Indescribable;;

Sunday, June 17, 2007: crossroad kids

yay im so excited to start with the little kids next semester! although i would have to really spend a lot of time with in church as of next term, i think i would enjoy doing kids ministry alot. hopefully. yet its such a big challenge, getting the kids to like me and reaching out to them, in a way. yesterday i went for this children's ministry workshop as part of our training, and it was all the way in rockingham (thats like an hour's drive down south) to a church in wanbro, and woah, we had to wake up so early, to get there by 9! so glenna and tabs came to get me at 8 and we started our road trip.. (:

i got bored so i started taking random photos in the car. it was so boring i tell you. there was nothing to look at but shrubs and bushes and sand by the freeway when you get really down south. but anyway since i was so tired, i just stoned the whole way there.

see the map that glenna was holding! its a map to swan valley, where all the winery tasting places are. (the winerys are mostly in margaret river but they have shops there for tourists to taste wine so that they dont have to travel all the way to margaret river). we're thinking of going there to taste wine and eat chocolate and cheese. haha, not that me and glenna are going to drink any wine (more tabs than us) cos we both go really red easily and dont like wine anyway so we're just going for fun. haha, but yay! hopefully by the time we go i've already passed my driving and then i can clock my hours. ((:
and i took a photo of myself ((: YAY YAY YAY, going shopping after exams on sat with tabs and i think glenna too. HURRAH. ((: cant wait because the sales are coming soon! :D:D:D:D:D going shopping also with pam and amanda on friday! YAY. and with my mom on thurs night hopefully. oh did i mention my mom is in perth? she just arrived yesterday. ((:
this was during tea break i think. i was bored and decided to take some photos of random things. thats glenna and me! she was quite cocky that she got a purple file instead of a normal blue/black one. ahh, whatever :P

so the children's ministry thing was quite good i think, was a good way to equip and prepare myself before i start in crossroads. there are so many problems that kids nowadays face that i have no idea that they do. apparently 1 out of 3 girls in australia are abused sexually and physically. i was so shocked! but it was a good eyeopener, in a way. i also learnt that kids can face huge self esteem problems, so you have to be very careful in the what you say to them and in your actions as well. i guess i was glad that i went; i got alot out of it, not just about way you treat kids but also the importance of reaching out to them and sharing about how much they mean to God. it definitely affirmed my decision to step into kids ministry.

i guess just continue to pray for me and pray for the ministry, pray that God will continue to grow me and every member of the teaching staff, and equip us to reach out to the kids at subi church. (: also pray for the kids of australia, especially those that face abuse from their parents/relatives. i think they really need to see God's love and how much God treasures the little kids.

Luke 18:16
but Jesus called them to Him and said, "Let the little children come to Me and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of God"

a shout of praise.
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