It was my
privilege to join with Victory Vision Puppet Ministry April 10-12 for
children’s ministry in the northwest Bamesso area prior to Vicky and Scott
Satre doing a week of Spring Vacation Bible School there.
Visiting Scott & Vicky Satre’s 91-year-old Papa Pastor
Tadzong Luc in his home where we were served a meal. He reminds me of my own
Grandpa Snowden who preached into his early 90’s.
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Hanging
out at Pastor Martin Luther Tadjong’s house with his two young sons (left
& center) and Destin, son of puppet team leader Silas Nfor.
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Saturday afternoon ministry in yard of Poneki Eglise
Evangelique du Cameroon.
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Holly
Emmerich and Praise Nfor lip sync a song with puppets on upper & lower
levels of stage…as the crowd of children grows.
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Silas Nfor shared the story of the boy Sammuel and invited
children to pray with him to receive Christ as their Savior. More than a
dozen did…PTL! I welcomed the children into the family of God and encouraged
them to attend a Bible teaching church to learn more about Jesus’ plan for
their lives. Via a papercut lesson based on Philippians 4:13, I told them
Christ would help them stand strong for Him.
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Holly
Emmerich shared the Bible story of the boy Jesus growing in wisdom and
stature, and in favor with God and man (Luke 2:52) using Jacksons’ “Lessons
from Luke” materials - (http://www.scripture-engagement.org/content/lessons-from-luke).
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After
Holly presented the story of the boy Jesus, I shared the meaning of our
memory verse Luke 2:52. Monique Um translated my comments and shared the
verse in French, inviting the children to repeat in various groups and ways
(all, boys/girls, loud/soft, etc.).
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Bamesso
Eglise Evangelique du Cameroon
Pastor
then summarized the lesson and explained the memory verse in the village
mother tongue Ngomba to make sure all children understood.
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Lesson Review Game: when a child correctly answered a
lesson review question, they got to throw a homemade ball at target with
points, or choose a teammate to throw if they have already thrown the ball.
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Sunday
morning children’s teaching team
with Pastor Martin Luther Tadjong,
Monique
Um (left), Holly Emmerich (right).
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