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A secret farewell service! What a surprise! Actually I probably had to be told as (and this will come as no surprise) I was all on for organising my own “DO” Ha Ha! But what a “Do” it turned out to be! I can’t begin to thank everyone who came and made it such a wonderful experience, and for those of you who have taken the time to write to me.

When I started the job, I had never been so welcomed and as I leave I have to say I’ve never been so thanked!!! So many years of fun, laughter, prayers and tears (both of joy and frustration!)

Hundreds of children have been told the Good News in oh so many strange ways – a giant Christingle and noisy wacky nativities, puppets and action songs, wet fish and 5000 salt people, Noah activity days, Pirate holiday clubs, services and assemblies with pizzas or bread or chips and even ice cream, the many manifestations of Friends and Heroes sessions and pretzels, hot cross buns and lit up tombs, the list goes on.

You will all have your own memories of our children’s work, and to go back to my welcome service, I used a meditation about sowing and nurturing the seeds of Faith. I think we have been pretty good farmers, planting, tending and caring for our “kiddy” crops. The results are not always obvious, but the quality of the teaching and the level of support and encouragement these youngsters have received, will have left them feeling that our churches and the people from them have something special inside them. And some WILL come to know that special thing as Jesus, our and their Saviour.

God Bless all of you and Byeeee!

Love from Sharon
ex Children’s Ministry Enabler

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