Devotion – God of my salvation

The Lord will save me, and we will sing with stringed instruments (Isaiah 38:20).

This passage takes place when Hezekiah is deathly ill, and the Lord graciously heals him, and these are some of the words that he wrote after he recovered (see verse 9).

God has shown compassion on Hezekiah, and he has removed his suffering. And Hezekiah responds with his desire to walk humbly (verse 15), to see how God worked good for him through his suffering (verse 17) and how God has forgiven him (verse 17). His response is one of praise for the grace he has received.

The grave is a fearsome place for Hezekiah (verse 18) because our Lord Jesus is yet to come at this time. For us, our Lord Jesus has conquered sin, death and the devil through his death and resurrection. For us, as his brothers and sisters, we shall continue to praise him even after death – and we shall praise him, together with Hezekiah and all the saints for all eternity!

Your baptism into the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ means you are saved from your sins; you are saved from the power of death; you are no longer a slave to the prince of this world. Not only has he saved you, but he will save you from the trials and temptations that you are facing and will face.

God of my salvation, help me to bring my problems to you. Forgive my reluctance to share with you my pain and suffering. Fill me afresh with your Holy Spirit so that I may walk humbly in your ways. Amen.

Prayer Points

We pray that God keeps us safe during this lockdown

We give thanks for our wonderful God who has saved us from our sins

We pray for everyone who is struggling, both physically and mentally due to the pandemic

We pray for the Ngamokopuna-Viran, Nguyen (Johanna) and Nguyen (Andrew) families

Micah Award

To Ruby for the quality of his work during remote learning.

Although the news of entering our fifth lockdown was not the news any of us wanted to receive, our teachers and students have adjusted to another period of remote learning with great poise and dedication. It is wonderful to see our learning programs continue during these difficult and trying times.

Our Thursday ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ activities are a wonderful way for our students to show their care for others and to express their creativity in a relaxed environment. We have pieces submitted in the form of videos, written pieces and pictures using the apps on the iPads. It is a great pity we can’t publish the amazingly creative videos the students submitted, but we can share a selection of other activities the students have completed!

Prep/ 1

In the Prep/1 classroom we have been learning how to solve problems. We had to find 2 different paths to get from START to HOME without going through some boxes. When we are having difficulty, you can help by giving us ideas to think about. But please, don’t give us the answer; we learn best when we figure it out.

Year 2/ 3

In the Year 2/3 classroom the students are learning about multiplication. They double numbers, skip count and use multiplication facts to solve problems. You can help by asking them to explain these procedures.

Year 3/ 4

During Remote Learning, the Year 3/4s have been learning about Poetry using the book ‘The Chimpanzees of Happytown’. We took the words out of the book and wrote our own stories before reading the actual text! Ask us to show you our creations!

Year 5/ 6

In the Year 5/6 classroom we have made some predictions about our Literature Circle book we have been assigned. Ask us what we know so far!