Continuing with our theme from our summer camp, we've looked at planting seeds and establishing roots. So... you've planted the seeds of our faith in your child by introducing them to Jesus. You've been trying to establish roots by taking them to Sunday School, maybe doing some community care projects as a family, talking about God, and praying before bedtime or dinner. What do those little sprouts (your children) need now to grow in the faith?

Plants need water, soil, warmth, air, and light. So do our children. And so do we! We need food (from the soil ) and water that we get from reading the Bible and learning in other ways the stories of our faith. We need the warmth of community to nurture our growth and set examples for us to follow both in church and in serving others in the wider community. We need the wind ( air ) of the Holy Spirit as we connect to God through prayer and worship. And we need the light of the Sun (Son) to follow. "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalms119:10 You know, plants often turn toward the sun. In fact sunflowers follow the sun all day; turning to face it as it moves from east to west. We need to remember to keep our eyes on the Son and follow Him too.

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Growing Up with God

Many of our families are busy participating in our family summer camp program. Each week a packet of activities arrives at their home and they have lots of fun as they involve themselves with the projects. These projects are designed to give kids a variety of hands-on activities in science, art, nature, cooking, and games. Many activities are designed to be done outside as one of our goals is to have them interact with nature. Here are some pictures the Christian family sent in showing the boys involved with one of the "roots" projects from last week.

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Zoom Tunes and Tales

Preschoolers - Rising Second Graders

Who Could Love an Ugly Toad?

Gertrude the Toad was not feeling very beautiful until she learned about God's love for her and that changed everything! This will be our last Tunes and Tales for a while. You can choose your favorite songs this week. It's been fun spending time with you. Come join us!

Carol Boyce is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Tunes and Tales

Time: Jul 9, 2020 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada) 

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Zoom in for Lunch!

(Rising Third through Seventh Graders)

Readers or Siblings

We'll be playing Pictionary and Jeopardy. Our Theme is Summer; games, sports, water activities, 4th of July, and vacations places. Come join us for a fun hour of fellowship, lunch, and games. This is our last lunch for a while.

Carol Boyce is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Lunch, Games, & Fellowship

Time: Jul 9, 2020 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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