The past two weeks have been fun filled and God filled. I love telling these kids how much God loves them. This blog consist of my summer missions report three and a run down of the past two weeks.
June 5: Messy Games day was fun! We taught the kids about Joseph this week! They
loved it!Picture below!


June 6: Fantastic food fun! The picture above is from that!
Juen 7: Parachute activities!
June 8: Minin Golf: Watching 4 year olds to Kindergarteners play mini golf is quite entertaining.
June 9-10 The team went to San Fran!

June 11: We found out my teammate, Emily from TN, needed to go home because her grandfather was really sick. Our team is really bonded so it was hard to say goodbye. We miss her.
June 12 Share day. We taught the stories of Moses these days!
June 13 Messy Games day! Yes again this year my face got painted with pudding and whipped cream and sprinkles!
June 14 Balloon day!
June 15 Watermelon day! We read the Bible story about the Red Sea on this day. Well there is a song in the musical call Singin' Praises. Well I said when the Israelites crossed the Red Sea on dry land and saw Pharoahs army get swept up in the water they cheered and sang praises because they were free. Well all of my cool caterpillars started singing "Singin' praises, praising the name of Jesus, singin' praises, praisin' the name of Jeeee---eeeesssssuuusss!" They did it all on there own! It was so precious! They said we love to sing to Jesus. They also like to sing "The Bible's just a book til you open it up and start to read it's pages, oh the Bible's just a book til you open it up and find God's treasure inside." It thrills my heart to hear them sing and talk about Jesus.
Well that has been the past few weeks of Big A. Pray for these kids to know Jesus more and accept Him as Savior and Lord one day. Pray that there parents would come to know Christ.

Summer Missions Report 3:

Describe you activities during this report period:
Our summer program is in full swing now and running. We are open to receive children from 7:30AM to 5:30PM on Tuesday through Friday. We rotate working the morning AM A+. AM A+ consists of the children playing in free choice center, organized games, songs, and a Bible story. AM A+ runs from 7:30AM to 9:45AM. At 9:45AM, all children and teachers are on the playground making sure kids are safe and we play with them. At 10:00 the Big A Club begins. We have various themed days each and a go on field trips. I am working with the Cool Caterpillars which a preschoolers who are going to kindergarten in the fall. We have had messy games day where they got to paint my face with pudding, whipped cream, and sprinkles, we took a trip to the fire department, and another trip to mini golf. We have also had watermelon day, balloon day, parachute day, fantastic food fun, and many more events. Each day the children make a craft and hear a Bible Story. We have talked about Jonah, Joseph, and Moses or as the kids say “Mo-fess”. They can’t say Moses. We also eat lunch with the kids. We are also working on a summer musical that the kids will do at the end of summer. So we have music class too. We average around 100 kids a day. Big A ends at 2PM and PM A+ begins. In the afternoons we rotate out teaching various classes. We play on the playground, do organized games, and teach a Bible story using the Team Kids material. We also play more games and do activity sheets. If I worked AM A+ in the morning then I do work projects which consist of cleaning closets to cutting out stuff to shoveling more bark on the playground. We also have Parent’s Night Out on Friday nights from 6PM to 10PM. We take kids that are babies to 6th grade. We play with them and they hear a Bible story, do a craft, have snack, and have movie time. It is a busy day usually, but it is so much fun to teach these kids about Jesus and how much He loves them.

List any prayer concerns you have:
I was sharing with one of the parents how much the children love to come here and I invited them to church. Well the mom didn’t respond and we went onto another subject. I told her about how when Reilly prays she gets on her knees and bows her head to the ground and it’s so cute that she gets on her knees when she prays to Jesus. The mom said, “Oh she is probably praying to Mecca, we do that at home.” I was so shocked! God has placed this family on my heart this summer and I am not giving up on talking with them about Jesus. It just showed me how lost these people are here. They desperately need Jesus. It has also shown me how lost America is. People in America need God. My heart is burdened for America to know Christ. Pray for the people of Tahoe and pray specifically for this family.

Share a meaningful experience God is teaching me:
I have been trying to determine for quite some time whether or not I should do Occupational Therapy (OT) and missions or if I should go to seminary. Well last year in Tahoe God showed me I can do both. I recently finished the Bible study Jonah by Priscilla Shirer. Now I am reading her book Life Interrupted. God has used that book to show me so many new things. He has shown me I need to leave my dreams of OT behind. My dreams were to go to Belmont and do missions my way. Well God has shown me that I should look into Masters programs for OT instead of Doctorate. He also has revealed to me that missions is my full time thing, but OT is a part of it but a small part. He has also shown me that I need to go to seminary. Financially this is better too because I can get 2 degrees for the price Belmont cost. But ultimately it is God’s plan not mine. God has such big plans and I can’t wait to begin them. I am beginning to hate my plans and fall in love with His. I am actually excited about seminary and OT school even if it is just a Masters.

