I’ve helped out in the church nursery ever since my kids were babies, but in the fall Savannah graduated up to “big kid church” and so I thought I’d make the same transition. On Wednesday nights I volunteered in the Rootz program (and don’t even get me started on the spelling of the word…OMG…why misspell a word on purpose??? Why? Why? Why????)
The first through fifth grades meet on Wednesday nights as a group and hear a message from the Children’s Pastor. They then play games for 15 or 20 minutes before breaking out into small groups of about 5 or 6 kids. We discuss the message, ask/answer questions, and usually do some sort of project.
The year started a little tough for me, getting to know all the kids by name and figuring out the best way to take a bunch of 6 and 7 year olds and interact with them in a small group setting. But once I gained some confidence, I really looked forward to spending time with them.
One of my favorite weeks the kids in my group were asked this question: “If you could ask Jesus one question, what would it be?”
Here are their answers:
Are all my friends Christians?
How did you die on the cross, like, what day?
How old are you?
What should I see in the world?
How did you make miracles?
(and my personal favorite) Why do you love bad people?
Aren’t those great? I loved that week because it gave me such an insight into their thoughts and I was surprised that the questions they asked didn’t revolve around themselves like I thought they might. But they really desired to know about Him and that, my friends, is so awesome!!!
And here’s another group of awesome kids:
The 3 year old Kids Choir. How sweet are they? I wish you could hear them singing. I have SO enjoyed helping to teach them this year too. Notice I said “help”. Because no parent would want their child to learn singing from someone who can’t carry a tune in a bucket. However, I am spectacular at taking attendance, sending postcards, giving hugs, and passing out cookies. I sure will miss their cute faces this summer!
