Namayumba Mission
Kathy led a preschool and children's Sunday School conference at two churches today. We started out this morning in Namayumba where our friend Patrick is the mission pastor. The group, as you can see, was large for a church with just 60 members. Only one is currently teaching the children, but several others were there as potential teachers, anxious to learn... Edd
When Pastor Davis at Dove and Patrick asked for help for the children's teachers and with curriculum, I said I would be glad to help. Little did I know what I was getting myself in for! Can you imagine how intimidating it is to lead a children's SS conference when you have never taught children? For reasons only God knew, I brought double sets of Children's Leader Guides and Resource Kits. The teachers at Mt. Harmony e-scanned me Pages from the current leader guides (thanks y'all) and I spent a couple of weeks pouring over them and the literature I brought with me. I was able to create a "Teaching Children" handout, pulling out the teaching methods that would work in Uganda where resources are limited.
The mission's SS meets under a tree! They have no table and chairs, no paper, no crayons or markers, but a lot of love for the children! I tried to focus on games, drama, and scripture cards and puzzles made from cut up boxes. I was able to leave both churches scissors , sharpies and colorful plastic strips gleaned from the store next door! Did I communicate??? Again only God knows! All I know is that the pressure's off and I am very grateful to God for walking with me through unfamiliar territory. I was very anxious about this until I fell. The recovery time slowed down my preparations, but a peace about it settled over me. Again, thank you for your prayers.
To Blessed to be Stressed,
Kathy
When Pastor Davis at Dove and Patrick asked for help for the children's teachers and with curriculum, I said I would be glad to help. Little did I know what I was getting myself in for! Can you imagine how intimidating it is to lead a children's SS conference when you have never taught children? For reasons only God knew, I brought double sets of Children's Leader Guides and Resource Kits. The teachers at Mt. Harmony e-scanned me Pages from the current leader guides (thanks y'all) and I spent a couple of weeks pouring over them and the literature I brought with me. I was able to create a "Teaching Children" handout, pulling out the teaching methods that would work in Uganda where resources are limited.
The mission's SS meets under a tree! They have no table and chairs, no paper, no crayons or markers, but a lot of love for the children! I tried to focus on games, drama, and scripture cards and puzzles made from cut up boxes. I was able to leave both churches scissors , sharpies and colorful plastic strips gleaned from the store next door! Did I communicate??? Again only God knows! All I know is that the pressure's off and I am very grateful to God for walking with me through unfamiliar territory. I was very anxious about this until I fell. The recovery time slowed down my preparations, but a peace about it settled over me. Again, thank you for your prayers.
To Blessed to be Stressed,
Kathy
Dove Church, Wakiso
One of the things Pastor Davis at Dove Church wanted from me was a Bible teaching plan for the next several years. It took forever to locate the correct LifeWay web sites, but with their awesome web support, I was able to get a three year overview of Bible content for preschool and children.
They currently only use coloring pages for the preschoolers. Of course, I told them they need to be telling the preschoolers Bible Stories and reinforce it through one of several methods I shared with them. I also told them to bring in "nature" (frogs, lizards, spiders, flowers, etc.) to teach them about God's creation. I told them a cardboard box could be a boat, a car or a church building. There are so many free resources God has provided for us to use when teaching. We just have to keep our eyes open!
In addition to preschool and children's workers, two youth teachers came to the
training. Edd jumped in and was a great help with these guys.
One thing I know for sure, we are truly blessed to be able to afford the resources that Lifeway provides for us, not to mention the support. Our children are blessed. We teachers are blessed, because we don't have to have to create and make all the games, puzzles and posters.
Blessings on all who pass this way,
Kathy
They currently only use coloring pages for the preschoolers. Of course, I told them they need to be telling the preschoolers Bible Stories and reinforce it through one of several methods I shared with them. I also told them to bring in "nature" (frogs, lizards, spiders, flowers, etc.) to teach them about God's creation. I told them a cardboard box could be a boat, a car or a church building. There are so many free resources God has provided for us to use when teaching. We just have to keep our eyes open!
In addition to preschool and children's workers, two youth teachers came to the
training. Edd jumped in and was a great help with these guys.
One thing I know for sure, we are truly blessed to be able to afford the resources that Lifeway provides for us, not to mention the support. Our children are blessed. We teachers are blessed, because we don't have to have to create and make all the games, puzzles and posters.
Blessings on all who pass this way,
Kathy
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