Howdy! Well, we're doing a little back-pedalling to cover our first Roundup meeting that met on April 11. Ideally, you will be able to check this blog after every Sunday evening program for a recap of what we did, and possibly some photos or video. However, we have neither for week one! Oops!
The main point for week one was "I obey God because I trust Him". We practiced saying this several times and even had some hand motions to go along with it. Ask your child to show you! Our Bible story came from the book of Exodus, chapters 3 and 4, when God showed up in a burning bush and called Moses to be the leader needed to free the Israelites from their slavery in Egypt. Moses had a tough choice to make, but He chose to obey God, because He trusted Him. Big lessons for all of us! Our memory verse came from Proverbs 3, verses 4-5 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do and He will direct your paths." In our small group times, we had the kids walk through an obstacle course blindfolded, forcing them to listen to and obey our directions. We also got more familiar with our Bibles and talked about how the kids would handle various situations.
One of the hi-lights of the night was singing our theme song. It's a fast-paced, fun song with lots of dancing. The leaders were out of breath and mildly wounded, but we all had a great time! Another hi-light was when one of the kids volunteered to an unknown task. Jessica (one of the leaders) asked him if he trusted her. When he said yes, he was handed a mustard bottle and told to drink from it. He was a little skeptical, but when he opened the lid, he found out the bottle was empty! Well, not quite empty. There was a dollar bill inside that this brave and trusting boy got to keep! Everyone was ready to volunteer after that =) In this case, it definitely paid off to trust!
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