This week we had a prayer time full of excited thanksgiving for Auntie Hannah’s new baby, Eva. Then we (Cilla and Pauline) told the story of Moses crossing the Red Sea. The evening before I made up some ‘sea’ using angel delight, instant whip and blue food colouring. That made a tasty sea as you can see by the pics on the Little Learners front page. We had playmobil Israelites, with Moses and his rod, who walked across as the sea parted, followed by the Egyptians on horseback who drowned as the sea was pushed back over them. Colouring pages didn’t get reached as the boys were having too much fun re-enacting the story whilst washing the playmobil armies in a bowl of water to clean them up and start all over again. To call that session fun is an understatement! Penny is going to reinforce the lesson with the bath water. Sounds like a challenge!

“Hard after them Pharaoh’s host hurried
With chariots, horses and all,
But down in the depths they were buried;
The Lord caused the waters to fall.

No wonder they sang the Lord’s praises
Those Israelite children of old,
No wonder that down through the ages,
This wonderful tale has been told.”

This poem was written by my Auntie 50 years ago! I can’t remember the start of it but when I do I’ll fill you in!