We will be going to the Hogar Betania (the Bethany Home for the elderly) tomorrow. Or rather, I probably will go and Santi will stay home with Nathan. We'll share the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus, by using a dozen Easter eggs filled with various things to represent the story. Some of you may have seen this before - the set I have is done by Family Life - and a good friend of ours gave it to us to use with the Kids Club (Thanks, Sam & Karen!). And yes, normally you would use this with children, but I figure that the elderly at the Hogar Betania will enjoy it too!
some of the items/object lessons in the eggs include:
a donkey - Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem
coins - the betrayal of Jesus
cup - the Last Supper
praying hands - the Garden of Gethsemani
crown - the "King of the Jews"
nails - the crucifixion
stone - the stone moved away from the tomb
AND . . .the last egg is EMPTY! what a fun way to represent the empty tomb!
We'll hand out the dozen eggs and give them an opportunity to open them and tell us what is in them. They do so much better when they can actively participate in the service (i.e. they at least stay awake! smiles).
We wish you a blessed time together with friends and family tomorrow as you celebrate the resurrection of our Saviour!
and here is another photo of our own little Easter bunny
2 comments:
happy (belated) easter!
Greetings from Ham.Hills! Your family has been on my mind and heart the last few days in particular. Just want you to know you are in my prayers. Such a relief to see Nathan's good progress-what a blessing! Love all the pics-he's adorable!! Hope you had a great Easter celebrating Jesus' resurrection-we did here!
In Christ, Julie Porter
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