Kid Junction
A Ministry Assisting Families with Children
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What is Kid Junction?
It is a local mission provided by and operated through the
Galax First United Methodist Church on W. Center St. (across from the Fire Department).
It is funded by donations and staffed by volunteers.
It serves families with children (birth through middle school age)
once every four months if needed.
Each child in the family receives personal hygiene items: toothbrush, toothpaste,
body wash, a washcloth, diapers, wipes, lotion for babies, one set of clothing
(new or slightly used), underwear, shoes, socks, etc. at NO CHARGE!
Backpacks if needed and available.
It is open from 10:00-12 Noon on the 3rd Monday of each month.
TEXT OR CALL DIANNE at 276-233-7841 OR call the church office at 276-236-9937.
“But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
Hebrews 13:16 (NKJV)
HAPPENINGS WITH KID’S JUNCTION
G FORCE = God’s Love In Action (VBS 2015)
Thanks to all who helped make V.B.S. possible. It was wonderful fun and well attended – and it could not have happened without your help.
Ruth Sizemore, Children’s Comm. Chair
INDEPENDENCE DAY
The Fourth of July is a very special day. It is the birthday of our nation and the time when we celebrate our freedom. It may be my favorite holiday of all. This is partly true because it comes during the summer which is becoming more and more, the older I get, my favorite time of the year.
While the Fourth has always had meaning, it seems to have become more important after the tragic events of September 11, 2001. After the terrorists attacks, you seem to hear the phrase “God bless America” much more than you did before. Each time I hear or see those words I ask myself what do they mean? Especially, what do I mean when I say them?
Sometimes we forget that the Fourth is not a religious holiday. I am afraid that we often worship our nation almost as much, or more than, we worship God. Now please do not get me wrong. I love the U.S.A. as much as anyone. My heart beats faster when I see the flag or hear the national anthem; but we cannot allow anything, even our nation, to be the thing we put above our worship of God. We need to hear again the words of Jesus regarding how we treat civil leadership of any nation: “Render to Caesar the things that are Ceasar’s and to God the things that are God’s.” [Mark 12:17 K.J.V.] This teaches that God must be the ultimate thing in our lives above all else, even our love of country.
Furthermore, we need to remember that God is God of all nations and God loves all the world’s people. Now God does not approve of the evil some people do and terrorism done in the name of religion must break God’s heart. However, when I hear “God Bless America” I cannot help but think of the words of Lloyd Stone’s hymn entitled “This Is My Song.” Let me share those words with you now:
‘This is my song, O God, of all the nations, a song of peace for land afar and mine. This is my home, the country where my heart is, here is my hopes, my dreams, my holy shrine: but other hearts in other lands are beating, with hope and dreams as true and high as mine. My country’s skies are bluer than the ocean, and sunlight beams on cloverleaf and pine. But other lands have sunlight too, and clover, and skies are everywhere as blue as mine.’
Now please do not get me wrong. It is not wrong to love your country and to pray for God to bless the U.S.A. as long as we do not mean by blessing our country that God would harm some other country. Maybe one of the hardest teachings Jesus gave us is to love our enemies. If we are to love our country as we should, we have to love God more.
So I hope this Independence Day you celebrated your freedom and enjoyed this great nation of ours, only keeping God first in your heart.
Richard
KNOWN
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.” [Jeremiah 1:5a N.R.S.V.]
The theme for this, the 30th anniversary, resurrection was that each and every one of us is known by god.
Thirty years ago three pastors in the Holston annual conference had an idea for a youth event each year in Gatlinburg, tn. They were inspired to name the event resurrection and presented their idea to the conference council on youth ministry. Reluctantly CCYM agree to back their idea and the first resurrection was held. It was attended by between three hundred fifty to four hundred youth and adult counsellors.
From that humble beginning resurrection has grown into one of the largest youth events in the southeastern united states and the second largest United Methodist youth event in the world! And oh how god has used it!
Literally thousands of young lives have been touched and changed attending resurrection. Thousands of souls have been saved and scores of young people have answered the call to fulltime Christian service as preachers, youth pastors, Missionaries and by other avenues of service for Christ and his church.
This year’s speaker was Reggie Dobbs who is an excellent preacher. His messages were built around the fact that god knows you and has a plan for your life. No matter whom you are how small, young, weak or insignificant you think you are, god has given your life a purpose and will strengthen you to live out that purpose. Now you have to choose to accept him as your savior, obey him, and seek to know god’s will for that purpose to happen.
Sometimes this is not easy. Sometimes we wait, hope and pray and it seems as if god never answers. Sometimes it even seems as if god does not even hear. Faith, however, tells not to give up. I constantly have to remind myself that god’s time is different than my timetable. What we think is forever may just be god waiting for the right time.
