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As of this writing, I am still alive. I have not ventured into the world of 5-12 year-olds yet but in just a few hours I will be wading through 48 of them.😳

My assistant and I are in charge of 18 of the 8-10 year-olds. Picture two Little League teams, all running the bases at the same time....in opposite directions.

This actually is going to be a blast. The pastor's wife has already made it super easy. She has done such a good job! I feel I must do the same, just trying to keep up. Lol!

Our memory verse for today is from the Book of Genesis. It's a good one, especially considering the world we live in today.

"So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them." - Genesis 1:27

If you don't believe that, go get your DNA tested and see what "trust the science" REALLY means.

We will be teaching our children "the FULL council of God" (Acts 2:27). Not every denomination does that.

We will teach these precious kids that they were "fearfully and wonderfully made"(Psalm 139:13), The Golden Rule (Luke 6:31), The Gospel (John 11:25) and just why God created each of us in the first place (Ephesians 2:10).

To live a life, based on THE TRUTH of God's word, is something we ALL need.

I am grateful that God has provided me with this opportunity to DO something to help fight the enemy we are currently at war with.

The phrase "boots on the ground" comes to mind. This IS a war my friends! A war for our children's souls! Time to get busy.

Here is a list of the equipment we will need to survive the battle.

"Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted (our boots) with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." - Ephesians 6:14-17