For anyone who has driven in Philadelphia, you will probably agree that it is not the easiest experience. Between the tollbooths, multitude of crisscrossing roads, and the heavy traffic it’s not exactly a country lane drive. When my family comes down here to teach VBS we get lost driving to the church pretty much every day. So Saturday when I drove to the church on my own, and home without getting lost I considered it a big accomplishment in my young life :)
I had 9 children in my class on Saturday, and thankfully the help of Mary-Anne, a wonderful woman from the church. She kept the children in line while I taught the lesson, which was absolutely fabulous. Trying to do both on my own last week provided some juggling to say the least. The children enthusiastically greeted me when they arrived, and I received a few hugs as well. I was encouraged when doing the review to find out that the kids had retained most of what I had taught them the previous week, and about one-third of the class learned their memory work and were able to recite it to me without any help. We were also more efficient in the timing aspect this week. I started class at 11:15 and ended just after 1:30. Success!
The highlight of the class came when I asked the children during introduction time what they wanted to be when they grew up. One of the little boys (Meh) that had just come from Liberia that I mentioned last week stood up when it was his turn and said, I want to be just like Miss Mary when I grow up. These kids are melting my heart already, and it has only been two weeks.
When I got home I walked into the door only to see Mama making a gun to her head gesture while talking on the phone. Then I heard her say, “Oh Betty Lou-Who (I added the Lou-Who part in my head) that is so sweet of you to do that.” Just another day in ministry.
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