Talofa lava, Kia Orana, Fakalofa lahi atu,
Greetings to you all in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
This weekend was a very anxious one for us all as the Civil Defence issued a storm warning! For many of us, Friday night was a very rough and windy experience. As Saturday morning dawned, I asked myself, "Should I go to the retreat? Is it still on?" It was the best thing I could have done!
What a great privilege it was to attend the Sunday School teachers' retreat on Saturday and participate in what was a very special time of fellowship, worship and planning! After a couple of ice-breakers and a bit of singing and dancing, we heard a devotion from Luke 2:52 encouraging us all that in obedience to God, not only will we grow in wisdom and stature, but we also become recipients of God's favour. Thanks for that very encouraging message Ray. We also looked at the lessons for the year using our creative imaginations to prepare exciting games and activities that would make learning the stories of God interactive and fun - our God is not a boring God! We also got a few tips from Ria on how to blog - and so here I am!
Thank you to our Sunday School teachers that made this retreat a pleasure to be a part of. Thank you to Pt. England Primary School for the use of their facilities. And praise God for turning nasty weather into the Perfect Storm. God is good!
Blessings to you all,
Gary Mauga.
Hey excellent job on blogging blogger Gary! Thanks to our organisers Ray, Andrea & Ria - retreats are always an awesome fun way to kick-off the year. I really enjoyed it and got some good ideas from it. Looking forward to our mid-year one.
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Thanks Iese for bringing a tuneful melody to a beautiful song with today's Teachers Retreat :) Really have taken much away already this morn, oh how many ways we can worship!
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Thanks Gary Iese for the praise and worship session. Its awesome that you were able to come and share and be a part of our retreat. Its a privelege to be a part of your ministry journey.
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