Quest Children’s Ministry

A couple of months back we posted some helpful links about the upcoming Flu and RSV season. It was amazing how after a couple months of only random reports of illness, the Flu bug hit full force. Quest Children’s Ministry relies on about 200 adult volunteers each Sunday, and a little less than 10% were hit by this illness. That might seem like a small number but 15-20 people are a huge number when you are talking about disciple-making impact on our children. It is sometimes impossible to measure the impact a single volunteer makes on the entire ministry but each individual who serves is a part of the body of Christ and when you are missing almost 10% its like trying to walk without one leg.  Thankfully, just like our body, when one part is injured other parts compensate for the ailing and needy part, so too our church body demonstrated a love that was absolutely breath taking this past week!

So often I take for granted the sacrifice that the teachers and volunteers in children’s ministry make.  Thankfully, so many parents who rely on the teachers and volunteers to give them a chance to worship on Sunday morning stepped up when so many of these dedicated teachers and volunteers were dealing with illness.  I am forever grateful to Christ for surrounding our children and the future of the Church with such a strong supporting group of adults and parents who demonstrate a sincerely gracious attitude towards those who serve on a regular basis!  I know that it is more of a gift to the teachers to know that when they are in a bind they have fellow brothers and sisters in Christ who are willing to stand in the gap with them than any gift cards or candy or notes of encouragement I can offer to them.  So, thank you, parents of Fellowship Church, for demonstrating the love of Christ to our teachers, to our children and to me this past week and the countless other times you have stepped up to help serve in this church!