-Day 5-
Our morning started out with breakfast at the hotel, and then off to our first school visit - Knightswood Primary! All of our kids were dressed in their khaki pants and black 412 Praise shirts - so we could easily spot them amongst the other children at the school! Some of the children were waiting for us in the Assembly Hall when we drove up to the school- smiling, anxious faces! Sooo cute! Our youth were excited to start the day and their interaction with the children!
Our youth were split into 6 groups and they went into various classrooms to meet with the Primary students. Three groups shared for 30 minutes while the rest of us set up the Assembly Hall for the concert. Then the groups transitioned and so on and so on...
While in the classrooms our youth shared about themselves and then allowed for a question-answer time. And then the games began.....craziness and fun!!!! We played "Drop the Handkerchief" and "Duck, Duck, Goose" and sang "Wheels on the Bus" and "If You're Happy and You Know It" - a great time was had by all!!!
Being a teacher myself, I was able to visit with a few of the staff and share about my experiences in the education field and told them that I could relate about having special guests in the school and the heightened state of energy! But they were happy to have a little "break" and let us share with their students!
The lunch was provided by the staff of the school and they served us "buffet/pot-luck" style in a couple of the classrooms and the teachers lounge! You can not believe the amount of food that was on those tables! And such interesting choices! I have tried so many new things - and you will be happy to know that your kids are trying new things as well! Just be ready to be asked to look up recipes for "Millionaire's Shortbread" and "Caribbean Chicken" and one of my favs - yummy - shortbread! We are so thankful for the teachers and staff of Knightswood Primary for sacrificing their time and preparing our lunch - it was greatly appreciated and soooo delicious!
Our concert at the school took place right after lunch and they packed about 500 kids in the Assembly Hall to participate! Our youth performed beautifully and the student/teacher audience was very receptive!
We continued our classroom visits in the afternoon and then we went back to the hotel for a quick change into our formals! Now by this time you would think that we would have had enough to eat, but we set off for Yoker Evangelical Church for dinner! Wow! The church members provided us with a spread like you would not believe!!!
We had lasagna and pizza, all sorts of interesting salads and breads and desserts...ooooo....the desserts! I had a "tablet" tonight for my dessert - let me explain...it's pretty much sugar and butter formed into a little cube or "tablet" - yummers! It just melts in your mouth and "sticks to the thighs!" Ugh!
The dinner was LOVELY (my new Scotland word!) We just thank the ladies (and gents) of Yoker Evangelical sooo much for their sacrifice of time and energy in preparation of a wonderful meal!
Off to the evening concert! After we filled our bellies - we spent some time on the bus in preparation for our evening concert - our opportunity to share with the students of Knightswood Primary and their community! Our prayer was for open hearts in the audience and that we would share the love we have for the Lord in the words we sang, the smiles on our faces and in our worship! I am so proud of the HONEST worship that these youth lay out on the stage when they sing these songs! Wow! You would be so proud of the way that they sound but more so in the expressions and the genuine heart they have for the Lord and for His people! What an evening! Thank you Pastor Guss for sharing this evening - "we all have a God shaped hole, a void, that only He can fill!" What a great message for a lost world!
The evening ended with "tear down" - everyone pitched in and we took down the stage, instruments, screen, projector, risers, etc. in what just might be...record time - a whopping 30 minutes! Unbelievable! Thank you Lord! A 20 minute bus ride home and off to bed!!!
This day was a wonderful introduction to our school projects! We look forward to the next four days as we will continue to minister to the students and community here in Glasgow, Scotland!
We ask for prayers for continued health and safety and energy! I think the youth realized just how tiring this week is going to be! They expend a BUNCH of energy in the classrooms with the students - sharing and loving on them! But the Lord is sooo good and faithful - I know He will provide all that we need!
In His Love - "from way across the pond" -
Jenny Blue-Sorey
