January Discovery Bible Club

"Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness." Romans 4:3

Good morning, ladies!

Saturday was our first children's Bible club of the year.  The last several clubs we were few in number, so it was good to see new children coming, and to enjoy continuing the stories with those who have been coming for a while.

We are following a series called "The Summit Peaks of the Bible", relating key stories  from Genesis to Revelation.  

We start our club time with snack.  Is it possible to have a children's meeting without feeding the kids? This week's snack featured brownies and a king's cake, provided by our coworker Damaris. A king's cake is a traditional French pastry served in January on Epiphany, to celebrate the arrival of the "kings" who visited baby Jesus.  Inside one piece of the king's cake is a little porcelin figurine.  The person who finds the figure in their piece of cake becomes king for the day.  Today we had a king Timothy.

Our snack time is followed by singing and Bible study.  The kids in general listen well, and it's exciting to share for the first time these beloved stories of the Bible.   This week's lesson was on the journey of faith of Abraham.  We talked about cooking with the right recipes and the right ingredients, the key ingredient to our lives being that of faith.  This lesson spoke volumes to me as we persevere in the work here in France.  Without faith, even our best efforts for the Lord are in vain. 

Our club time finishes with a game or a craft, the highlight of the afternoon for the kids (after the snack, of course.)    This week's game was a version of the board game Time's Up, where the children had to describe or mime the Bible words from the stories we have been studying during our lessons.  As you can imagine, it was a time filled with lots of laughs and silliness.

 Please continue to pray for these clubs.  This is an important outreach for our children, as they faithfully invite their friends.  Juliana at age 13 has taken over the responsibility of the nursery for the lessons, and helps to organize the games as well.  It encourages this mom's heart to see her children get excited about serving the Lord, and serving others.

See you in two weeks for our next club!