Benjamin at Preschool

Here is an update we received (including pictures) from Ms. Marlene, Benjamin's Preschool teacher:


"Hello family and friends of Benjamin…I’m Ms. Marlene, Benjamin’s teacher here at ILC. His mommy & daddy are kept pretty busy here so I have the PRIVILEGE of playing a big part in his ILC experience. I thought you might enjoy getting a glimpse into our day!

"From day one, Benjamin has come in ready to experience all we have to offer in the way of FUN, he hardly fusses or cries at all when he is left in the mornings. Some of his favorite things to do in our classroom are throw balls, knock over “block towers” before we can get them built very high, read books and pop the bubbles from the bubble blower (Ms. Marlene’s FAVORITE thing in our room)!! Outside on the playground Benjamin likes to swing, slide and practice walking by holding on and pushing our push toys around. Another outside activity we do that is AWESOME is the bye-bye buggy. It’s a big red buggy that holds 6 kids, so the kids get to go all over our beautiful campus seeing God’s beautiful world.

"We have a morning snack and lunch at “school” each day and the coolest thing about that is the table in which Benjamin and his friends sit. He seems to enjoy snack everyday and lunch some days…but even if we can’t get him to eat much at lunch, yogurt seems to be the favorite of ALL the one year olds. Believe it or not, we are able to have a group time with these 14 little ones as long as we don’t hesitate too long between songs…Benjamin has really been smiling and clapping along with us this week as we sing each day.

"After lunch each day, we have a “winding down” time where the kids watch a sing-along type video with 2 of the teachers while the other 2 teachers are changing diapers then between 12:30 and 12:45, we get these 14 little ones to sleep, 8 of them are in cribs and 6 are on cots…Benjamin is in a crib. I would venture to say that naptime is his least favorite time of the day, he does his share of fussing but those of us who work in this room can be more stubborn than him and we win every day…he does go to sleep but I think he must dream of all the fun things to do because he is the first one up nearly every day (after about 1 to 1 ½ hours)and we usually take him out to the playground so that his friends can continue sleeping, although several friends will join him as they wake up.


"On a personal note, I want to thank you for praying for Benjamin and his family. My job is so rewarding working with families like the Ferguson’s but I can promise you that our adversary, the devil, doesn’t like what goes on here at ILC so as you pray for them, please also pray for us that we would bring honor to the Lord and His kingdom as we serve these children and their families!"


We are so blessed by the ministry of Ms. Marlene and all the wonderful ladies at the Preschool! Thanks ladies for all that you do!