R-E-D, Jesus Died for Me!

by Bethany Larson

A field trip starting with water balloons has to be good! As soon as the students of the elementary program unloaded the vans at Holmes Lake Park the fun and games began. The warm temperatures made the kids eager to be targets for the water balloon launcher.

The highlight of the day, though, was the Challenge Circle that Miss Ashley conducted. Ashley was an intern at an urban ministry in New Orleans, where they would use team games and cheers to preach the gospel. Today the kids got to experience a bit of it.

They were split up into four teams: Red, Yellow, Blue and Green. Each team had a cheer that they would shout throughout the games. An example of one of the cheers was: R-E-D, Jesus died for me. With the most enthusiastic voices and jumping up and down, the kids were yelling their praising cheers!

Along with the cheers they played many relay and team games such as bowling pin relays and bean bag toss. They had a blast cheering on their team and the other teams as well. It is awesome to see kids having fun being kids and learning about Jesus as well.

I was thankful for such a great day for a field trip, even though it was hot! We also have great staff and volunteers that keep things fun and organized. The kids had a great time and will sleep good tonight…or at least I will!