Dear Family,
Because
I have delighted to tell this story several times, I decided I must add it here for time, eternity, and your pleasure.
Last Sunday morning I was privileged to be a Sunday School teacher for
the 3-5 year olds. They are a delightful
group, full of energy. Our lesson was on
being the salt of the world. I
thought it would be fun to have part of our lesson be the air popping of
popcorn. CE director brought the air
popper and bowl into the room. Sure
enough, lesson time became very exciting when the loudness drew their
attention. They all brought chairs up to
the counter and watched the kernels go round and round. When the popcorn started popping there was
delight and uncontrollable laughter. I
was privileged to hold a three-year-old up high. His laughter was so endearing to me, I laughed
and became teary-eyed. How fun! Delight soon turned to disgust. This popcorn had no flavor. Most of them said, “I don’t like it!” (Only one out of six was happily munching
away at the unsalted kernels.) This is
where our lesson took a new turn. Salt
was added and we let the younglings know that our actions can make living on
this earth better for those around us just like salt makes popcorn yummy. I don’t know how much the lesson stuck but I
do know when I told one mother about the joyous laughter she said, “Oh yeah,
he’s never seen popcorn pop, we just use the microwave kind.” How fun to be part of someone’s first.
Middle
school group had so much entertaining banter.
I loved the lesson time when Bobby was trying to help people figure out
which friendships are the best ones to have.
He mentioned that if someone isn’t reliable, they might not be a good
friend. His example was, “I’m sorry, I
can’t pray with you right now. I’m
playing a video game.” I had to chuckle
when a youth said, “That happens more than you think.!”
High
school group, Bobby had to talk about school lunches for some reason. I don’t quite know the context, but he
mentioned he would bring a bag of chips daily and that was his lunch. No school lunch, no veggies or fruit. When he was met with incredulity he said,
“And I’m still here – it’s all the preservatives.” Oof, at least he’s not trying to be an
influencer when it comes to health.
One fill-in-the-blank was good but had a silly side answer. It is B------- Q------ people (Proverbs
22:24-25). Can you guess what it was? I’ll post it at the bottom and the silly
answer as well.
Bobby
mentioned how good friends will bring each other chicken noodle soup if
they are not feeling well. Then he
realized these people are young and might not drive. He said, “You guys probably don’t do
that.” A youngster said, “No, we bring
pepperoni pizza.” Bobby then proceeded
to pretend he was sick, “Cough, cough, I don’t feel so well.”
Oh, the
joy ministry can bring. Our interactions
with each other are fueled by love, common interest, and a desire to grow closer
to God. May you also learn the best
place for your skills and talents. May
you find volunteering to be a wonderful way to give back to God all that he has
given us.
Much
love,
Cristy
Bobby's fill-in-the-blanks were Befriend quality people. The silly answer was befriend questionable
people. Yikes!
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