Sharing a Testimony

Dear Biblical Educators,


Remember the lesson where we taught CBC Children that they shouldn't be happy when someone suffers? The activity for this day was to make an special invitation card to give to someone that they want to invite to come to the CBC, this way they would be helped and get to know Jesus, who Only could give them the happiness they were looking for!


See the testimony below!

CBC Hackney Invitation Cards

"Hello Biblical Educators! I would like to share with you something that happened in Newcastle CBC. I was scheduled to be in the CBC in the English Service, and according to the Blog Lesson about teaching children that we should not be happy when someone suffers, we came to a conclusion that this involves all people that we have contact with or not, that don't know Jesus as their Personal Lord and Saviour! And how many friends our CBC Children have in school, in the area that they live, who don't know God? And for this reason, they go through a lot on their own! Loneliness, bullying, sadness, arguments at home, family turning apart... So each child decided to make their invitation card to give to someone that they know, inviting that child to come to the CBC, where they would find joy, friends, but above all A Very Special Friend that loves them!!!
One of the girls here in the CBC, named Sarah, she design her card with much love, I asked her whom she would give it to, and she said it was to her best friend, named Chloe...
I was surprised with her initiative, as here in the North East it's not so easy to bring British people to church! But this friend of hers was British!!!

What happened...This last Sunday 11th, Chloe came to the CBC! She asked her grandma to bring her, she sat with Sarah, and payed so much attention to B.Ed.Mrs.Graziela. While Mrs.Graziela was explaining about the fasting, she was very attentive and when was time to seek in the Sanctuary, she went!
At the ends, she said she loved it! And her grandma said that she will always bring her granddaughter to the CBC, as many time as she wants!
Sarah was very brave, and she showed her passion for the souls by bringing Chloe, and Chloe will be used by God to bring her family as well! The Kingdom of God grows this way!

May God bless you all,
Tania Rei"

Thank you so much Hackney for sharing your Visual Resources!
Thank you so much Newcastle for sharing the Testimony!

CBC Luton

Testimony from CBC Luton

Moses on Sinai by CBC Luton

Hello Mrs Elisa,
 
My name is Assistant Stacey from Luton, and I wanted to share with you all what we did on Sunday. Whilst the lesson was followed, we saw that the children knew the whole story of Moses, and yet some still did not believe that it could be applied to their own lives. So I shared my story with them (at first, I did not say it was me), in a very captivating way.


Afterwards they were soo excited to find out who that little girl was. I said ok children, shhh... I will share this with you, but before she comes out you must close your eyes. When they opened their eyes I had the back of a picture frame facing them, and then I turned it around and they saw me. It was clear that a practical example helped them to understand a lot more.

Stacey in her graduation day

Even the younger ones are catching the spirit, a parent came into the CBC later that day and told me that her daughter came running to her saying "mummy, mummy, next Sunday (the 20th) is our special day." I asked the little girl what she was going to do on the 20th and she answered: "We are gonna take our sandals off and not put them back on!" I asked, "but what are your sandals?" and she explained that it is all the bad things...

These last two weeks have been a blessing, and the lessons have even helped us Biblical Educators too. I believe that this will produce a change and many CBC children will go into the new year transformed by the grace of God.

God Bless you all,

with Love

Staceyxx

Important note to all

Stacey noticed that some of the older children did not see how the story of Moses could be applied to their lives. This is a very serious issue not to be taken lightly! It happens a lot, and we are caught off guard when those children - or teens - that have been in Church all their lives suddenly don't believe a word we say.


As children grow and start distinguishing fantasy from reality, they begin to question the Bible stories we tell then on CBC.This is a seed of the devil to make them doubt the Word of God, or belive it is just a fairy tale. 


That is why we must transmit the faith always, not only the story,  and show them - in a practical and simple way - how to apply the Word of God in our daily lives.


That is what Stacey did, showing her classroom that the same God that delivered Israel from captivity also delivered her from her troubles and helped her to fulfill her dreams.


May our work be for His glory!


Elisa - CBC Blog