Liberty Christian School Blog

When unexpected, troubling events happen on the worldwide stage like the collapse of NFL player Damar Hamlin, the community often coalesces around a response. In this instance, thankfully, we’ve seen and heard numerous people from ESPN commentators to Facebook friends offer prayers on his behalf. What a wonderful outpouring and what great news that he is already home from the hospital and testifying to the blessings of God!

How can we encourage our kids, when presented with this example, to develop the lifelong practice of prayer?

1. Let your child be aware of situations for which they can pray. They can be vital participants! Consider Jesus’ inclusion of children, “Let the little ones come to me.” (Matthew 19:14) Lead your children in the confidence that they matter to the Lord. So do their prayers! It is so important for them to know that "the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

2. Make prayer a part of your daily routine, then allow your child to take part in it. Have them join you in prayer. An acronym that can easily direct prayer is ACTS:

Adoration- Remember and profess who God is: Creator, Redeemer, Life-giver, Provider, and other praiseworthy attributes! Take this moment to direct your thoughts to whom you’re talking.

Confession- Tell God where you fall short, even the lack of faith to know He’s working in the very situation for which you’re praying!

Thanksgiving- Remember His past faithfulness, His presence in times of trouble and joy, His leadership in moments of decision, His way of working things for good, or even His desire to involve you in His work by prayer!

Supplication- Present your needs and the needs of others. Remind your children to humbly cast their cares/worries/anxiety on the Lord. Why? Because He cares for them. (1 Peter 5:6-7)

3. Give your child a role in prayer. Encourage them to take turns saying prayers at family meal times or before bed. Use natural times like these to entrust them with their participation.

4. Give your child a prayer book or journal. This can help them express their thoughts and feelings in prayer.

5. Remind them that prayer is an ongoing conversation with God. Adopt the “See Something, Say Something” approach. When you see an ambulance with lights flashing, or a plume of smoke from a house fire, your first response is to say something to the Lord about the situation. Prayer never has to be a fancy, poetry-like expression, although those are wonderful as well. Prayer is the connection between the created and Creator!

As parents, we are often baffled at the response of our kids. They can exhibit such great faith! What a privilege it is to model an attitude of prayer, an expectation of God at work, and a deep dependence on God's provision. As we help in the molding of their faith, may ours be grown as well!

In the comments, let us know if you have other helpful ideas to encourage your kids to connect with the Lord through prayer.

Thank you to all of the RoboLion friends, family, and supporters!

             This has been an incredible year, considering we didn’t begin our season until the end of October.  God has blessed us every step of the way. We were able to support four teams this year and what a challenge that was  

 at times, but we persevered. Many of our members had no clue what they were getting themselves into, but they came and they learned a little along the way. We cherish the hard work and dedication all of our teams put into this season. As many of you know, two of our teams had the opportunity to participate in the Robotics World Championship.

        We traveled to Dallas, Texas the first week of May to represent our school, our state, and our country. It was a great honor for all of us. We were given an exciting engineering challenge in the form of a game. Competing in a VEX sponsored program, students design, build, and program robots to meet the game requirements and compete all through the season. We competed in local/regional tournaments that feed into the state tournament, and the season concludes with a select few from the state going to a World Championship event. The VEX Robotics World Championship, presented by the Northrop Grumman Foundation, brings together the top VEX Robotics teams from around the globe to celebrate their accomplishments and participate to be crowned champions  At the championship we participated in a total of 10 teamwork challenges, 3 skill challenges, and one of our teams participated in the autonomous programming challenge.  That means they programmed their robot to drive on its own without a person controlling it.  Our teams accomplished this with courage and hard work.  They displayed good sportsmanship at all times, even when they were feeling discouraged. 

We end our season in the top 600 in the WORLD.  Not in the state, not in the country, but IN THE WORLD. That, my friends, is something to cheer about!

       Our children came home having experienced a life enriching experience. They came home with bigger dreams and a vision of larger scale competition!  At the end of the school year, we had to say goodbye to many of our graduating members. They will be greatly missed but we are glad to have had the opportunity to learn, build and compete together!  We look forward to the returning members and to our new friends that will be joining us in the next challenge of “SLAPSHOT” for the 2022-2023 season!

Our 8th grade mission team has made it safely to Puerto Rico. 

After arriving Sunday afternoon we were able to take a quick trip to the ocean before settling in at our hotel and preparing for our first day of missions work. 

Monday morning started at 7:00 am.  We went to a Performing Arts school and worked extremely hard to clean, update, and renovate the buildings and property. 

In the afternoon we went to a low income residential area where we did our 1st day of our children’s program. About 30 kids joined us to learn about the Gospel, sing, do crafts, and play some games.

We ask for your continued prayers for our trip.  Pray for safety, stamina as we get more tired each day, and that God will touch the hearts of the children we meet.