The class...

So, I mentioned that I was going to teach a women's Sunday School class.  Today was the first day.  I made 9 copies of our material.  I wondered if I would be throwing away 6 of them.  I thought, 'Maybe 3 or 4...that would be a good number to start with."  I underestimated God...as usual.

The early service was full.  I was hopeful that a few of the ladies would come to my class, but I wasn't sure.  I was overwhelmed by how God  brought 4 new members into our body.  I always cry when people come forward.  It's that empathy thing I have described before.  I was so happy for a couple that had made the decision to follow Christ and to nail down the decision today publicly.  I was also happy for a young lady that works in our daycare who came forward along with her mother. Both were coming from another Baptist church.  We were very blessed by their decisions.

I made my way to the room we were to have Sunday School in.  The youth were not finished in the room we were to meet in yet, so I sat across the hall in a larger room the youth meet in for opening assembly.  One lady came in and we talked until the youth left the "purple" room.  We walked across the hall, and within minutes there were a lot of ladies there!  Total by the end was 14!!  Not all of them will be there weekly, but most should be.

We talked about so many things that were relevant to life.  The ladies shared, laughed and even cried a little bit.  I promised that next week we would have Kleenex, because I think the sharing will continue.  So thankful for the ladies that came, so excited about the bonds being formed.  God is working here...Proud to be a small part of His plans!!