Working with little tikes is not my forte. It sure is a lot of fun though. This week reminded me of my eight weeks in the Reno area teaching VBS from week to week. I remembered how the first day is always a little rough because the kids are learning to trust you as someone in authority. By day 2, things are usually a lot better, and by the final days, you're thankful it's over only because of how much energy is spent.
After all, the kids are crazy and goofy and have about a thousand times more energy than you do. Nonetheless, if I had that much energy, I would love to keep going. It's cool to see their hearts. And on a less spiritual aspect, I LOVE watching them pass the ball to each other like a team, and watching their excitement when their teammates score. As Jacob (first in the line below) said, "I get the assist for that one, right!?"I also remembered how much we need to encourage the students. We need to remember to be firm, but to also follow up the reprimands with love. How many times I had to stop a kid from travelling or double-dribbling with a shout, and to also say, "I want to see you become an even better basketball player than you already are--that's why I have to stop you from making the same mistake twice."
Kids are great. Sports ministry is also great. I hope I get to do some of this in Argentina, even if it is futbol!
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