CREATIVE OVERSEAS TRIP
One of the
first articles I ever had published was a short story called “God Believes in Nurseries.”
Based on a true incident while Dwight Turbett and I served in a summer ministry
in Little Rock, Arkansas, it celebrated the oft-overlooked Nursery workers in
our churches. One of their greatest contributions involves making it possible
for parents to focus on the worship service of the church.
A team
from our church recently fulfilled that role in a unique fashion. They traveled
to Freiburg, Germany, for a Baptist Mid Missions Conference. Their purpose in
going was to oversee a children’s meeting so that missionary parents could
concentrate on the teaching and worship taking place in the conference. Missionaries
from both Germany and France participated.
The eight
team members from Fourth Baptist Church worked with children of a variety of
ages. They took them hiking in the Black Forest. They played disc golf and
other games. They read books and sang songs. They conducted a selfie scavenger
hunt. And all the time the parents of those children were able to participate
in their sessions knowing the children were safe and happy.
The team also
ministered on weekends with Missionaries Luke and Bethany Snell and even made
time for a quick jaunt into Switzerland. According to Pastor Jared Page, God
put together exactly the team which was needed to be a blessing to children of
all ages. God believes in nurseries.
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