Feed My Lambs Children's Ministry
  • Home
    • About Us >
      • Meet the Team
      • Nairobi office
      • Statement of Faith
      • Policies & Copyright
    • Calendar
    • Special Events
    • About Kenya
    • About Uganda
    • Ways to help >
      • Join Our Team
      • NI Volunteer Application Form
      • Application Form
    • Giving & Gift Aid
    • Online Shop
  • Ministries
    • Child Evangelism
    • Children's Courses
    • Teacher Training
    • Online Learning >
      • FAQ
      • Online Child Evangelism Course (Facebook connected)
    • Market Stall
    • Practical Ministries
    • "Safari Kenya"
    • Download FREE Materials >
      • Treasure Seekers Part 1
      • Report Form
  • Just For Kids
    • Safari through the Bible >
      • Tours 1 - 10 >
        • Tour 1 - What is the Bible?
        • Tour 2 - How did we get the Bible?
        • Tour 3 - Creation
        • Tour 4 - Adam and Eve
        • Tour 5 - Cain and Abel
        • Tour 6 - Noah (Part 1)
        • Tour 7 - Noah (Part 2)
        • Tour 8 - Noah (Part 3)
        • Tour 9 - The Tower of Babel
        • Tour 10 - Abram goes on a journey
      • Tours 11 - 20 >
        • Tour 11 - Abram and Lot separate
        • Tour 12 - God's promise to Abram
        • Tour 13 - Hagar and Ishmael
        • Tour 14 - Abraham's visitors
        • Tour 15 - The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
        • Tour 16 - Abraham and Isaac
        • Tour 17 - A wife for Isaac
        • Tour 18 - Esau and Jacob
        • Tour 19 - Jacob deceives Isaac
        • Tour 20 - God speaks to Jacob in a dream
      • Tours 21 - 30 >
        • Tour 21 - Jacob is deceived at his wedding
    • The Birth of Jesus
    • Shepherds hear of the birth of Jesus
    • Wise men visit Jesus
    • Christmas Eve Craft time
    • New Year's Eve Quiz and Craft time
    • Remembrance Day 2020
    • Harvest 2020
    • Bible Club 2020
    • Quiz time
    • Daily Bible Story
    • Daily Bible Quiz
    • Activities
    • The Crucifixion
    • The Resurrection
  • Current Blog
    • Archive Blog (2010)
    • Archive Blog (2009)
  • Photos
  • Contacts and Links
    • Guestbook

AUTUMN IN NORTHERN IRELAND

28/10/2019

0 Comments

 
Autumn in Northern Ireland…a time of change.  A time when the leaves on the trees change colour and begin to fall.  A time when the cool nip in the air becomes obvious.  The light clothes and sandals of Summer are pushed to the back of the wardrobe and the thicker, warmer clothes begin to be common place from day to day.

But for the people of the Northern Ireland the Autumn of 2019 has brought another change.  A change that has far more serious consequences than cold toes because you haven’t wrapped up warm.  This change has brought our society to a new low and placed our little land in a position that many of us never thought would happen.

Northern Ireland was, at least until 22 October 2019, probably one of the safest places in the world for the unborn child.  But as the clock struck midnight, everything changed.  The darkest day; as some have renamed the day; became a reality.  There and then, abortion in this little land was decriminalised and suddenly we find ourselves at the other extreme; living in a country that has now the most liberal abortion laws in Europe. 

Those engaged in children’s ministry have often found themselves in a position were they have had to consider what age is appropriate for the outreach they are engaged in.  Perhaps it is a children’s meeting or Sunday School class…maybe a 3 or 4 year old can start to participate.  Perhaps it is a Bible Correspondence Course; the child may need to be 8 or 9 years old before they can register.  But when does our responsibility really begin?  Can we really wash our hands of these little ones until we reckon they become our charge?

The Word of God says in Jeremiah 1 : 5 “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee…”  God was not speaking of a mass of cells.  He was not speaking of something that did not matter.  He was not speaking of something worthless.  God was speaking of a little baby.  A little person whom He created.  A little one who was known to God.  A little one who was, and will always be, precious to the Lord from the very beginning and long before they leave the womb for this sinful world.

“It’s 2019, move with the times!”  This is the cry we often hear.  But God never changes.  God’s Word never changes.  A sin is always a sin.  The killing of unborn babies is a sin.  The position of this organisation and it’s workers is that abortion; the killing of an unborn baby will always be wrong. 

Quite apart from the UK, we realise that we minister in countries where abortions also take place.  Very often they are backstreet abortions which also endanger the mother.  We realise that very often these mothers themselves are young and vulnerable.  We do have a duty of care to them also, to show love and to speak as Jesus would have spoken; especially in situations when the mothers themselves are children.  But these mothers need to know there is another way.

Today we have been reminded of statistics.  Orphans in Kenya could be as many as 3 million!  That is a figure which none of us can really fathom.  Does this mean that the unborn child should be destroyed in order to prevent one less orphan?  No!  This one unborn child may be one among millions, but he or she is precious to the Lord.

Let us, not just as children’s workers; but as parents, teachers, Christians, humans…remember that God gives life and it is only for God to take it away.  Let us remember then that we have a responsibility to nurture the life that God has given….not from the day a child is born until they become old and frail; no…it is our God given responsibility to nurture that life from the moment of conception (if not before) until the day God takes that individual from this scene of time. 
0 Comments

DIRECTION FOR PRAYER

3/10/2019

0 Comments

 
Time is moving so fast.  Here we are in October!  Each member of the team has been so busy with ministry that our updates to the blog have been scattered of late.  However, the work continues in Northern Ireland and Africa with opportunities to share in Churches and in Schools.  We thank God for children hearing the Gospel.  We thank God for volunteers who continue to be part of the work.  We thank God for those who continue to pray. 

Currently our prayers would do well to be directed towards the families affected by the collapse of a School in Nairobi.  It is just a few minutes walk from our office there.  Two children who received Bibles from Feed my Lambs were present in the building when it collapsed.  Though shocked, they were spared.  For others the outcome was very different.  8 children lost their lives and over 60 were treated for injuries.  Please pray very much for all of those affected by this terrible tragedy. 


0 Comments

    Read on for... 

    regular updates and thoughts from Northern Ireland and Africa...

    Archives

    December 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    July 2020
    May 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed