Do Unto others.

Another week, another fun time at Promiseland.

Praise and worship opens all our hearts to God.
A different type of Promiseland today as many of the leaders were away at a Kidsreach conference. We missed you guys but we had lots of fun with Auntie Glenys!

She taught us the Golden rule!

Then told us the story of the Ten Boom family who lived above their clockmakers shop in Haarlem in Holland. This family lived by the Golden Rule and always treated others right.
Corrie and her sister Bettie ran a girls' clubs in Haarlem but when the Nazis invaded in 1940 they had to close down the club.

Auntie Glenys broke into the story at this point to teach us the memory verse for the day. Can you work it out again from the picture below?

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other,

just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32

The story then continued. Remember the way the Ten Boom family hid the Jews from the Nazis? And how one day they were taken prisoner and sent to concentration camps? About the miracle of getting the Bible and the special vitamin bottle into the camp? What was there to be thankful about the fleas in their cabin? Yes the 2 sisters were able to share the Bible with all the other ldaies in that cabin because the guards were afraid of the fleas.

Unfortunately Bettie died in that camp and shortly afterwards Corrie was freed, and made her way back to Holland.

But the hardest thing she ever had to do was forgive and shake hands with a former prisoner guard who had been very unkind to her sister Bettie. But Corrie knew she couldn't teach others about the forgiveness of God if she couldn't forgive this guard. So she took his hand and forgave him and felt the love of Jesus pouring through her .




Thank you Auntie Glenys. Everyone enjoyed that special story!

Being Diligent.

Everyone finds something to do at the start of Promiseland.

Then Katie and the RTK band led us all in worship. With two willing helpers!

Then watch out kids......lolly scramble!

Auntie Tammy had taught us the memory verse as an action verse. Can you remember and show your parents how it went? Remember to say it to your small group leader for an extra power buck next week.

Lazy people want much but get little,

but those who work hard will prosper and be satisfied.

Proverbs 13:4

Then Auntie Heather pulled 2 words from the M box.....this week we were talking about changing from being lazy to being diligent!

Diligent means to do our very best whenever we have a task to do.

Auntie Heather then told us the story of Noah. How God asked him to do a job and he did it to the best of his ability. He was asked to build an ark ....a large boat....and the people around him laughed but God said he did a great job and it saved Noah and his family and the animals he had gathered to have on board with him too.

Thanks for making it so interesting Auntie Heather!
Small group time involved getting from start to finish with a card game as we answered some questions about Noah and the job God gave him,

Mother's day 2

Great to be back with the kids at Promiseland today. And we welcomed visitors from the East Coast Bays Bible Baptist church who joined together with us for Mother's Day. We had a great time of worship first with the band. Jamie plays the keyboard for the band with great enjoyment.
Everyone is excited to be back and keen to answer questions!
It was Auntie Teresa's birthday this week! But it was also a sad time saying farewell to Mel who has been such a great help in Promiseland dduring her OE time here from the UK. Do come back and see us Auntie Mel!

Then the children had a good morning making gifts and cards for their mums. Thanks to Emz and team who helped everyone make choc chip muffins, cards and candles.

The muffins were great ...and here is the recipe for any kids who want to try it at home!

Mother's Day 1