Primary Dept Report 2008

Thank God for seeing us through 2008.

Our Primary department’s objectives which were set last year remains. They are namely:
1. To foster a spirit of worshipping God in the children
2. To help the children to live out their Christian life
3. To foster a more personal and closer relationship with the children and their family

We have continued to have a regular attendance of 7 children and 8 teachers which was the same as last year. As there were not many children, we focus more on how to better minister to the children and their family more personally. One means was through almost quarterly letters which was sent to the parents to update them about the latest news of the department and the Junior Sunday school. Visitation is another channel which we hope to be more actively doing in 2009.

To better achieve our objectives, we built on what we did the previous year to improve it. Our singspiration improved since two young pianists (Grace Chang and Joanne Loo) joined to provide us will some piano accompaniment. We also continued on with the verse memorization and daily bible reading program. To make it more interesting, rewards in the form of stickers was included. At the end of each series, the child who is most faithful in their memory verses and their bible reading would be further reward with a small gift. At the end of each lesson, the teachers set aside a short prayer time to pray with the children and pray for the children so as to encourage them to pray and model for them how to pray.

Lastly, thank God for the opportunity for our department’s children to present a song item for Fathers’ day in June. All glory to God.