stanford-le-hope!!!

So this week has been one of the last major children's ministries events i will do. I have planned and lead the holiday club of Stanford-le-hope salvation army. And yes i have just called it by its proper name, for one reason only... this week i have seen with my own eyes some awesome stuff.... so awesome that the name stanford-no-hope just doesnt fit.... there is certainly hope in stanford-le-hope.
For me, the week has been great because ive been able to plan pretty much everything and lead it through with the kids. The kids have shown a real liken to me and for most of them they have never seen me before.
Its been great to hear some of their profound statements, funniest jokes that really dont make sense, questions that are soooo abstract even i wouldnt think of them, to see the looks on their faces when we let off 20 odd balloons into the sky, to see them all consumed by their worship to god and to hear them all resighting a verse from the bible they had learnt 3 days ago. It really has been a fantastic week, of fun, laughter, singing, shouting, sticking, dancing, playing, drawing, talking, eating and worshiping!!
I actually felt a real sense of sadness this afternoon when we were reaching the end, these kids have loved it... and that's not me just being big headed but the parents were saying they cant seem to stop their kids talking about it and all we did was love them and had a good time with them. We listened and spent time with these kids. Nothing was more important to me this week than giving these kids all of me, i wasnt bothered that on two separate occasions my coffee was cold or we had 20mins for drink&biscuit instead of 5 because actually those moments were so important.
So am i gonna stop doing kids ministry.... no i am not!!!!!!!