I do not know why some people are miraculously physically healed while others are not; i do not know while some Christians seemly are blessed in all they do while others struggle in all things, but i do know that god is always there and that god cares for us all!
One thing Reggie said will stick with me forever. It is this: “don’t let your situation dictate you savior, let your savior dictate your situation.”
So in all things, trust JESUS!
Richard
G FORCE = God’s Love In Action (VBS 2015)
Thanks to all who helped make V.B.S. possible. It was wonderful fun and well attended – and it could not have happened without your help.
Ruth Sizemore, Children’s Comm. Chair
INDEPENDENCE DAY
The Fourth of July is a very special day. It is the birthday of our nation and the time when we celebrate our freedom. It may be my favorite holiday of all. This is partly true because it comes during the summer which is becoming more and more, the older I get, my favorite time of the year.
While the Fourth has always had meaning, it seems to have become more important after the tragic events of September 11, 2001. After the terrorists attacks, you seem to hear the phrase “God bless America” much more than you did before. Each time I hear or see those words I ask myself what do they mean? Especially, what do I mean when I say them?
Sometimes we forget that the Fourth is not a religious holiday. I am afraid that we often worship our nation almost as much, or more than, we worship God. Now please do not get me wrong. I love the U.S.A. as much as anyone. My heart beats faster when I see the flag or hear the national anthem; but we cannot allow anything, even our nation, to be the thing we put above our worship of God. We need to hear again the words of Jesus regarding how we treat civil leadership of any nation: “Render to Caesar the things that are Ceasar’s and to God the things that are God’s.” [Mark 12:17 K.J.V.] This teaches that God must be the ultimate thing in our lives above all else, even our love of country.
Furthermore, we need to remember that God is God of all nations and God loves all the world’s people. Now God does not approve of the evil some people do and terrorism done in the name of religion must break God’s heart. However, when I hear “God Bless America” I cannot help but think of the words of Lloyd Stone’s hymn entitled “This Is My Song.” Let me share those words with you now:
‘This is my song, O God, of all the nations, a song of peace for land afar and mine. This is my home, the country where my heart is, here is my hopes, my dreams, my holy shrine: but other hearts in other lands are beating, with hope and dreams as true and high as mine. My country’s skies are bluer than the ocean, and sunlight beams on cloverleaf and pine. But other lands have sunlight too, and clover, and skies are everywhere as blue as mine.’
Now please do not get me wrong. It is not wrong to love your country and to pray for God to bless the U.S.A. as long as we do not mean by blessing our country that God would harm some other country. Maybe one of the hardest teachings Jesus gave us is to love our enemies. If we are to love our country as we should, we have to love God more.
So I hope this Independence Day you celebrated your freedom and enjoyed this great nation of ours, only keeping God first in your heart.
Richard
KNOWN
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.” [Jeremiah 1:5a N.R.S.V.]
The theme for this, the 30th anniversary, resurrection was that each and every one of us is known by god.
Thirty years ago three pastors in the Holston annual conference had an idea for a youth event each year in Gatlinburg, tn. They were inspired to name the event resurrection and presented their idea to the conference council on youth ministry. Reluctantly CCYM agree to back their idea and the first resurrection was held. It was attended by between three hundred fifty to four hundred youth and adult counsellors.
From that humble beginning resurrection has grown into one of the largest youth events in the southeastern united states and the second largest United Methodist youth event in the world! And oh how god has used it!
Literally thousands of young lives have been touched and changed attending resurrection. Thousands of souls have been saved and scores of young people have answered the call to fulltime Christian service as preachers, youth pastors, Missionaries and by other avenues of service for Christ and his church.
This year’s speaker was Reggie Dobbs who is an excellent preacher. His messages were built around the fact that god knows you and has a plan for your life. No matter whom you are how small, young, weak or insignificant you think you are, god has given your life a purpose and will strengthen you to live out that purpose. Now you have to choose to accept him as your savior, obey him, and seek to know god’s will for that purpose to happen.
Sometimes this is not easy. Sometimes we wait, hope and pray and it seems as if god never answers. Sometimes it even seems as if god does not even hear. Faith, however, tells not to give up. I constantly have to remind myself that god’s time is different than my timetable. What we think is forever may just be god waiting for the right time.
I do not know why some people are miraculously physically healed while others are not; i do not know while some Christians seemly are blessed in all they do while others struggle in all things, but i do know that god is always there and that god cares for us all!
One thing Reggie said will stick with me forever. It is this: “don’t let your situation dictate you savior, let your savior dictate your situation.”
So in all things, trust JESUS!
Richard
