Ekidz Beginnings

I have to start by saying that I am terrible at this blog "thing" but I'm going to attempt to write an update each Sunday on what's going on in Ekidz. I'd like to give you some Ekidz background.

When we started meeting in the Holiday Inn as the core group of the church plant, there were about 20 kids ranging from 0 - 11. Not really enough to split into classes at that point. We just had them all in one room, and provided childcare for them. October 7, 2007 was the official Element Church launch at the Carmike Theatre and we had those same 20 kids, maybe a few more. We had our three Ekidz areas: Itty Bitty, Explorers, and Elevate. Itty Bitty had about 15 babies! Whew! I had 7 kids in Explorers (3-5 year-olds), and there were 2 in Elevate (1st - 5th grades).

Element's one year anniversary is next week, and we now have the amazing opportunity every Sunday to teach an average of 80 kids about Jesus and how much he loves them! As I reflect on our first year, I am overwhelmed at the grace of God, to allow me to be a part of this humbling experience as the Ekidz Director.

I am often in wonder at the fact that God has entrusted to me 5 children of my own to raise up for Him. I am equally amazed at this grace he has given for me to be a part of raising up another 80 more children, along with their parents, through Element Church. What an awesome honor. Thank God for His grace and mercy and His everlasting love for children.

I will be using this blog as a way to inform the parents of Element Church of what the children are learning each week in Ekidz as well as share the things that God works in my heart through these wonderful kids.