PHOTOS
07Mar2011
Letters to God – Idea
Some people find it easier to write down their feelings than to verbalize them. Try writing a letter to God, expressing what’s going on in your mind. You might want to say sorry for something, or there may be a situation you just can’t understand and want to pour out your feelings. Maybe you want to make a promise to God to do something particular or to change a habit? I often find that writin
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Good night prayers – Idea
Have each child chose three friends to pray for whom you would love to come to know Jesus. Give the kids three glow-in-the-dark stars to stick on the ceiling above their beds as prayer reminders. Every night when they switch their light off, those three stars will glow, reminding them to pray, and will also remind them of those three special people whom God loves (like all of Abraham’s descenden
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Sending Balloons to Heaven – Idea
This is a fun group activity, particularly for children, though anyone can enjoy it! You will need helium balloons. Write prayers for, or just names of, people overseas, onto balloons. At a specific time, all release the balloons, praying together. It is a good symbol of the ‘prayers of the saints’ (that’s all Christians) flying up to heaven for God to answer. You could even write your addre
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Leading By Example
One way children learn is by watching and mimicking us and many times we forget that and focus only on the lesson at hand. Between the ages of three and five children begin to mimic the actions of those around them. Point in case, I was working on a project for a few weeks ago and was going over some design ideas. One of the designs included a child praying. I am a nanny for a three year old boy a
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Why Teach Children to Pray
Children today are faced with circumstances everyday that we cannot even begin to imagine. Many come from broken homes, have been abused, or are from neighborhoods where drugs and violence are rampant. Children are not unlike adults, they do not like the situations that they are faced with and would like the power to change them. As a result, this will cause them to search for something – that s
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