Birmingham Zoo Trip, Photos, and Thank Yous

With the threat of rain in the forecast we made our way up to the Birmingham Zoo Saturday morning. God blessed us by holding off the rain for the bulk of our visit. We had one downpour at the beginning of our time in the zoo, which wet all of us, but, we had a great time together in spite of the rain. The kids had fun and enjoyed all the things that they were able to do and see. A few items of note that happened on our visit included; the white Bengal tiger that got a little irritated with us, feeding the lorikeets, (which entails entering their cage and letting them land on you and eat from your hand) and watching the white rhinos fighting. It was a great time that we all enjoyed together and we look forward to many more memories with our children and their families.
Also I want to mention all the adults and teens who went along and helped watch the kids and help us keep them safe. Thank you to Bro John and Ms Marge, Bro Jim and Ms Amanda, Ms Rachael, Tori and Becca Stackhouse, Moriah Thompson, Chelsea Wagnon, Ms Tracey, Ms Jennifer, Ms Alisa, Pastor Tim, Ms Monica, and Ms Lesa. Thank all of you so much, I had a great time with you all and I am so thankful for your help. Also special thanks to Pastor Tim for driving the 30 passenger van. I am so glad and blessed to be part of such a great church family and I love you all, God bless, Bro Roger.
As a side note to see all my photos from the zoo go to: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30283788&id=1247889571

Children's Church and Zoo Trip

Isn't it a blessing to have children? I am so blessed to have 3 of my own and about 30-40 that belong to the families of our church that Lesa and myself get to be part of their lives each week by teaching them the Word of God. It is a blessing to be able to work with these children. I am always touched by their receptiveness to God's Word and often pray that God will make us as adults as receptive as our children. Please keep each one of our precious ones in your prayers as they are in school and sports that God will protect them and watch over them.
Our next activity will be Saturday, September 26, we will meeet at the church at 7:15 am... yes... am... I know its early but the kids are going to love this trip to the Birmingham Zoo. We will spend a few hours at the zoo, eat lunch, and see a few animal shows before returning. We will arrive back at the church around 3pm Saturday afternoon. Check back next week and we have a few photos from our trip. God bless you all and we will see you Saturday morning.
Bro. Roger

First blog for kids of Grace

Hey kids and parents welcome to the first of many blogs that I will be writing to encourage, excite, inform, and share all that is going on with the children's ministry here at Grace. To start off I would like to tell you our goal in the children's ministry, it is summed up by 2 Timothy 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. I want the children's ministry here at Grace to be more than just fun and games, it is my heart's desire to see our kids grown in the faith and knowledge of our Lord. I want to see them grow as Jesus grew, as it says in Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. Our desire is to see them grow up physically, mentally, socially, and most importantly spiritually just as Christ grew up. We have different programs and teachers to help our children achieve this goal of being well grounded in the Word and work of the Lord. We have Kids4Truth on Wednesday nights that helps teach our children from the ages of 2 until 12 twelve doctrinal themes of the Bible that are the foundation of what we believe and why we believe it. It is founded totally on the Word of God (as it should be) and gives the children Biblical answers for what they believe. Preparing our children for what they will face spiritually by memorizing and applying God's Word will help them win those spiritual struggles that we all face everyday. We also have 3 different age appropriate children's churches in which the children are being prepared for adult church, they sing, take up offerings and listen as the Bible is opened and they are taught principals from God's Word.

Once a month we have activities for the kids to get together and have fun. Last month we had carnival type games in our annual Back to School Bash. The children earned prizes by winning points on each of the games that they played and all left with bags full of surprises. Before they left for the night they were treated to root beer floats and popcorn. We are in the process of planning our next activity for September, which if all goes as planned will be a great time for our children. So check back often during the next week or so to find out the when and where of our next activity here at Grace.
Working together for Him till He comes, Roger, Lesa, Luke, Kalie, and Zachary
Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: