SONSHINE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

O MY GOODNESS DID THAT JUST HAPPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sonshine week 2008:
KidsClub theme was Champions Challenge! So each day we looked at who Jesus was in relation to a team!
So we are going to breakdown day by day!
Monday:
we arrived at the WB at half 8(8:30) and started the morning with worship and prayer--whcih is what we did every morning! it was wonderful to have the jump start and encouraged to face the day adn it is something that i valued so mauch becasue it is true we are fighting a battle and stan is not happy about that so if we start the day giving God all the glory then we are equiped to face the battle that the day holds! So once we had an all volunteer group prayer time we slip up into our teams so the silly swimmers which is my team meaning the wee ones from P1-P4 which is ages 5-8 and then there was the hyper hockey team which was P5-P6 which is ages 9-10 and then there was the reilly rugby team which was ages P7 and First Year which is ages 11-12! So the silly swimmer team met in the back hall of the washbasin which was all decorated as olymic grandstand! it was LETHAL =) and Monday's theme was talking about Jesus is our TRAINER! So we start the morning off with some fun games to keep the kids entertained then at half 10 we start off with our mc's 118-118 which is a funny show that is popular over here--you should youtube it!-- so they do a dance which going along with the champions challenge theme was like a workout routine!!!!!!!!!!!! and then after the dance we did three songs that all had motions and dances moves and the kids LOVED um! THen after worship there was a little drama skit that went with each day's theme! So on monday i got to participate in the drama so that was SUPER fun! then after the drama everyday we had a different memory verse! Monday's verse was John 15:14 If you love me you will obey my commands! After the memory verse we would watch a DVD clip about a bible story and then after the clip a leader would come up and reexplain the story and the bible verse! Following the story was the QUIZ time! Quiz time was super fun becuase it was all about getting the leaders as messy/wet/humiliated as possible so games that were sticking your head in water then in flour trying to get the most points for your team! just silly stuff to make it fun for the kids to ask questions! Then we would go into our JAM groups which are JESUS AND ME time! I have a wee group of 9 kids who were all 8! I love how God uses everything in our past to prepare us for what he has in store for us today! I worked with third graders all this year at Cornerstone in sunday school and now i know why!!!!!!!!!!!!! God is so faithful! My group had Rebekah, Rachel, Alyssa, Nicole, Steven, Matthew, Matthew, Reese, Corrin. So in our JAM groups we did a little craft and then had a wee worsheet that explained the story. Then after JAM time we would send them home and go have lunch as a team! After lunch we would prepare for our afternoon activities! Afternoon times were for the older kids who were P5 and higher--9-12 year olds! So monday's afternoon activies was a photo challenge so i had a group of fun boys so we ran around Ahoghill for two hours! i will post the pictures soon!
Then at like half 4 they go home and we cleaned up had dinner and then got ready for FUN NIGHT! Fun night is a time where bounce houses, and boothes are set up all round the washbasin and the diamond in ahoghill. My job for the fun nightwas PUPPETS!!!!!!!!!! so much fun....but here is the thing...we spent so much time in prayer for the weather on monday night that God would NOT LET IT RAIN..and what happened monday night...IT RAINED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but That did mattter there was still a great turn out of kids and families! The puppet show starts with a song and then we go into a dialogue and they always want me to talk because they like my accent! =) so i got to do it and i LOVE that kind of stuff so it was a blast! THen we end it with two more songs so by the end o man your arms are KILLING ya! but it is all worth it becuase we get tot share the gospel in a different and fun way! Then after that i went to the car park(parking lot) in the back of the washbasin and helped with the sumo-wrestler suits! It was so mcuh fun and priase the Lord i bought that rain jacket! I would have been hating it if i didn't have that! But some great times with all the leaders! But fun night isn't just about the fun! it is a time for us to talk with kids, parents and families about the rest of the week and what God is doing in thier lives and in our lives! I know that great things happened that night even though the night did not go the wya we planned it!
So we started the week with a super long day! but it got us pretty pumped up for the rest of the week!
So tuesday rolled around and we did the same routine in the morning but tuesday theme was Jesus is my HEALER! so we got to talk with the kids about who in their lives where sick! BUt the question we asked them was "are you on Jesus's team?" it was wonderful to find out that most of my group were christians...but pray for wee steven, matthew, and corrin becuase they were the ones who were confused and didn't know if they were on Jesus' team. And pray for Corrin becuase we talked about how God can heal his dad and i know that if God does heal his dad that he will be able to see the POWER that Christ has! The verse for the day was Heb 11:1 For faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see! Tuesday's afternoon activity was mini olymics and again we prayed so much for God to stop the rain..but again it RAINED! and so we couldn't go to to the football pitches(field) to do the olymics so we went to the presbyterian church down the street and had like 12 stations of fun little games that we did! It was a great day where the kids were able to have fun and keep buliding those relationships with kids becuase once you gain their trust they TOTALLY OPEN UP TO YOU! tuesday night was not a required thing but there was a night called Shelter which is for women and it is a time to listen to a lady who had two daughters with severe physical disabilities and talk about her testimony and how God worked in her life! Her book is called Under the Rainbow--i forget her name but i will let you know later--and what is cool about shelter is that throughout the whole week in the mornings there were times for women to come in and be pampered by getting hteir hair done, getting their nails or toes done, get a message and just talk with someone for a while! Women need to know that they are loved and this was a great way to show them the LOVE OF GOD! that their Daddy loves them!
Also, throughout the whole week there were coffee mornings which was a time when anyone could come in andd get free tea and coffee and talk with someone...there was a creche(nursey) where mummies could drop their wee babies for free! Also, there was a team that reached out specifically to the old folks and went to nursing homes throughout the villages doing puppet shows, pampering and just talking!
ALSO! there was a team called streat reach which was out each morning doing stuff within the village like cleaing pub toilets and washing windows but their main focus is the youth...the kids who are out on the streets drinking and doing drugs and just being youth! So every afternoon/evening there was something for them to do! Pray that all of the relationships built will be able to grow and that there will continue to be questions raised by the youth about Jesus!
then there is clean up which goes around and cleans up people's yards and asking anyone if they needed anything done!
FINALLY! there was a door-to-door team that went out into the village and gave more gifts out and invited people to sonset supper which was on friday night and asking them about how they felt about Jesus!

