Rainy days

It's really cool and rainy here today. Just the kind of weather for a bowl of soup, a nap, and an indoor 5-Day club. So far, I've had both the soup and the indoor 5-Day club, and maybe I'll be able to squeeze a nap in before our next club. :-)

Our first club today was so much fun. I just love those kids! But first, let me tell you about yesterday. I ended up driving Chris, Joel (another young man who works with CEF here in MA) and myself to teach our club because Tamara didn't feel up to it. Praise the Lord that Chris and Joel were able to help - and that I survived some pretty crazy driving experiences! Anyway, a mom and her two kids, plus another girl came for the first time. I think that they saw the sign outside of the church and decided to drop in and see what our club was all about. I'm excited to report that Eleni (14) and Ursula (10) both decided to receive Jesus during our club. How amazing is that?

We brought a puppet to our club today. Laurel and her older brother, Dan, were so excited. We had "Freddie" introduce the club, review the rules and explain the Quiet Seat prize. The kids also "taught" him one of our songs. It was such a hoot! At the end of our club, Laurel prayed, "Thank You for our club and thank You that they brought Freddie."

Dan, Laurel's brother, is such a sweet kid. He is almost ten years old, and received Jesus at last year's club. Tamara says that the growth in his life is obvious. Today he told Tamara that he "needed to show God more respect because He showed a lot of respect for me by dying on the cross." When we left, Dan said, "Why do you have to leave? Are you coming back tomorrow?" And then he gave us the sweetest hugs. It has been such an encouragement to work with a group of saved children who attend church regularly, and who are so eager to learn and grow. It puts an entirely different spin on our teaching, since we have to gear our lessons toward growth principles.

Praise the Lord that Tamara is feeling lots better today! It's such a relief. God continues to teach us lessons in flexibility, and He is also proving to me that I can be considerably outside of my comfort zone and...not die. :-)