Internship Update....

Internship Update....

Well, it's hard to believe that another week has come and gone by so fast! It seems like just yesterday that we were in June, and now July is quickly passing by. However, I am pleased to see that a lot has been accomplished in these past couple of weeks here in Michigan!

Praise to the Lord, teaching at the First Baptist Church Day Camp has been successful so far! I am enjoying my time with the children learning about God through song, verses, Bible stories, missionary stories, and crafts. God has helped me develop creativity in my every day lessons and activities. I have had numerous experiences teaching children in the past years, but this experience is very unique in so many ways. Perhaps the greatest thing I am learning through this opportunity is the importance of organization and planning! I spend time in the evenings planning the next day's crafts, lessons, games, and activities. I cannot express how important these planning sessions turn out to be the next day! But good planning with no organization is not good. So, I have also been working on becoming an organized teacher! (Probably not one of my strongest areas in life! :)

Game time and sports are definitely favorites among my students. I have had so much fun playing with them and seeing them compete with one another. Sometimes after major sport games, I am so tired and they are ready for more! I guess that I could say that I am "feeling my age" - meaning that I am getting older? Maybe... :) According to the children, most of them think I am 30 years old....though I have told them I am barely 20! Nonetheless, I am blessed to have students who respect and trust me. Praise God for my opportunity to influence these children!

I am just about half way done with my internship, and we are about one month away from our Parent's Night Program. I am currently busy planning and organizing this special night. It will be on August 7th, 2011, and I can most definitely use all the prayers for this. I am building a set for the program and working on preparing the children for their presentation. They will be singing songs, quoting their Bible verses, doing a small skit, presenting their missionary project, and displaying their craft projects. In addition, we will have some special music, preaching, and a video slideshow. All of us staff members are praying that this would be an opportunity to reach out to the children's families and community, possibly seeing some come to Christ through this outreach. I am excited about this, but I do have my work cut out for me for the next couple of weeks as we prepare for this special night!

I wanted to thank all of you for your prayers and support this summer! I have been so encouraged by many of you through messages, e-mails, texts, and phone calls. How wonderful it is to know that I have many prayer warriors out there praying for me! Thank you very much. God bless you!

I have posted some pictures of some of the crafts we have made that are pretty cool. These and many others will be displayed at our Parent's Night Program.