先生：かなみ、えみり、テモテ
クラス：ハンナ、ルカ（２＆４歳児）
最初にお祈りしてから、今日は良きサマリア人の話（ルカ１０：２５−３７）をしました。私が持っている子供聖書の中に良きサマリア人の話が載っていなかったので、オンラインで見つけてプリントアウトした絵を見せながら読みました。えみりとテモテは話をしている時にハンナとルカにリアクションやコメントを足しました。ハンナは元気がよく、ルカはロバが出てきた時に英語でdonkeyと指で指したり、どの人が悪い人か良い人か質問をした時に２人とも良くちゃんと答えて、聞いていました。
ポイントとしてユダヤ人とサマリア人は仲良くなかったけどサマリア人は他人でも怪我したユダヤ人を無視しないで助け、愛し合う事を分かりやすくハンナとルカに話ました。早く終わりそうと思い、良きサマリア人のぬりえもプリントアウトしたので最後２人ともクレヨンでぬりました。ルカはレイボーでぬり、ハンナはちゃんと細かく、ところ所違う色で塗っていました。みんなが外に出た頃、ハンナとルカも暖かい格好をしてから外に出てすべり台で滑ったりしていました。（ルカが楽しそうにすべり台で滑っていました。）今日はハンナは元気いっぱいでよく喋っていました。ルカは最初寒そうにしてたのでコートを着て暖かくしてから良くなりました。
先生：ジョシュア、あかり
クラス：ゆい、エスター（１０歳児）
Today me and Akari taught Esther and Yui. We read Genesis 22, focusing on Abraham being faithful to God even though it meant sacrificing his son Isaac. My main point in todays lesson was to have faith and obedience in God and also that Abraham and Isaac’s story is related to God the father and Jesus Christ. Akari was able to expand and explain in better detail about the relationship between Abraham, Isaac and God the father with Jesus. At the end of the lesson we had Esther and Yui apply the lesson to their own lives. Yui talked about one her teachers that had told her to be more sociable, Akari told her to be sociable for the right reasons and that she should focus on spreading Gods glory. Esther applied it to her life by talking about opening her home with a open heart.Both Esther and Yui behaved very well, the only thing I think they could improve on is to have more confidence when answering questions and to make sure to apply the lessons in a less vague way. Overall the lesson went very well and they both behaved very well.
先生：こう
クラス：ジェームス（１０歳児）
Today, I taught James. We read the story of Jesus walking on water (Matthew 14:22-34). While reading the passage, I would stop at the main events (e.g., the storm, Peter walking on water, Peter sinking, Jesus saving Peter, and the disciples arriving on land) and discuss with James what was going on. I would then apply the story to a modern day scenario with the storm representing tough/difficult times in life and explain how God is always with us in everything. We discussed all sorts of things such as whether bad things happen to people because God punishes them or whether it is a consequence of their own actions. I expressed my belief that God does not punish, instead, it is the actions of human beings through their use of free will that leads to bad things happening. Although God is in control, he will sometimes allow these things to happen order to teach and help people understand the consequences of their actions. Nevertheless, he will never put someone through something that they cannot bear. In response to this, James considered this a type of punishment. The main point that I wanted to teach him is that God is always with us in every part of our lives, especially during difficult times. We should always trust in this fact and know that he will bring us through. However, when we stop looking at God and begin to look at the circumstances, we will sink, like Peter. Even so, God will still be there to pick us out of the water and carry us through. And, in the end, like the disciples, we will make it through on the other side. Overall, James’ behavior was not bad. He was a bit giggly, so there were a few times where I had to tell him to focus, but, other than that, he was good. We ended around 10:00. The other classes seemed to finish around the same time as well, so, they all went outside to play for the rest of the time. Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures, but, I believe Akari and Timothy took some, so, I will ask them to send what they took.
先生：ひより、せいゆ
クラス：みのり、じゅり（６＆８歳児）
I taught Juri and Minori with Hiyori today, and we started off by reading Luke 10: 25-37 in Japanese. Then, Hiyori taught them about having the heart of compassion and wanting to help those in need like the good Samaritan. She told them they can have a heart of compassion towards the people around them, such as their sisters or their friends at church & school. She also taught them that Jesus represents the good Samaritan. I gave them an example of how they can be compassionate towards their classmates, especially those who suffered from the Eaton Fire, just by greeting them with a smile and talking to them. We then read 1 Samuel 17, and we read verses 1-10 and then jumped to verse 25. We then ran out of time, so we let them play outside in Suzuki-san’s backyard. They were both well-behaved.
