Kids on Mission - Week 1 - 9/9/20

We had a great time last week introducing our Morningside Kids to a new school year of Kids on Mission! We spent some time talking about traveling to Central and South America. We discussed what you would need to pack for a trip outside the country. Most kids agreed you would need water, food, clothing and money. We also added a passport and our Bible to this list.

We continued the conversation with a followup question of what you should pack for life’s journey. We were reminded that the Bible is our guide through life’s journey. We need forgiveness and salvation through Jesus Christ, our Savior. We need God’s wisdom to make the right decisions. And we need the Holy Spirit’s guidance to live a life that pleases and glorifies God. All of this and more is found in God’s Word.

We fininshed our discussion with the question why are we at Kids on Mission? Of course, we’re here to have fun with our friends while we enjoy games and crafts, but primarily we’re here to understand the truths of the Bible through stories and small group discussion.

If your child is in 1st-5th grade, he or she was given a backpack that contains a journal, Bible verse list and a special pen. Each week your child will have the opportunity to look up the week’s Bible verse and write it in his or her journal during our small group time. Once they have written the verse, your child will earn a Central or South American sticker to add to his or her journal. Hopefully by the end of the year, your child will have a journal full of Bible verses and stickers! These bags will stay at church each week. They will be sent home at the end of school year. If you would like to see what your child is writing in his or her journal, you are welcome to stop by and take a peek:-)

Our K4-K5 kids will be receiving some special trinkets throughout the year to help them remember our Bible stories of the lives of flawed, true Bible characters who exercised faith in God.

Our theme verse for the school year is Isaiah 52:7. We will be saying this periodically all year long. If you would like to see a short video of what we watched to introduce this verse, you can watch it here.