Jesus said let the children come to Me because the disciples were trying to stop them by thinking that Jesus is too busy for them.
Jesus doesn’t want us to stop them but to encourage them to come to Him; to bring the children to Jesus, to remove any obstacles that might prevent them from coming to Jesus. Removing obstacles is hard , especially nowadays when technology seems to be overtaking people's lives.
I find that real games, real talking and real time spent together becomes “boring” for children and we, the children’s workers and ministers, are pushed into having to find ways to entertain the children more than bringing them to concentrate on "boring" things. This is a constant battle I find myself fighting, help the children rejoice in learning about the Lord and the Scripture in real life not only on screen.
Please join me in prayer for the children's ministry, that the children will truly come to Jesus. I also invite you to join me in fasting also, Wednesday or Friday for the salvation of the children that are born in Christian families that are not yet saved and for the salvation of children that come to kids clubs. In this prayer and fasting each one can include their own family as well as the children in ministry.
With summer gone, children go back to school but also back to "children's church" as we call our children weekly program. This new season we started a series of lessons " Ten lives that were changed" ten people from the Bible that met Jesus. Please join me in prayer that the same will happen to the children who hear the message.
By God's grace, I plan to organize a day trip to visit some nice places in Romania. Most of the children don't have the opportunity of leaving the village only when they go to hospital or some bigger outdoor market. Time out together helps to strengthen the relationship between them and creates memories that can last a lifetime. It's beautiful to create long lasting memories through church ministry. One day, they might find that church it's a place that holds and imparts beauty and they might desire to be a part of it. Amen.
Thank you so much for your wonderful and faithful support. God bless you.
Pic 1- Jesus's heart and each child has its hand in it, with their name written on it. Jesus loves every single one. We left space on the heart for more children to come and I hope to be necessary to make one more
Pic 2 This is our lesson plan for the next couple of months.
Florina Darvell - PIEI Romania Missionary