Distractions in a Good News Club

This week I visited a Good News Club held at an elementary school in Bolingbrook. On a normal Monday, the GNC meets in the Library. However, this meeting of the club was moved to the cafeteria where we shared the room with an after-school day care program. I have been in some very difficult club settings in my day, however this one was quite challenging. It is not the children at the club who are difficult, but rather the distractions. The distractions at this club were so many that I shot this video to show you. (Readers of my blog will note that the most challenging club I was teaching is shared in a blog post "Doing a GNC in a consession stand." ).

In this video, the GNC just got started and the teachers are beginning with the song "I have a friend who really loves me." Listen to the noise and distractions. (Note the loud noises you hear are not from GNC). For the first half of this GNC, it was difficult to teach in. But eventually it calmed down. The major point I want to make is that the people teaching GNC's, just like myself, are so dedicated to getting the Gospel to these kids that we will not let anything stop us from completing our God-given task!