Today, I faced a very difficult lesson in kids church. All year, we have been teaching the kids that our God is God of the impossible. He is faithful and He keeps His promises. Since last December, we have been praying for Pastor Troy in Nebraska. In September, Troy was diagnosed with leukemia. So, our church and the kids church prayed for him. In February, we received the news that he was cancer free. However, unknown to the doctors, he went home from the hospital with a staph infection. Two weeks ago, he went to be with Jesus.
So, I had to tell the kids about it. We had written on our praise report board that Troy was cancer free. I prayed for God to give me the words to say. I was without answers. But this is the best place to be. Then, we must rely fully upon the Lord.
I told the kids that I had some sad news. After I told them about Troy's homegoing, I said that going to see Jesus isn't bad at all. It actually is quite wonderful! At this place in our lesson, we began to talk about what heaven was like.
"No sadness, no crying, " said my 14yo son, who was my helper. The little kids loved this. We talked about the mansion, the gold streets, the height of the city, etc.
Then came the questions:
"Is there strawberry icecream in heaven?"
"Are there toys in heaven?"
"Is there candy in heaven?"
And then one little girl raised her hand. "Is there school in heaven?", she asked softly. She was not leaving that room without an answer! I thought about that one. Will we be learning about our Savior everyday? Probably. But school like they know it? Probably not.
"No," I replied cautiously, "I don't believe so."
The little girl's face lit up. She leaned across the table, slapped the top of the table, and yelled to her friend, "DID YOU HEAR *THAT*?!? NO SCHOOL IN HEAVEN!!!!!!"
That whole side of the room erupted with wild applause, shouts of joy, and squeals of glee!!!
"NO SCHOOL IN HEAVEN!!!! YAY!!!!!!!"
With this new piece of information, the kids church decided that heaven was the place to be!
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