We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. We also pray that God’s comfort, joy and hope outweigh the “daily grind” of the world in 2010 for all of you.
RTCE looks forward to the prize: Sharing the good news to (approximately) 380 children this year. Amen!
A BIG THANK YOU > to our 34 faithful volunteers who administer the seven month program AND to our wonderful supporters.
WE SERVE > 21 of the 23 district elementary schools. Please continue to pray that we will grow to serve all. 😀
JR. HIGH > A door has been opened!!! Permission has been granted to conduct an after-school Release Time program. We are exploring offering (on campus) Bible classes as well. Please join us in praying for God to lead the way as we make strides to reach out to teens.
TECH ON OUR BUSES > Another “thank you” to all who helped us update & bring our buses into the DVD & laptop age. Teaching has been made easier and we are thrilled to be able to quickly access media to better present lessons and play both video and song. Note: IF you happen to attend Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, please stop by and see the “girls” (our buses). We’ve named them: The Nose, Gigi and Glory! They are our traveling chapels and we give ALL glory to God! 🙂
CALIFORNIA RELEASE TIME CONFERENCE & BANQUET > Mark your calendar… Saturday, August 21st (at Church of the Open Door in Azusa) Keynote speaker: Pastor Jack Hibbs of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills (longtime supporter & cheerleader of RTCE). Please make plans to attend as it will be very informative and encouraging to those who have a heart for the children… the least of these.
(more news later…)
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February 5, 2010 at 2:53 am
Laurie
With our five extra minutes at the end of class I have the kids fill out an “exit interview” – they tell me their favorite thing from class, the thing they think they’ll remember best, a prayer request, and there is a space to ask a question they still have. Their responses about their favorite things and what they’ll remember best run the gammet and cover just about everything we do. Here are some of their great questions:
What is God? – How did God create himself? – Why did sin seperate us? – What is sin? – Why was Satan created? – What does baptize mean? – Why did Jesus pray to God if he is God? – Why did the people kill Jesus? – Why does Satan have horns but he really does not? – Will the earth ever end?
Each week a child draws one question and we open the Bible to directly read the answer. I remind them that if they ever have questions they can always look in the Bible for true answers. These two-minute quests are oftentimes written down as the thing that they’ll remember best.
Thank you Father for our extra five minutes!