Value-Added Visitation

Last week I tried to encourage you to keep going because God will use even the simple little things we do to impact a child's life. While that is totally true, we can also be taking advantage of our visitation times to spur our kids on in their faith. Of course we have to be sensitive to how well we know the kids and to what their parents might think, but there are some simple things that we can be doing to add "value" to our visits:
1. Talk about last week's lesson at church. Do they remember what it was about? Have they been thinking about it? What could it mean for their lives?
2. Challenge them to be reading their Bibles. Don't be vague about it though. Suggest where to start (Matthew is a good place) and help them track through the weeks. Reward them for remembering what they've read. (I'll be adding the "Bible Zone" back to the flyer, which will help.)
3. Remind them about the memory verses and offer to help them practice.
4. Pray with them.

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