so as you can see there is alot going on throughout the week!

wednesday was when we talked about Jesus being our TEAMMATE! and the verse was 1 Cor. 12:27 Together we are the body of Christ, and each one of your is part of that body! It was brilliant! Wednesday afternoon was the "party!" so we did some dances and then played more games and i had an AMAZING group of boys who loved the games and were super competive! =)
but wednesday night was GREAT! we went to GP and we did ITS A KNOCKOUT competion which is a whole field full of fun obstacle course bounce house stuff. I was on a team with Joanne(kids club MAIN leader) and a couple other guys from the kids club! It was such a blast and the point of this night is to get all of teh different churches in the area to come together and hang out so we were playing against people form church of ireland and from the presbyterian churches in the area! such a fun time!
my team ended up getting like 2nd or 3rd place! and SUCH A MIRACLE! THE RAIN CLOUDS LITTERALLY PARTED! it didn't rain until we were almost completely done with our competiion! and it was so wonderful to see the sky blue and bright ONLY above US!!!!!!!!!!!! and then there was a FULLLLLL rainbow in the sky and it was so exciting! GOD IS GOOD!
and then rebekah and i did the sumo suits when it was POURING down rain and it was so much fun! Then we stayed at GP hannging out until like midnight!
Thursday was probably the best and most important day for kids club!
this was when we talked about how Jesus is our subsitute! the verse was Romans 5:8 how God shows his love for us in this way, Christ died for us while we were still sinners and we talked aobut Jesus and the cross and O MAN you could feel the spirit and the presence of God in that place! pray that God will touch each one of the kids lives who are on the bench of life who are not christians yet but are thinking about it!
Then on thursday afternoon were supposed to do its a knockout with kids club but it POURED! so we went to GP and had a game time and during that time i got to talk with these two girls from Poland Natalia and Paulina and it was great to hear their story and they were catholic girls and i got to talk to them about what that meant to be catholic and what they thought about all of this Jesus stuff and the washbasin so i told them what i thought about life and jesus and christianity and catholicism and pray that they can bring their family on sunday to GP for our sunday night sonshine week service!
but it was great to have these kids see GP and see that church doesn't have to be an OLD building that only has a sanctuary! While i was riding home on the bus with the wee boys they were so amazing that the church had a play place and tvs and pool tables! but it was great to tell them that GOd does NOT dwell in a building but he dwells in our hearts and that is what the church really is!

Friday was the final day and i couldn't believe that it went so fast! The theme for Friday was that Jesus is teh champion and we got to talk about the RESURECTION and how we serve a RISEN SAVIOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the Verse was Heb 12:1 Now let us run the race that is before us and never give up and how we should remove anything from our lives that owuld get in the way and the sin that so easily holds us back!!!!!!!!!!!
Guys---we had TEN KIDS come to know the lord this week! it was AMAZING to hear their hearts and see how their wee lives were changed but how that also helped change the leaders lives as well!
Friday night was AMAZING!
we had athing called sonset supper where all of the families that we had been talking to that week could come and here about people whose lives had been some extreme makeovers! We had Marvin Andrews who is a football players from the Rangers team in Scotland and Alison Stewart a women who was on the streets and in jail but is now saved come and share their testimonies! GUYS GOD WAS THERE AND HE WAS WORKING AND SPEAKING THROUGH THESE PEOPLE!
there were a lot of youth there to see Marvin and he was SO passionate about his faith and had SOOOO much Faith in God and the power that He has!
Look up Marvin Andrews and ALISON STEWART's stories! You will be blessed!
guys there are so many more stories i want to tell you but rightnow i am off to BELFAST to go to a worship night with people from GP so i will write more tomorrow! but i love you all and cannot thank you enough for your prayers!
God is still moving and working!
Tomorrow night is the church service where a guy from the IRA terrorist and a preacher are talking about how their lives have been through an extreme makeover!
so pray that God can save souls tomorrow night through these testimonies!
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love you all!
stay strong!
happy 4th of july!
KEEP BELIEVING!
JESUS IS ALIVE!
HE HEALS!
HAVE FAITH!
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IN HIS GRIP,
megan