I wanna dance....

So, yesterday was my first Sunday as the new Small Group Kids Coordinator for Kids Quest at McLean Bible Church. It was a great day full of new things. I’m so excited to be serving with some amazing people. Some of the volunteers I’ll be working with have been at Kids Quest for years and years. What an amazing testimony of service and sacrifice! These volunteers see the big picture for these kids and how you have to start young. To instill into our children a love and hunger for God’s presence in their lives. I remember when I was interviewing for this position I went in on a Sunday morning just to check out the process. I went into a room with a class full of 4 year olds. I’m not going to lie…I was scared out of my mind. But it didn’t take long for my heart to melt for these little ones. In the corner of the room was a little boy sitting with his Bible on his lap alone. I walked over and told him how lucky he was to have a Bible with pictures. Those are for sure the coolest Bibles. ;-) He told me his daddy got him the Bible and where his father put his name. This little boy, Billy..went on to show me his favorite Bible story (with pictures) and wouldn’t leave his Bible unattended to go play with the other kids. After talking to him for a little bit I asked him if he would like me to watch his Bible so he could play with the others. He thought about it…then agreed to let me hold it for him. To which for the remainder of the class that Bible never left my hands. I found it so endearing that at the age of 4 this little boy cherished his Bible so much. He was sitting by himself in the corner not playing because he didn’t want to leave it alone. He cherished it because his dad gave it to him. This book was important to his father therefore it was important to him. I thought to myself how vital it is to teach our children the importance of God’s Word at a young age. At 4yrs, Billy’s dad is instilling the foundation of what kind of man Billy will become. Being a part of helping these families do that is a honor…a blessing. I’m so excited about the different things the Lord is going to teach me with this new position.

I’ll leave you with a funny story from yesterday…

Well, we had a few children yesterday who were having a hard time settling down. So much so that they were given to the Kids Quest staff to calm down in our office. This one little girl was just screaming and throwing a fit to say the least. She wanted her mom and she was obviously use to getting what she wants. At Kids Quest we teach good behavior so of course we have to be consistent and never cave to the child. So, she was screaming and screaming…kicking her legs against the door of the room she was locked in. At some point she was crying so hard she was making herself tired OR maybe my ears were ringing so much I became delusional but I SWEAR she was scream humming and door kicking to the tune of ‘I wanna dance with somebody’ by Whitney Houston. For the life of me I couldn’t get it out of my head, so I started humming/singing it while she proceeded to act a mess. She finally calmed down and was a very sweet cute little girl, but that tune is still in my head with the imagine of a child throwing a fit. I think I found my future cooping mechanism. lol

So because I love you all so much you can join me in my mental flashback. I do love this song…lol
“I wanna dance with somebody” by Whitney Houston.