Neal's letter to Wee Praise parents

This is the letter I sent to Wee Praise parents welcoming them to the new year and asking those who are not currently involved to consider working with us! (This is the one I would have sent to myself.)


Neal

Dear Neal & Jennifer,
The new school year is here, with our Landmark Promotion Sunday coming on September 7. All of the children’s ministry is gearing up for the event, with the teachers preparing their classrooms. The Wee Praise ministry is working too, and I’ve gotten the class rosters from Allison Phillips to see what class size to expect on Sundays. God has truly blessed us both as a church and within our families with many children!
After comparing the numbers of students to the number of Wee Praise helpers currently on our lists, I became concerned that we would better serve our children with a greater number of helpers. While we have a sufficient number of people to keep the children safe while in the classrooms, my dream is to do much more than that: I hope to give each child the best chance for remembering the lessons and Christian principles heard during the Wee Praise story time by their interaction with that helper as they both put together a simple craft. My ultimate dream is that Hope, even at 3 years old, would be able to tell you on the way home from church what basic Christian principle was taught that day.
So, beyond welcoming you to a new school year, this letter invites you to participate in our Wee Praise ministry as a helper. We need more people to assist us as we reach each other’s children for Christ.
Finally, there are several other deacons who are responsible for the various aspects of the Children’s Ministry. I work with Joel Sikes, who directs the security aspects of the children’s programs; with Don Gilliam, who works with big events such as VBS, game nights, etc.; and with Craig Hopson, who is outlining outreach programs for our community and city. And Jeff Langham is working with the entire education ministry. When you see us around the building, feel free to give us your comments concerning any aspect of the program. Also, I would like to let you know of a “blog” we’ve started to let you see our vision as well as give you a chance to comment on what you see, and make suggestions about ways to improve the program. Check it out at http://landmarkchildren.blogspot.com/ . You will see more of our dreams for the Children’s Ministry written there.