Back from the Netherlands!
What a weekend!
We were working with St.John and St.Philip church in the Hague, who were having their church weekend away at a conference centre called Mennorode in the Hoge Veluwe area of Holland.
We were expecting 9 children aged 5 – 9 and actually had 15 aged 4 to 10! For some of the children English was their second language, but for all of them, jumping between languages seemed second nature!
We had to adopt a slightly different approach to teaching them as the range of personalities and styles of learning were huge.
But the sense that we had built relationship with them and taught them a little of God’s love for them was clear by the end of the weekend.
Jonah said,
June 25, 2007 @ 10:17 am
We really appreciated having you. My own kids are out of that age bracket now, but I know that a good, lively children’s work is essential for both kids and parents on such a weekend. Many thanks. And say thanks to your possum too, he was a star!
Mark the Ballerina.