Cardboard Lessons

Just what exactly is this picture about? If you’ve been well “churched” you might recognize my co-worker modeling the “armor of God.”  Hey, don’t laugh.  I fashioned this classy suite with limited supplies - cardboard, duct tape, scissors and a Sharpie marker.  It also happened to be quite a hit with the discipleship class I’m teaching. 

Each Monday night 18 of my ACTS co-workers gather to discuss how to follow Christ in our lives.  I have never met a group of people in North America who have been so eager to learn.  When my co-workers found out that I would be continuing where someone had left off, they were so excited and told me, “We did not know how we would finish the book.”  They all come in their free time after a long day of work. Yes, we all battle natural tiredness, but they come anyway and thank me over and over again after each class.  Faith's eyes lit up when I asked if she wanted to join the class and she exclaimed, “This is the opportunity I have been looking for!”  Another student, Maate, waited patiently for two months to receive his workbook, and when I gave it to him last week he hugged it and thanked me profusely. 

I am always humbled by their thirst for God and desire to learn.  I simply pass on the knowledge and good teaching that has been poured into my life, and they drink it up. I pray that I will also pursue God like they do, and not take for granted what I have been given.

 Enid tries on the "helmet of salvation". 

 

Oh, and about the armor? Well, I loved the plastic "armor of God" we could wear as children, and I simply wanted to share one of my favourite biblical analogies in a memorable, experiential way with my class.  I think they’ll remember it for a while.