Mark your calendars... Sheriff Patrick Crough will be here for a special session for all children's ministry, teen ministry, greeters and an other servants interested.  The date is Saturday, April 17th.  It will be a very intense and important message about protecting our children from predators.

We had a good meeting this Sunday, sorry if you didn't know about it.  I did not send out a reminder email.  I'll try to tighten up on that in March.

One of the things that I mentioned is that I am going to a Children's Pastors conference in March.  MaryBeth and I will be leaving for San Diego on March 12th and returning on March 18th!  We're looking forward to this event.  Check out their web site if you're interested:  http://www.incm.org/cpc.html It is held by the International Network of Children's Minstry.  We'll be able to meet first hand the people who put together our curriculum, our VBS programs andeven the Kidologist Karl Bastian who I have gleaned a lot of good children's ministry stuff over the years.

We'll be treated to the musical talent of Go Fish, a children's ministry band plus Tim Hawkins - check him out on YouTube, you'll be in stitches!

Be praying for us as we're away that we would be refreshed, challenged and that our vision for Chldren's ministry would be renewed.  Pray for the kids, and Pastor Dave and MaryAnn since they will be keeping an eye on them while we are away.

I was looking for some help with classes and Pinewood Derby set up.  Most of this has been coordinated, but if you are available to help please let me know.

God bless you.  Thanks for standing in the gap and serving the Lord by ministering to the children.  Keep praying for your classes every opportunity that you get.