Kid's Ministry Through the Eyes of an EPIC Student

At Valley Family Church we have a school of ministry called EPIC. EPIC students are required to do a certain number of practicum in varies areas of the church. One area that the students must do practicum is in kid’s ministry. We recently had a student come in and serve in one of preschool classrooms and his observations were encouraging and spot on. I thought for today’s blog I would share how he saw preschool ministry.

My Observations by: Rex Shultz 

During my time today in the very busy and active pre-school children’s room (which may need to be called the 'Thank you for serving in here' room), I have special appreciation or the people who are serving in this child care ministry. The ladies and gentlemen here really have a loving heart for these preschoolers. They have immeasurable patience, understanding, joy, and love, and it shines so bright. The kids just love to be a part of all that is offered in this room.

I was amazed at the details of moving the kids throughout the room into different areas and doing different activities every 15-20 minutes which really seemed to keep the kids from being bored and possibly becoming a little restless. All the volunteers seem to have a special gift in communicating and showing their love to these young ones. I was probably more amazed of the attention given to the message and how Miss Aggie got the kids involved in the message.

The Lord showed me today the importance of sharing God’s Word to all, no matter how young they may be. I seen the kids participate and believe the message was able to be understood by nearly all the kids. It made me see that it is so important to start early sharing God’s love and showing our children what joy He brings to each one of us if we trust in Him. I truly feel that we must do all that we can, starting with kids early in their lives, and with as many people as we can, to share our testimonies and to be a reflection of Jesus, so that young and old can feel the love of our Lord.

As you can see, kid’s ministry volunteers are making a difference in the lives of young children and the families and volunteers all around them. I hope this encourages you to keep up the great work as kid’s ministry volunteers! God is keeping great records of your faithful and serving hearts! We love and appreciate all of our kid’s ministry volunteers at VFC!!!