Prayer Journals (Girls Sunday School)

I posted about my endeavor to teach the Girl's Sunday School Class ( you can read about it here) and promised updates.

The first week we met, I went over what we were going to be doing and what the study involved.

I wanted to ease into things and since our first section is about praying, I had each girl decorate a Prayer Journal.  They exchanged names and each has a prayer partner that they are supposed to pray for everyday.  I asked that they notate something in their journal daily.

They had a great time personalizing their journals.

They started out as plan, old composition books.

I decorated mine the night before so that they could see an example before trying to do their own. 

Here's mine:

I took my scrapbooking stuff (the little that I have), ribbons and some other decorative doodads for them to decorate their journals.

Hannah: 

Kaylee:

Kailey:

And of course my littlest had to get in on the action.

Laken:

Throughout the week, I contacted them via Facebook (how weird is that!) and encouraged them to write in their journals each day and continue praying.

The first week was a success and calmed my nerves a great deal about this endeavor. 

Please continue praying for me and the girls.

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Prayer Request for a New Endeavor

Starting the first Sunday in October, I will be teaching our Girls' Sunday School Class.  I would really like to teach them about Biblical Womanhood as it applies to them at their young ages.

I was searching around for a curriculum of sorts to help me get my thoughts together on what I had in mind.  I God led me to the my findings because it was exactly what I was envisioning.  And here it is:

What Every Girl Should Know by Myklin Vinson.  As I read through the Heart of Virtue site, I was so excited!  This would make things so much easier for me espeically as I am just starting the class!

I currently take a turn each month with teaching the Jr. Church and taught 2nd-3rd Grade Sunday School when I was younger before I was married and had kids of my own.

This endeavor has been on my heart, though.  My first reaction when asked to teach the class was "I don't think so", and "not right now".  The more I prayed and thought about it the more I was led to accept the challenge.

My oldest daughter just turned 9 and these lessons are ones that I really want her to learn before she gets older and hits a more difficult age.

There are a ton of great activities that can be done with the girls to help them learn and grow into the young women God wants them to be.

Some of the topics covered in this study are:

-Developing a personal relationship with Jesus

- Learning to use one's talents and spiritual gifts

- The importance of proper health

- God's perspective on beauty

- Developing social graces

- Having Christian role models & friendships

- The basics of home economics

- Relationships with boys

Please pray for me as I study, plan and start this new endeavor.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I'll let you know how things progress.



 

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