Suffolk Presbyterian Church

I had a great week last week at Makemie Woods as the week’s Bible study leader. I lead 3 sessions a day for all different age groups. I loved the questions that the kids would ask. I learned how their minds work and what they were interested in as far as the Bible and what God wants for them. I hope I can bring that home and translate it into good here for our church.

If I had to pick, though it would be very hard, I think I enjoyed the older elementary best. 10-12 year olds are on the edge between concrete and abstract thinking. They can ask some very hard questions, but usually they want simple answers to them. They learned that not all Bibles have exactly the same words in them, we had to discuss why that is (translations) before we could even move on to the lesson. The younger kids were also a lot less apt to whine about the heat than the teens, so maybe that gained them a point in favor.

I’m glad to be home, back to my routine. I enjoyed my time at camp, but I’m glad it was just a week. I missed having people stop in or call to interrupt the monotony or get me out of a slump mid-week. In other words, I missed you guys! But I do hope that any of you with camp-aged kids will seriously consider sending them to Makemie Woods. It is a wonderful, spirit-filled place.

Peace