Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him. Psalm 127:3

“On Call” Beginnings Room

It has been several years since we had the need for a Beginnings toddler room during the Sunday church service. But in addition to the new babies that have been arriving within our church family, we’ve had quite a few visiting families lately with young children. And while we aren’t at the point yet where a Beginnings Room is necessary every week, the need has arisen for an “on call” Beginnings Room.

Over the past month we have worked to declutter the Beginnings Room and get it back to a usable state. There is also a team of child-loving grandmas who are part of an “on call” rotation to staff the room when the need arises. We make the decision by 10:30 each Sunday whether or not to open the room. So far we’ve had a Beginnings Room once, and are ready to minister to families through this avenue as God sees fit to give us that opportunity.

Christmas Program Practice

At the beginning of November, we started practicing for a Christmas Program together with the Believers Homeschool Group. For the performance this year, we are venturing outside the walls of our building and trying something new. We will be presenting the Christmas Program at a local senior living facility on a Thursday afternoon in December. The program will include several well-known Christmas songs sung and accompanied by the kids, as well as a short skit about the birth of Jesus (with an opportunity for audience participation!). Hopefully it will bring a smile to the faces of the residents who live there. The kids are doing a great job practicing, and we look forward to the opportunity to share the gift of Jesus with them this Christmas!