Kara’s Korner A Message from your Children’s Pastor—

Rejoice under the Clouds, Rain is coming!

Are you thirsty? Do you drink, and drink, and drink, and still find your-self with a thirst that seems unquenchable? I am thirsty! I have been thirsty for a while now. My thirst has not only been physical, but spiritual as well. I have been desper-ate to experience the Lord in a new way, a way that will quench this “unquenchable” thirst in my life!

So, I have decided that my prayer for this season is “Lord, send the rain!” I think asking for rain in my life is perfect for the spring season. But, one has to remember that the rain

comes in the storm clouds. When the storm clouds blow in, it is impor-tant to remember that the Lord is faithful, the Lord is constant, and the Lord is always there. Then, when the rain falls, it brings life to all that it touches. Many times I want the rain, but I don’t want the storm clouds. However, it is a season to rejoice under the clouds and wait ex-pectantly for the rain, the rain that causes a dreary flower to stand tall with life, the rain that causes the cracked ground to be fertile, the rain that causes grass to grow, trees to bloom, and life to be made new.

Pink Elephant

Giveaway

Pastor Terry will be giving away the prized Pink Ele-phant on Sunday, May 9 in the PM church service. Kids ages 6-5th grade

are eligible to win. Every Sunday PM, drop your name in the hopper lo-cated in the Welcome

Center. See Pastor Kara for more details.

I am thankful for the oppor-

tunity to be the worship

leader for Kidmotion. It is

not a responsibility I take

lightly. Children’s Church is

necessary -- I made a com-

mitment to serve God at a

young age in Children’s Church

and I know many of the kids

in Kidmotion have also made a

strong commitment to serve-

God.

Worship is such an exciting

time. All the songs chosen are

songs that God has directed for

Kidmotion. We do quite a few

songs with motions and can act

crazy sometimes, but there is

still a message in the song. The

songs we sing come to my mem-

ory as I face situations in life,

and I believe the message in the

songs will help the kids as they

venture through life. Praise is a

way to sing about the goodness,

grace and greatness of

God. We are commanded to

Praise the Lord. Nothing will

satisfy you in life until you learn

to seek Him first. When we lift

our hands, we are surrendering

our life to God and it opens the

door for Him to move. I am

seeing God move in Kidmotion

and I am so excited about what

He is doing! It is my prayer that

as your child sings and worships

God, His love will be revealed to

them. I love your children!

Inside this issue:

Kara’s Korner 1

In the Spot-light

1

Sports Camp 2010

2

Movie Review 2

What’s Being Taught

3

Upcoming Events:

*Go the Distance Sports Camp

June 7-June 11

Sign up begins April 25.

*Preschool 3-Day Summer Camp in June. Ages 3-5.

Sign Up begins in May.

In the Spotlight...Debbie Thomas> Worship

Crossroad’s

Kidz Ministr

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April 2010

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KIDZ Ministry... April Showers bring May Flowers

Go the Distance Sports Camp 2010

Monday, June 7-

Friday, June 11

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. daily

Ages 6-12

Sign Up begins April 25 in Wel-come Center.

Cost is $20 per camper and includes camp t-shirt.

Camp Features include: Christian coaches, quality sports instruction, positive role models, daily Bible times, skits, and fun.

Campers can participate in one of the three sports:

soccer, basketball, or cheerleading.

KIDZ Ministry... Page 2

Movie Review...The Princess and the Frog

I love fairy tales. I love a good love story, especially one with great music, animation, and a happily ever af-

ter ending. I recently watched Princess and the Frog, a new release from Disney. The movie is set in Jazz-

Age Era New Orleans. The Cajun accents are great and the jazz style music is even better.

Tiana, a girl who comes from a family that had to work hard to make ends meet, has a

dream that she and her father share of opening a restaurant. Even after her father

passes, Tiana continues to work two jobs and saves money, hoping to have enough to pur-

chase her own place for a restaurant. Finally, Tiana makes enough money for her restaurant

after cooking food for a party hosting Prince Naveen.

Unfortunately, things don’t go as planned and an evil, conniving voodoo magician, Dr. Facil-

ier, casts an evil spell, turning Prince Naveen into a frog and Tiana, following suit, upon kissing the frog royalty.

Although parts of the storyline are good, like pursuing ones dream, and working hard for ones money, I would not recommend it for children! The evil spirits working for Dr. Facilier are similar to demons, there is voodoo magic, palm reading, and other elements of witch-craft. I even found myself turning away when

the evil spirits would appear. There were scary, and very dark moments in the movie. Sorry kids, but Mrs.

Kara gives this a don’t see rating! Take it or leave it...that is my two sense!

For the Month of April, we are finishing our study over the Fruits of the Spirit.

Sunday, April 11: Jesus Defeats Death! We will finish part two of

our Easter series…”Death is de-

feated.” Kidmotion kids will learn

that Jesus defeated death and

now even though we die...we live if

we have accepted Jesus as the

Lord of our life!

Sunday, April 18: God is always good. Like Christ, we must dem-onstrate goodness to others. Acts

10:38 says, “Jesus went about do-

ing good.”

Sunday, April 25: Meekness is not a Weakness. “Teachable” is a great definition for meekness. Psalm 25:9 reads, “He guides the

humble in what is right and

teaches them His way.” Teachable

people inherit the blessing of God.

If we are teachable, and accept

instruction, we can avoid potential

destruction!

BABIES ON BOARD-Blooming in the Son!

In Babies on Board, our lit-tle ones are continuing to learn about Jesus being God’s Son. The babies are also learning that Jesus is Alive!

In the 2 year old class, our ba-bies are learning about Jesus visiting with the disciples and others after His Resurrection.

They will also learn that Jesus ascended into heaven and is preparing a home in heaven for them.

Praying for rain

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For the month of April, the Training Wheels kids will learn the

fruit of the spirit—JOY.

The memory verse for the

month of April is

Nehemiah 8:10, “The joy of the Lord is our strength.”

Week 1: Jesus appears to His fol-lowers on the Road to Emmaus.

Week 2: Thomas doubts that Jesus has risen from the dead.

Week 3: Jesus goes back to heaven.

Week 4: The Holy Spirit came at Pentecost.

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Parents of Preschoolers—I want to encourage you to take home your child’s color-ing sheet and review the les-son on the back of the page throughout the week. This is a great way to reinforce our teaching at church!