Director's Diary....

This past week in Noah's Club we learned that Jesus is a King and we need to worship him by how we live our lives. One of the highlights for me was watching Dee Dee and Dennis in the 4 yr. old class second service on the floor acting as donkeys giving kids rides on their backs as a way to teach them John 12. After church we had our gear up for Easter meeting. Everyone opened eggs which inside revealed the agenda for the meeting. We discussed finding volunteers for classrooms and large group time, design of Noah's Club area while reflecting on some paintings around the room and prayed for several aspects of our Easter services. While praying John Steveson 2 yr. old teacher, first service almost made me cry as he thanked God for an Easter service in his past that brought him closer to Jesus. It was a reminder to me why we do this thing called Noah's Club. To create an environment for kids to discover and grow closer to Jesus and maybe even help the parents do so as well.



Thursdays are my in office work day. Since my husband is off on this day he keeps the kids so I can work without distraction and have the benefits of working in the office. One of those benefits is being able to work with other people doing the same kind of work I am. Although in different areas of the church we are all on the same mission and I get energy from being in their midst. Today I spent some time working with Penny who is on staff in our children's ministry. She gets the crafts ready every week, provides all of the supplies needed for each class, updates the check in cards and a dozen other things. We share an office together so it was nice having someone in there to bounce ideas off of. This morning one of the first things I said was, "ugh, how am I going to find enough help for this weekend. With the womens retreat this weekend we have so many gaps." Her response was, "yeah but the Lord always provides." I agreed half-heartedly thinking well yes he did last week but we will see about this week. Four hours and about fifteen phone calls later I can say whole heartedly yes the Lord does provide. I'm so thankful for my friend Kara who has offered to help me in any class as soon as she found out I took on this position. This week I knew she would help in one of the classes but little did I know she was already talking to her mother in law to help in another class as well. Another way God provided was through Brian and Jenn Kick. I called them asking for help in the nursery and once they found out that we needed two people in there they both agreed to come in and work together. Thank you Lord for providing and thank you for using people who have been around for awhile like Penny to speak words of wisdom to me.



I'm getting excited about Easter. I met with someone today who will be serving for the first time in Noah's Club that weekend. I also met with our facilities team to advise where our paintings should be hung. I'm expecting our lobby and hallway to look great with new pictures and paintings. Please continue to pray and get the word out for volunteers that weekend. We especially need help in the 3 and 4 yr. old class during the 9 am and 10:45 services.



Have a great rest of the week everyone. See you on Sunday!

Tara