Thursday, November 1, 2012

Praises...by Jeanne Hirsch


I want to sing praises to God for all of our teachers, monthly permanent helpers, parents, and coordinators!  Our Wee Ones are so blessed to have the same wonderful teacher each Sunday for September through December this year.  They are doing an awesome job of sharing God and themselves with your little ones!  Our permanent volunteers that are in our room once a month offer another chance for relationship building and consistency to our kids.  Parents filling out our weekly rosters allow us to provide a safe, loving, and secure experience for our Wee Ones each week.  Our Coordinators that you see in the green shirts each Sunday go above and beyond their job descriptions every week to oversee all of the volunteers and help me get things ready for Sunday mornings. 

It is incredible to observe how God uses so many people willing to share a part of their morning with the youngest members of our congregation!   I love hearing stories from parents about how their children are touched by God through these great volunteers.  One 2 year little boy shared with his mom, when ask what he was doing, "I Noah and this (the bed) is my boat!"    Now every time he sees animals he asks, “Where is Noah?”.   His little ears were listening during Sunday as the story for that month in the 2-year-old room was Noah and his ark.  I also hear many stories from volunteers about how the child-like faith, unconditional love and relationship with these little ones touches their hearts as well.  One volunteer told me that she had to go to the 4-year-old room at the start of September just to see her former 3-year-old graduates because she missed them! 

It is my privilege to work with your little ones and see God at work through the many volunteers that serve them on Sunday morning.

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