week three: hearing the voice of God

" Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her there."

Hosea 2:14

The theme for this week was Hearing the voice of God and Hosea 2:14 was the main verse we were concentrating on. Although this was the over-all theme, everyday we focused on different aspects of hearing the voice of God, for example reading the bible, taking things to God & worshiping God through different ways. The children had an amazing prayer session in the middle of the week when we were looking at taking things to God. The children wrote down all the things that were burdening them on pieces on paper, which as leaders we then prayed over. It was an incredible response and God really started to answer prayers.

Also this week a police man came from the Bay Area and spoke to the kids about his career and the different aspects to it. They all really enjoyed it and asked loads of questions; a couple of the children even said they would like to be a police officer when they grow up, which showed the great interest in his career. By doing this, we wanted the kids to learn about different professions and try to get them excited about future prospects.

On Friday, we spent the morning playing games at the church and watching a movie. The time spent was much enjoyed. In the afternoon we took a train to a pet camp in the area. The children got to see all different sizes and breeds of dogs and cats, and were able to pet the animals and be with them in their environment. All had a good time and it was a great end to a blessed week.