Confirmation started last night. We usually do it every other year, but since we had a good sized group that was ready, we decided to do it this year even though we had a class last year. That is exciting to me!
Another church in town had a small group who wanted to do confirmation, too. So, we are doing the class together. We have met a few times to discuss and plan what we want to share with the youth. Rather than buying a curriculum and then being just ok with it, we decided to figure out what we think the youth need to know and then find the best way to teach them each topic. I am confident this will be the best confirmation class we've had so far!
I am also excited to finally have mentors. This is something I've always wanted for my youth. So, having mentors for my confirmands is a great start. I had my youth write down 3 people they would suggest. One of my youth wrote down someone I didn't even realize she knew. Then, after thinking about it, I realized the woman was the person who wrote her letters of encouragement during the 30 Hour Famine last year. It's always interesting to see what impacts the youth even when we don't know it. I had been having trouble getting ahold of her and was hoping to have all of the mentors by class last night. As I was coming in to the church last night, she was walking out. So, I got to talk to her and she was so touched that this teen had wanted her to be her mentor. She came back inside to go talk to her. Their conversation was so sweet.
I am looking forward to the next few months to see what God has planned for these confirmands- and for their mentors. I am hopeful that they will form relationships that will bless them both and they will both grow spiritually throughout this journey.
Blessings,
Jennifer
Another church in town had a small group who wanted to do confirmation, too. So, we are doing the class together. We have met a few times to discuss and plan what we want to share with the youth. Rather than buying a curriculum and then being just ok with it, we decided to figure out what we think the youth need to know and then find the best way to teach them each topic. I am confident this will be the best confirmation class we've had so far!
I am also excited to finally have mentors. This is something I've always wanted for my youth. So, having mentors for my confirmands is a great start. I had my youth write down 3 people they would suggest. One of my youth wrote down someone I didn't even realize she knew. Then, after thinking about it, I realized the woman was the person who wrote her letters of encouragement during the 30 Hour Famine last year. It's always interesting to see what impacts the youth even when we don't know it. I had been having trouble getting ahold of her and was hoping to have all of the mentors by class last night. As I was coming in to the church last night, she was walking out. So, I got to talk to her and she was so touched that this teen had wanted her to be her mentor. She came back inside to go talk to her. Their conversation was so sweet.
I am looking forward to the next few months to see what God has planned for these confirmands- and for their mentors. I am hopeful that they will form relationships that will bless them both and they will both grow spiritually throughout this journey.
Blessings,
Jennifer
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