Communal Worship Center is a forty five minute drive from the City of Davao. It is not considered as a progressive part of Davao. There is no church building but rather Communal Worship Center is a home of believers that have added a roof from their garage to protect the congregation from the rain and this is where they meet weekly. But these conditions do not discourage their devotion to Jesus Christ. The age of this church is one year and one month old. But their heart for kids is so big that they agreed to start a children’s church with the help of iRock Philippines.
iRock Philippines is committed to training their leaders for three months. I believe that through experience in real life situations the leaders can be motivated to learn quickly. Wise men said “ Experience is the Best teacher”. Right now, there are 5  potential leaders.
We arrived early for service but the kids had arrived even earlier. We have 33 kids and all of them accepted Jesus in their heart. They raised their hands as a sign of surrendering  their sins and life to Jesus.  We have a fun games and object lessons. The kids are having fun and a good time in the Lord.
On the second Sunday we arrived later because we brought bibles for the kids. The bibles were donated by iRock Ministries (USA). As we arrived, we were surprised that there were so many kids who attended the service. There were 53 kids in that service; 20 more than the previous week. As they all tried to get a chair we decided to let them sit on the floor with canvas. But the lack of chairs was not a reason to stop everyone from praising and worshiping God.
Even a child wants to know they own something. Giving them Bibles as their own for the first time brought great joy for all of them. Some of this kids have a hard time buying their own meal. How much more difficult would it be to purchase a bible? But as we shared the Bibles with them, you could see the excitement and joy in their faces as they read the Bible. They waited and lined up to get one Bible.  Our purpose of giving the Bible, is to encourage the kids to read and memorize the books of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. In this way, they are trained on how to use the Bible. That day we gave 50 cebuano Bibles away . As of now we are planning to conduct a competition about verses and books of the Bible. Those who can memorize the books of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation will receive something special.
On the third Sunday of our service, we grew to 60 kids. We are expecting to grow even more so please always include us in your prayer.
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