Noah and the Great Flood

Yesterday we had five neighbor children come to our "Saturday Sunday School". We taught them about animals and the great flood. We taught them the English names of animals like the elephant, monkey, bear, and the pig. We sang a song to practice saying the animal names in English. Setsuko flipped through the cards as we sang the names of each animal and I played guitar. Then we read them the story of the Great Flood from a children's book. I read in English and Setsuko translated into Japanese. First, we told them that after the beginning of creation and Adam and Eve, there came a time when God was very displeased with mankind and so He decided to destroy the whole world with a great flood. Then we told them that God was only pleased with Noah and so He told Noah build an ark that would hold his family and the animals. At this time we made sure to mention the animals we had learned in English. Then we told them how the flooding stopped and the earth began to dry up and Noah and his family and the animals came out of the ark. We told them that God was very sad because of the destruction He had caused with the flood and therefore He promised never to flood the earth again. We told them how God created the rainbow to remind us of His promise. We emphasized that God loves us and wants the best for us. After sharing the story of Noah and the Great Flood we made balloon animals and played animal Pictionary while listening to various children's Bible songs. It was another blessed time with the children. Praise the Lord and may the Lord begin moving upon the hearts of these little ones so that one day they may truly know Him!