Welcome to the SONSHINER SPEEDway! The Sonshiners class is the name of our Sunday School class and is for children ages kindergarten through first grade. We are located at the Santa Clara First Baptist Church, 3111 Benton Street, Santa Clara, California, 95051. During our time together, we learn about Jesus through table activities, music, stories, weekly Bible dramas, crafts, and fellowship. If you live near Santa Clara California or come up for a visit, I hope you will drop by our church and see what we do in our class!

Sincerely,

Bill and Pat

This past Sunday in the SPEEDway, our Sonshiners class learned that making right choices is not always easy, but it is something we need to do to please God. And God will help us to do what is right when we ask for His help.

We heard a true story about a man named Daniel who was asked not to do something that he knew he needed to do. He was told that if he prayed to God, he would be thrown into a den of hungry lions! Daniel had to decide whether to do what God wanted and be killed, or do what was wrong and stay alive! What decision do you think he made? What do you think you would have done in his situation? To learn more about Daniel, click HERE!

We also played a game to help us learn the difference between making right decisions and wrong decisions. Our Sonshiners discovered that making the right decision isn't always easy as knowing what the right decision should be. But God wants us not only to know what is right, but to DO what is right and good, too!

During our center time, we made our own lion masks out of paper plates! The masks can be used to help tell our Bible story at home to friends and family!

A puzzle of Daniel was also available at one of the tables for children to put together along with books about Daniel and the visit he had in a den of hungry lions!

		This past week we learned that God wants us to try to make good choices -- even if making good choices is not easy to do.

During our music time we learned a new Bible verse song. The song was called, "Do That Which Is Right And Good". The words to this song come from the Bible. God wants us to remember to do what is right. When we make good choices, it makes God very happy.

Have you ever tried to work on a big task all by yourself? Maybe you had to clean your room and your room was REALLY messy! Doing things by yourself can often be difficult to do and some tasks take a long time for 1 person to complete. But when people work together, the job gets done much faster!

This coming week, we'll hear a true story about some men who built a wall that surrounded an entire city! You won't belive how many days it took them to build it when everyone worked on the wall together. Make sure to come to the Speedway to find out more about this unbelievable story!

Come to our Sonshiners class this coming Sunday as we learn more about Jesus and His love for us, and bring some friends if you can! (9:15 - 12:00).

Come join us on a journey to the Biblical city of Bethlehem. Be a part of history and witness the events that led up to the birth of Jesus Christ. See Joseph and Mary search the city for a place to stay, see the lowly shepherds get visited by an angel and then proclaim the good news, see the noble entry of the wise men and their entourage looking for the new born king. Enjoy the music, drama, lights, and exotic animals as you "Experience the Birth".

For more information, please visit the Bethlehem web site.

http://www.bethlehemsc.com/

•Doing Right Makes Me Happy (By Cara Lynn Phillips)
•The Middle Of The Night (Samuel obeys God) (By Bob Hartman)
•Jonah And The Whale (By Ella K. Lindvall)
•It's the Truth, Christopher (By Patricia C. McKissack)
•Jimmy and the White Lie (By Patricia C. McKissack)
•No One Was Looking (By William Dickson)
•Tom's Terrible Secret (By Tessa Colina and Jean Shannon)
*The Frog Prince (Keeping a promise) (By Edith H. Tarcov)

•Books with a * beside them are books you can find at your local library.

Many of these books can be found at your local Christian book store. If you can't find them there, you may be able to find them on the web at Amazon. com.
If books are marked with a "*", they may often be found in your local library.