Thank you for your prayers, support, and cards.

Love,
Kacey Porter

Plant the seed! It has to happen before the rest can!

Well the past week has been great and eventful!

Our Big A club is in full swing.
On June 21, we had pajama day! It was so much fun!
On June 22, we had mummy wrap day, my cool caterpillars got to wrap me up with toilet paper, so I looked like a mummy.
One June 28, we took about 60 kids ages 3 to 6 to the fire department! It was so much fun! I love how the kids are so excited about learning about safety. They got to tour the fire house, ambulance where they got to listen to their heartbeat with a stethoscope, and they got to squirt the fire hose then go into the fire truck.
On June 29, we had carnival day inside because it was raining! Only the 2nd time in 30 years that it’s been inside! It went GREAT! The kids had so much fun!
One June 30, we had magic bubbles day and the kids just love soap haha! They had more fun than any other time! I love how bubbles can put a huge smile on their face.
One July 1, we took the kids 3 years old to 6 years old to Kids Zone. Yes we loaded up about 60 kids in car seats and booster seats and took them on a field trip. The place they go had a play area like a jungle gym and then a theme. This year was the ocean so there was a big pretend submarine, sand table and slide thing. And fish! The kids love this place and it’s educational and encourages imaginative play.
So that wraps up last week’s Big A club.

Things God did this week:
I got to talk with a parent about spiritual matters. I was telling the mom how her daughter is so cute when she prays. The little girl kneels on her knees and lays her head down all the way on the ground and prays. I told the mom that right after I got done inviting her to church which she kindly said thank you. And after the story about the little girl praying, the mom said, oh she is praying to Mecca like we do at home. That made my heart plummet to know that God specifically placed this family on my heart. I thought they were closer to understanding than they are. It shows you never know till you talk to someone about Christ. She quickly rounded up her kids and said bye. I hope that wasn’t my last conversation with her. I pray God gives me more divine appointments. I pray He also softens these parent’s hearts and that the kids will know the truth. The kids are going into 1st grade and Kindergarten. Please pray for this family and others in Tahoe, that they will come to know Christ.
I was teaching the kindergarten class one day and I was telling them how one day they would understand what it means to become a Christian. So, I got to share some of the gospel with them. Planting seeds. We also got to talk about why we study the Bible and why it is important.
I love the things God is allowing me to do. Just loving on kids shows them that God loves them and He wants to know them. It’s the small things that occur now that make a big impact in the future even if it is a musical or a Bible Story activity or a craft that got them there. It doesn’t matter how they get the message it matters that they get it and receive salvation through Jesus Christ at some point in their life when they understand. I love the opportunities God gives us each day!

Things I have heard kids say or seen kids do:
It got cold here last week and I asked Seth, “Who made is cold again?” He pointed to the sky and said “He did.” I said, “Who?” and he said “Miss Kacey, God did!”
I was teaching the busy bees class and we were about to read our Bible story. I asked, “Who remembers what our Bible story is for this week?” Well Sienna raised he thumb and I called on her. She said, “The 10 PIGS!” I said, “What did you say?” She said, “You know the 10 PIGS story with the frogs, bugs, river of blood…” I said “I thing you mean the 10 PLAGUES.” She said, “OH YEAH, THAT’S IT!”
While we were at the fire station touring the bunk house, Logan asked the fireman, “Do you have sleepovers?”
Also while we were at the fire station we toured the TV room. It has a great view of Lake Tahoe so all the kids ran over to that. Well there are also giant recliners in there and a kindergartener, Rory, hopped in one and kicked back and reclined. It was too funny!
We also saw a bear cub at the park on commons beach! It ran behind the kids off in the distance! They were eating lunch and looking at the lake and never knew what we happening. But the little bear cub was just running down the bike path.
As you can see is has been a great week! I know God has even more in store! I cannot wait for what else He has planned! I am so excited. Pray for opportunities to share Christ with the people of Tahoe. Pray for their hearts to be opened. Pray that they will come to know Christ as their Lord and Savior. Thank you for your many prayers. Pray for our team to finish strong and to keep going!
Love,
Kacey.