Hindi
Service: English
Service: Youth
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In the beginning conducting Sunday School classes for children of Hindi Church congregation was quite difficult since the children’s mind was not opened to the Word of God and they found it difficult to understand the concept of one God as they did not have a foundation in Christianity. Disciplining them also took a lot of patience and effort and many a time I felt like just giving up. However presently there are about 15 children who come regularly and are showing great promise. There is a big change in their behavior for the better, thanks to God. They understand what is being taught and have learned to worship with praise songs, sincerity and reverence to God. They are eager to take part in the games and activities and so Sunday School is fun to them. The English Church Sunday School children are learning from Children Bible Ministries syllabus using Flash Card, flannel graph etc. These are life changing lessons concerning their daily life. Some of these children have been baptized and in fact one of them is now taking part in the main Church Worship Service. Some pray in tongues and some have a great passion to serve God as pastors and leaders. Recently, we have introduced AWANA Ministry in our Sunday School with the help of 4 adult leaders. AWANA needs a lot of team work. The children are divided into 4 teams Red, Blue, Yellow and Green. Additional visiting children are just added to the team. The team spirit has made the children more attentive and competitive to score marks. I tried disciplining a child for many years but nothing worked but with the introduction of AWANA this child has shown tremendous change. There is a specific time for worship, gospel or lesson time with a syllabus and game time. All the children of all ages sit together when scripture is read and explained. Many of them try to follow on their Bibles the lessons that are taught. It’s a pleasure to teach kids as they are attentive, eager to learn and have a lot of questions to ask. They never get bored and are great fun to be with. I am thankful to God for making the Sunday school a wonderful place for the kids. If for some reason a class is postponed they are a little disappointed. I thank God for His presence in the Children Sunday School and in the lives of the teachers. Elizabeth Paul
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