl up in a blanket because he feels safe. We talked about how Peace from God can help us feel safe. Our verse is from Luke 8:24, "They woke up Jesus saying  "Master, we might die." So He rebuked the storm, and it was calm. When we get scared like the disciples, it's because we've forgotten God is with us and will take care of us. Jesus remembered that on the boat that day and we have to try and remember also. In JAM we talked about the sign language for peace and how God can give us peace in our hearts. So we made an outline of our hand peace sign and put a dove in our hands to represent God the Spirit. Then we made it into a necklace we can put on when we get scared and help us remember the peace we can have from God. Something we are practicing saying when we get scared is, "I will not be afraid, God is with me!" Being scared is a good way our body reminds us to put our trust in God and receive His peace.