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Family Circus Children's Ministry Update 
Volume 6 No. 09 March 5, 2006

Labor in Kid’s Church

by Darrell Blatchley
Missionary to Asia's Little Ones
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Note: In the email update, "He Cried Mercy..." while crossing the street two brothers were struck by a van.  Then the younger brother age seven was killed as a result of the van driver deliberately running over him a second time. 

Since then the van owners insurance gave the family about $500, which they used to fix their shack in remembrance of their Jecky, their son. The mother, crying, told Sandy, I don't want the money I just want my son. 

In spite of the tragedy we still see God working in the family. Jonel's leg has healed well and the cast has been removed. Other family members are coming to know and trust in Jesus.

It was Sunday morning, we had just started Children's church. That's all we have at our church, all ages and all
six to seven hundred or more of us in the same service. 

One of the watchers came to me and said, "She's in
labor." Nelda is 18 soon to be a mother and was in service. 
Her labor pains started, now she was waiting until the pains were more frequent and then we would take her to Mercy Medical Clinic to give birth to her first child. She prayed with us to invite Jesus into her heart and we prayed for safety for her soon to be born child. 

We also have about 22 other pregnant mothers in church this week, all who plan to bring their new babies to church to raise them to love Jesus. 

It's a wonderful first birthday gift to the unborn to make sure that their mother is loving Jesus and has decided to 
raise her baby for Him. 

That will make 197 newborns in nine months. As any shepherd knows, little ones are a vital part of church growth. Our church will grow in attendance this year by 265 with our new babies. It's a growing church.

We've had pastors tell us, "We don't do kids ministry there's no money in it." 

Show me a shepherd or a church with no kids, and I'll show you a dying flock or a dying church. 

We prioritize taking care of our kids, with no apologies. The result - we are growing. Our attendance has reached 
four thousand in four years, with our major problems being running out of space to crowd in those who want to come. 

In it for the King & His kids,

Darrell Blatchley

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We pray that you will continue to hold us up in prayer and support as we remain involved in doing our Father's work.

Please Note:

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For the King and His kids!
Darrell and Sandy Blatchley

Family Circus Children's Ministry
PO Box 211 
Payette, ID 83661
or 
Family Circus 
PO Box 80542
8000 Davao City 
PHILIPPINES