Outdoor Chapel Day – God Provides

The widow had only a small amount of flour and a little oil, when Elijah the prophet approached and asked her to make him some food.  She was going to make one last flat bread that she and her son would eat, before starving to death due to the drought.  Elijah said that if she was to do what he asked, God would provide for them all.  What faith, to give your last food and trust that God would provide.  The widow put her full faith and trust in God and He provided. Her jar of flour never ran out and her bottle of oil never became empty. What an amazing story!

Thursday last week saw this story come to life at Prescott Primary Northern when we held our outdoor chapel day.

Students were organised into colour groups and after listening to the story of Elijah, they rotated around 3 interactive activities across the oval. First, the students had to send bread to Elijah using large slingshots.  It's probably fortunate that God used Ravens and not slingshots, as the bread flew far and wide but rarely hit the target!

Next the ‘Brook Cherith dried up’ and the students had to work as a team to carry water in cups and large plastic tarps up to the other end of the field to fill their teams’ bucket.  Water sloshed and splashed out, but the students didn’t give up.  They were determined to ensure their team collected the most water!

The final activity was making some salt dough that they could take home as a reminder of the loaves that the widow made for Elijah. There was a variety of dough textures as not all students followed the recipe to the exact quantities! Students got to enjoy eating some pre-cooked flat-bread when they finished.

It was a great day where the students experienced fresh air, teamwork, fellowship and laughter while interacting in fun-filled activities that reminded them about the story of Elijah.

The Lord provides, not just for the people in Bible times, but for us every day.

If you would like to read the about the story of Elijah, you can find it in the Bible in 1 Kings, Chapter 17.

Chaplain Phil