Well.
A lot has happened since our last post. 🙂
For one thing, we had a very busy week last week. Very busy, and yet very amazing. Last week was the annual seminars my Dad sets up…and the Children’s Program. I worked in the CP all week and let me tell you it was one of the best I have ever done (if not the best). I’m so excited about everything the Lord did!
Several months in advance our family was praying together for these seminars and the CP….praying that God would raise up the people He wanted to attend, the children to come, the staff necessary, open hearts, etc. I prayed that He would choose the CP staff He wanted and that we would really gel as a team and work together as a unit. I prayed for the individual teams (leader/assitant) that they would work well together and be prepared to serve together throughout the week.
The Lord totally answered those prayers! On the whole, all of us worked well together, with a mindset to come and serve, not just to hang out and have fun. I didn’t really get a chance to see the other individual teams at work, but I can say that God really worked on my team…the Turquoise Team! I had a great leader (thanks, Matthew!) who really made the team and the entire week such a great experience.
And the Staff…………….a BIG thank you to Tim, Carrie and Melinda!!! You all did an excellent job. Thank you so much for the many hours you put into this, thinking, planning, envisioning and discussing. Thank you for making the decisions that you believed were best and sticking by them. You all definitely made this a wonderful CP.
Of course, I must say a note about the Turquoise Team. 🙂 I am so excited about who God placed on our team. We had five precious children, ranging from age twelve to age five (I think?). If any of you guys read this, I am so glad you were on my team!!!
In many ways, this CP was quite unique…from washing car windows with our teams (that was a great idea and tons of fun) to a photo scavenger hunt (Turquoise Team, you guys did great!!), it was so much fun!
Throughout the week, as I was reading my Bible, there seemed to be so many verses that were applicable to the CP. I thought I would share some of them. (Can you tell what book I was reading? 🙂 )
“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph
in Christ, and through us diffuses
the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.
For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being
saved and among those who are persishing.”
2 Corinthians 2:14-15
“Therefore we make it our aim, whether present
or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat
of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in
the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;
but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your
consciences.”
2 Corinthians 5:9-11
“We give no offense in anything, that our
ministry may not be blamed.”
2 Corinthians 6:3
God really used last week in my life. I learned so much…about being submissive, about making sure my words always build up my leader (especially in front of the children!) and about being an assistant…and enjoying it! Perhaps in the future I’ll blog more about these things. Praise God for all He has been teaching me!
And, of course……….I’m sure you all have been wondering, “Where are the quotes??” I shall conclude the suspense…..for here they are. 🙂
Me: (when mentioning musical people) The Boohers.
Nathan: *pause* The whos?
Matthew L: I was told I was going home…by kids.
Tim: Let’s call up Miss Suzette. Miss Suzette! Miss Suzette! And you have to use a French accent.
Me (when teaching): Do you know what suffering is?
David: I know what suffocate is.
Me: Joy sunds more fun than suffering.
David: Suffocation isn’t fun.
Me: Should we ask them to bring stuff for nap time?
Tim: If you want; we just don’t want all these kids carting in all this beddy-bye stuff.
Me: That table looks like it’s bending.
Matthew H: Um…I have the same perception.
Me: What is it?
Matthew H: I don’t know. Something that won’t come off the floor, but it’s moving.
Me: How old do you think ——— is?
Tim: Fifteen. Fourteen at the most.
Matthew H: Because there are men around with badges and black uniforms and black and white cars that have a thing-a-ma-jig and a bang bang….and the snap snap. And I’ll end up in the clink clink.
Me: (singing Making Melodies) Tongue out!
(We sing first part)
Tim: Help!
Me: (when I get two hats in skit) That means I’m extra special.
Matthew L: No, that means you’re extra poor.
Me: It was written with quill and ink.
Carrie: Pelt and ink.
Matthew L: You have to go in and spy (we start going)…in a minute.
Melissa: (telling story of It Is Well) What do you think he wrote down?
Child: His will.
Michael: Finally, nap time is over and we can run amuck!
Matthew L: (about nap time) If he’s got them all settled down and we just go in there, that will be their cue to get up and start a circus.
Matthew H: Don’t you remember? I elbowed you.
Matthew L: I was never elbowed.
Tim: Do I look like a Visa holder?
Melinda: I need a car.
Tim: D?
Nathan: So his middle name must be something like Cutie Pie. What’s yours?
Tim: Mine is not Cutie Pie. It’s Apple Pie.
Tim: The Obedience Song? I don’t see that in my songbook.
Tim: *can’t find song in book* It doesn’t matter, all music is the same.
Tim: We’re not even going to wave at our parents. The traditional No Wave Ceremony.
Carrie: I’m glad Tim was off the phone with the drain when it happened.
Tim: The James?
Carrie: I said drain, actually.
Carrie: We’ll have to come up with a new surprise for the parents.
Melinda: BOO!
Matthew L: (narrating Paul and Silas skit) I went to my house to, uh, get a bit of shut-eye.
Tim (Paul and Silas skit): The Lord released us…and we wouldn’t just go free…without letting you know.
Matthew H: This is Hannah’s. (hands name tag to John)
John: I’m…thrilled.
Me: I need….(I stop talking and head to get it)
Matthew H: And I need….(Goes to get it)
Tim: Now this is commonly referred to as a ripped pocket. And what do we do with a ripped pocket? Ditch it.
Tim: Now this prop is commonly referred to as the Matthew L prop. Now, not too many people know what the Matthew L prop is.
Dad: (when looking at picture of team pretending to push car) That explains all the handprints on the front of the car.
So there’s a glimpse into our week. 😀
-Bonnie