Brad and Debbie Ellgen

Friday night I began a teaching series though the book on Daniel. I want to talk about what it means to be a courageous Christian. Because we have a handful of kids that are part of our Bible Study I am trying to write skits so the Bible Story can be acted out. I started doing this a number of years ago at family camp and it seems to keep the kids involved in what we are doing. I am really hoping to teach the kids as well as the adults. It is so hard for me to imagine what is required of the kids when their dad is down range for over a year. Some of the kids are approaching the teen years and I am really hoping that I can help them understand how much their mother needs their help with there dad gone. On Friday we talked about Daniel 1 and talked mostly how it reads that “Daniel was resolved on to defile himself” and I asked what would it look like if we were resolved. We shared about times when we were resolved and it really helped us. We also reflected on times when we were not resolved and it really hurt us. After the meeting I had a talk with an 11 year old girl who I know wants to serve the Lord but is finding it hard to get along with her mom. I don’t know if I was helpful or not, but it feels like I was moving in the right direction given the community we are currently serving in.