Jesus loves the little children.... and so do we!

OK... as promised, here are some pictures of the incredible fun we had at camp, working with the precampers, ages 4-8. Here's a picture of the entire construction crew...

We had a tight schedule for 2 1/2 hours. We began with a fun greeting, then spent time singing and praising God! We also had a fun skit about the theme of the day, and then a lesson, followed by a time of prayer and worship. Then they went here to the building center, where they could build using colorful cardboard building bricks, legos, lincoln logs, magnetix, and play tools and scrap wood. This was their favorite place!

Here's a picture of some very proud crew workers who used incredible teamwork to build amazing things!

Of course, "breaktime" was a favorite too.... SNACKS AND DRINKS!

Here they are... singing a song in front of the entire congregation on the last night of church camp... in full attire. They sang "He's Still Working on Me" and did a fantastic job!!!!

These are my amazing soloists, who sang the verse on their own. YAY!!

Check out the little dude in the middle... he's only 3 years old, but he is a ball of fire! He looks like the job foreman, doesn't he??? LOL!

We get the privilege of handing out trophies to the boy and girl precamper who really went the extra mile in their worship and their kindness toward others. Handing out the trophies is fun, but what you get back is priceless!

We were so proud of them!

The district took a minute to recognize us for our work with the children, but I'm telling you... we do it because we love the children! Sometimes it seems that "big people" don't really want to be bothered with the little ones, as if somehow they have nothing to contribute to the Kingdom of God. But our little precampers were THE FIRST ONES TO THE ALTAR EVERY NIGHT OF CHURCH CAMP!!! And those kiddos can pray and touch God better than a lot of adults! They are a powerhouse, and Jason and I love to teach them that they truly matter in the Kingdom! It's nice that we have our way paid to camp, but we don't do it for that as much as for the reward you get in your spirit when children surrender their hearts and lives to Jesus Christ in your class! Praise God! You can't put a price on that!!!

There's so much more I could say, but I will leave it at that for now. I will save the messages from the evening services for another post. God is AMAZING! And He's COMING... SOON!!! I intend to be ready!! And I intend to make sure those precampers are ready too!