Mother's Day: Moms are Courageous! For toddlers, kindergarteners and Primary kids

Hi boys and girls and welcome back to Graceville where God's love is everywhere. It's me, Pastor Anastasia and I'm so super duper excited that you join me today as we learn more about our best friend Jesus. Today's special feature comes to us from right here in the United States where my friend Esther has prepared a beautiful song just for us. Let's listen in. Thanks Esther that was amazing. Boys and girls remember if you want to share your gifts and talents for Jesus please ask your parents or guardians to inbox me and I'd be happy to share Today at Graceville we are celebrating and honoring the moms and mother like figures in our lives. We are so grateful for you for all that you do to make sure that the world doesn't go into chaos. You are a blessing, you are valued, you are loved and you are treasured. Continue to let your light shine wherever you may be. Remember God loves you and we love you too. There you are back right on time. We were just about to head over to nature time to learn more about God's wonderful creation and back to teach us a little bit more about them is our friend Ryan from Canada. You know how it is with him, you never know who or what we'll be learning about today. So if you want to learn more about God's creation you'll just have to come along with me. Hello boys and girls and welcome again to Nature Time at Graceville. Today we're going to be talking about hiking. Let's tune in. Hiking is a good exercise. It strengthens muscles, bones and also helps with balance and heart health. We visited Barbados this summer and had the pleasure of hiking in the parish of Saint Andrew in Cattlewash in the Chalky Mount. We started around 6 20 a.m when it was still cool. Some hills were difficult to climb but we were a team. Stronger group members stayed behind to make sure that no one was left behind. They told us where to place our feet and which branch or rock was safe to hold on to. They also told us which paths to avoid because there were thorny branches and loose rocks that could have hurt us. They used ropes to pull us up when the climb became too steep and encouraged us to slide downhill when it became too slippery. There will be times where we feel unsure about where to put our trust because we want to avoid leaning onto a tree with no roots or stepping onto loose rocks. We want strong support that will help us get safely to the end. Life is like hiking. The path can become slippery and rocky making it difficult to climb but Proverbs 3 verses 5 and 6 say trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will direct your paths. Bye boys and girls. Thanks for tuning in. See you next time. And we made it back just in time to check in on Melissa. Thanks so much for that amazing information. Now let's find out how her week went. Let's go. Hey Pastor Nastasia. I learned something really amazing about my mom this week. What did you learn? A really big dog came off of its leash and headed directly towards where I was but my mom actually used her body to shield me from the dog but luckily the owner and my dad came to help but she was so brave. She was and it sounds like your mom is super fearless especially when it comes to you. God actually placed in moms a special dose of courage that helps them to just like God they are examples of how God loves and cares for us. Wait a minute that reminds me of our theme for this week that simply says moms are courageous. Let me hear my friend say say it. Moms are courageous. And our memory verse is found in 1 John 4 verse 18 and it simply says perfect love drives out fear. Let me hear my friend Alex say it. Our memory verse for this week is perfect love drives away fear. 1 John chapter 4 verse 18. Great job everyone. Wow even if my mom was afraid she loved me so much that she wanted to make sure that I was safe no matter what. That reminds me of the story of Moses mom. Can you tell it to me again? A new king called Pharaoh ruled over Egypt. He was worried that the Israelites might become too many and strong so he made a very bad rule. All baby boys born to the Israelites under two years old had to be put to death. During this time a kind woman named Jochebed and her husband Amram had a baby boy. They loved him so much and wanted to keep him safe. So Jochebed hid him for three months. But as he got bigger it was hard to keep him hidden. So Jochebed made a brave plan. She made a special basket, placed the baby inside and gently set it on the river under the watchful eyes of her daughter Miriam. She trusted that God would protect him. Pharaoh's daughter found the baby, loved him right away and named him Moses. God had a special plan for Moses. You see he would grow up to help save the Israelites by setting them free. Wowzers! Jochebed was incredible. She really risked everything to make sure that Moses was safe. That's right! Even when things were scary Jochebed still protected and loved her son. Just like Moses we can be thankful to God that he's blessed us with brave-hearted moms who love us. Thanks moms! Happy Mother's Day! Boys and girls if you want to see more videos from Graceville please ask your parents to like or subscribe to our YouTube channel. Hit like at the bottom of the page. Hit the like button below and subscribe, subscribe. Bye!