Today we started the new children's church program. Thank you to all who were praying for me to find the best curriculum for the kids of Long Island. After researching many options, I chose 252 Basics. I love it! There are 3 main points they desire for all kids to leave children's ministry with: 1) WISDOM= Always Make the Right Choice; 2)FAITH= You can Trust God No Matter What; and 3) FRIENDSHIP= Treat someone the way you want to be treated.
Each Month there is a different virtue taught. Everything centers around one virtue all month, while reinforcing the 3 main lessons. One thing I am thrilled about, is every week there is a 4 day quite time book to send home with each child. It is a short scripture, thought, and application. It is wonderful, and I am excited about Madison doing it every day. And the quiet times all relate to the virtue of the month. I can not say enough great things about this curriculum. It is so relevant and so perfect for our community.
We already have such an amazing core group of kids. They are all so eager to learn and they love everything you put in front of them. I tell you, the people of Farmingdale Baptist have worked hard to invest in their kids for the past many years. The same ones sacrifice their time and energy to put together a children's church where kids learn about God's love while being loved on! Maretta is a special lady who has grown up in the church here. Her mother used to work the nursery, and now for many years, she has organized and taken care of everything needing to be done for the children. I am always blown away at all she does. She never stops! She works full time, while raising her son, and still finds energy to meet so many of the needs of the church. She is very faithful and God will bless her beyond measure for her time, energy, and most of all, love. I am very thankful for her. Because of her love, we have such an amazing group of kids to begin the new journey of Criss Cross Children's Ministry. Please pray as we continue to make changes and grow.
This is a journal of the happenings and events of our family, Sterling, Jenna, Madison, and Emma Edwards. We have recently moved from Houston, Texas to Farmindale, New York. We are starting a new church here on Long Island, seeking to tell and demonstrate the love of Christ to people that we meet. "He must become greater and greater and I must become less and less." John 3:30
3 comments:
I love the name "Criss Cross"! I thought it was so cute when I was there! Miss you girl!
Im so excited that you are excited! It really is a great curriculum... our kids love it here too!
--bryan
Thanks Bryan!
Thank you so much for the pictures of the art work there. I have not started making them yet, but the pictures are a HUGE help to me. I can be creative as long as I have someone to copy :).
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