Texas....here we come!

Well...it is about time to head out to cactus country.
I do love this time of year and the excitement (and nervousness) that starts to grow in the pit of my stomach as we get ready to do our conferences.
Excitement- because I know what these conferences did for my life when I was young and attended them. Nervous-because I know that when I stand to open my mouth in His name.....
I had better be right.
We have a great time planned this year.
Our theme is........ Children Mighty In Spirit.
We will be using several characters from the Bible to show how God will use those willing to be used. I will be teaching the story of Esther with a flip chart story book.
This has long been one of my favorite stories in the Bible.
As a young girl..she gave me hope that God could use a "Sharon"
just as well as He could a "Paul".
Not a whole lot was being taught in the church at the time about God needing females--just a few good men. :)
So, On Wednesday I will teach her story.
For such a time as this......if you do not know her story pull out your Bible
it will be worth your read.
Then each morning I will be sharing an object lesson with the children to get the morning started.
I love object lessons......I kind of feel like they are modern day parables.
I have some really cool ones this year...the kind that brings amazement to the kids faces.....
I love that.
Mom and Dad will be doing a majority of the teaching. Mom is teaching the missions section on the life of Corrie Ten Boom. That is another story that would be worth a read. You won't find her in the Bible but if you can get a hold of --A Hiding Place or the movie put out by the Billy Graham association-----you'll love it. She was a powerful woman of God.
Dad will be teaching on the lives of a few other people from the Bible....Daniel,Paul,David...
He uses flannel graphs and has a great time with the kids.
We will also be teaching them to share their faith using the wordless book colors.
If you don't know about this...you can find our more through Child Evangelism Fellowship.

And of course we will have a project for the children to do. This year they are making a wooden garbage can for their rooms. They will sand and glue and paint. I'll try and post a picture of the finished product.

There will be plenty of afternoon play time. Our sessions with the children are in the morning and at night while the parents are in their sessions. In the afternoon we are free to float down the Guadalupe River --clear and beautiful--or just hang out, sleep or shop.
Keith loves this camp...cuz ya know he is just a big kid and this is a great time for him to let go.
Our ages in class are 2-5 grade......so he has a blast.
He keeps the kids together and they love him.

Please be praying for the hearts of the families that will be attending. That hearts would be softened by the Holy Spirit so that seeds would be deeply planted.
And pray that the Spirit speaks freely through us so that His words will not come back void.

Love you guys!
Next time I talk to you will be from the huge state of TEXAS.
Yehaaa!