Merry Christmas

PREP4Kids classes are enjoying the wonderful story of Jesus birth during the weeks leading up to Christmas.

Are your children able to enjoy the Reason for the Season with their friends each week? Let the PREP4Kids office know if you would like to enroll your student/s or start a class for your child's school.

(Picture taken from Firm Foundations/PREP4Kids curriculum)

PREP4Kids Class in Oregon City

Is PREP4Kids Making a Difference?

"I had lots of problems before I came to PREP. Now I'm doing good. I'm having a blast. I teach my brother about Jesus." Jason, Grade 5

"PREP has changed my life; it's the only place I want to go to learn about God. PREP has showed me things I wouldn't have learned if I didn't come here." Vitalis, Grade 4

"What PREP means to me is it is a place to come learn about God. So far I have learned that Jesus loves me and about in the beginning." Haley, Grade 5

Sharing PREP4Kids at Starbucks!

"Just wanted to share that a young mom of a 3 year old and a baby saw my PREP4Kids shirt at Starbucks and asked me about it. She was excited to know that there was something like this offered around here. She is looking at Christian preschools right now, but probably will be putting her kids in public schools someday. It was a nice sharing time, and I didn't even initiate it!"

So...... Wear your PREP4Kids t-shirts!!

from our Sherwood Coordinator, Kacy Glenn

BE ENCOURAGED…
God answers prayer!

“Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God is with you.” 1 Chronicles 28:20

It would be easy to get discouraged by the fact that we have lost PREP4Kids volunteers in some classes; or the fact that many classes have dwindled in size since the Christmas break; or the fact that teachers are telling children not to leave class to attend PREP4Kids.
But consider this fact ...
GOD ANSWERS PRAYER!
Let’s remember to be specific in our praying, not generalize. Ezra assembled the people of Israel to return them to Jerusalem. But first they humbled themselves before God asking Him for a safe journey: “So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer…the hand of our God was on us, and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way”. Ezra 8:23,31
God indeed answers prayer—according to His will--when we come to him with specific prayer requests.
For example:
· David & Darlene Mai presented the urgent need for more volunteers by showing the PREP4Kids DVD to their church. As a result 3 new volunteers responded!
GOD ANSWERS PRAYER!
· The Tualatin/Byrom class had to postpone starting up in the fall due to not having enough volunteers to hold a class. But God brought 3 new volunteers as a result of the Celebration Dinner so that this class is re-opening this month!
GOD ANSWERS PRAYER!
· Shaun Dyler, volunteer in the Deer Creek class, felt God leading him to start a PREP4Kids class at Twality Middle School…first time PREP4Kids has been in a middle school in 8 years! That class opened this fall, currently with 9 students, with overwhelming support from the school and staff.

GOD ANSWERS PRAYER!
THANK YOU prayer supporters, who continually pray for His workers in the harvest field.

Be Encouraged, and keep praying for PREP4Kids because . . . GOD ANSWERS PRAYER!

THANK YOU

Thank You for encouraging your children to grow in godly ways. Attending PREP4Kids class is a positive approach to life as we all look to God's Word for instruction in how to be a part of changing our world.