Look at the daily schedule for last week to see the many good things that are happening with this important outreach of our church:
Monday: Cheryl Beck read a special book during Chapel called The Three Trees. The children enjoyed a lot of time outside in the beautiful weather.
Tuesday: Reverend Blake Daniel from 1st Presbyterian Church led Chapel. Afterwards, there was Bingo with some great prizes. Then the 1st Explorers worked on Pen Pal letters. They are really enjoying receiving and writing letters to their Pen Pals!
Wednesday: Pastor Jeff took the RAs to the sanctuary where he used the beautiful stained glass windows to explain the events that took place during Holy Week. Mrs. Gaye and Mrs. Sandi made special Bible verse pennants with the GAs.
Thursday: Reverend Donald Lott and his wife Wendy shared their ministry called Generation Kids. They set up on the church lawn under the big magnolia tree. The children enjoyed singing and dancing, a boys versus girls relay race, a puppet show, and a Bible lesson on the resurrection.
Friday: Lorie Meservey led Chapel and discussed the Passover. She brought a couple of Hebrew to English Bibles, a 100-year old copy of the Torah (a family heirloom), a scroll, and a mezuzah. She also brought matzo crackers for the children and staff to try. At the end, Mrs. Meservey blessed the 1st Explorers with a beautiful Hebrew prayer.
Andrew Beck was welcomed to 1st Explorers. He will be helping out until the end of the school year.
Thank you to Charlie and Diane White and Mary Anne Roos for supplying snacks this week.
A big “thank-you” to Melanie Stokely, On-Site Coordinator, and her staff for making this ministry such a fun and inspiring place to be!