Beverley:
Beverley has
been involved in children's Sabbath Schools since the age of 11.
For three years she led the Kindegarten childrens programs
at Big Camp in North New Zealand,
which catered for approximatly 110 children during the week and 400 on
Sabbath.
She was also a District Childrens Sabbath School Co-ordinator in
Auckland
for 6 years, which involved visiting the 8 churches in her care to
identify their needs and provide training, workshops and support for
the children's leaders on a quarterly basis.
Beverley was an active leader in Pathfinders (a program similar to Scouts run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church) for 5 years.
She is well known for her children's stories in Church.
She
has
completed a Diploma of Social Sciences - Child Studies, and worked in the babies' room in a long daycare facility, as
well as leading the Beginners Sabbath School at
Lismore Seventh-day Adventist Church.
She has two children of her own (including Delwyn), both married, and three grandchildren.
She
has a passion for Children's Ministries and believes that the training
given from birth will have a vital impact on the child's life and help them make a decision for Christ.
Delwyn:
Delwyn
also started helping in children's Sabbath Schools at the age of 11.
She has been the children's Sabbath School leader in Edmonton
Seveth-day Adventist Church since 2006. Edmonton is a small group
aimed at
spreading the gospel to the south side of Cairns, and the Children's
Ministries is an important part of this. Over the years, many
children have come, even without their parents; some of
them regularly,
others from time to time.
Regular contact has been made with as many as 50 children at times in the area, and Delwyn prints out
lesson booklets each week to be handed out to the children at
church or delivered during the week to those who were missed.
God
has blessed Edmonton by supplying many children with learning
difficulties including autism and severe ADHD, who, unless they
were having a really good day, would run wild, be as
disruptive as possible, or play outside and refuse to come in for
church. But thanks to the techniques in the books listed on the
Resources Page, and the program designed to effectively teach the
children (after reading these
books), they were transformed by Gods love, happy to stay inside and participate in the
Sabbath School program, enjoying the crafts and taking
part in
the discussions, and even sitting in church. And whether
they were at church or not, they are always eager to receive their
"puzzle book" for the week.
Delwyn's children's stories are well liked by the whole church, children and adults alike.
In
2009 when some of the kids at Edmonton turned 10, Delwyn, with husband
Steve started a Pathfinder club. Once again the normal activities
and curriculum had to be modified to suit the kids involved. Some
of these ideas are also included in this website.