Welcome
to the March 2013
Dernier
Publishing
newsletter!
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| Most children love being read to by their parents! |
An Easter
thought - are your children rich?
Most parents care
about their children's welfare. Most of us are fortunate enough to
know that the children closest to our hearts will have enough to eat
today, will drink clean water, have free education, and access to
free healthcare. Some children will have many other benefits besides
– toys, games, outings, holidays, they will belong to clubs and
follow hobbies of their choice, have a mobile phone, fashion items of
various descriptions, and plenty of snacks and treats.
But once our
children's immediate needs are met, what is their greatest need? It's
not material things! Without a doubt, it is good relationships. Some
are naturally loners by character, others prefer to be surrounded by
people. Most will fall somewhere in the middle - but every single one
needs to know that they are loved and valued, and to learn to love
and value others in return. “Relationship poverty” is perhaps the
worst kind of poverty. Even if money is tight, we all have the
same 24 hours every day – let's make sure we spend our time by
making others rich, including the children we most care about.
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| Every child is precious |
And the most
important relationship that any of us can have, of course is our
relationship with God, because this relationship will last for
eternity. The awesome thing
about Easter is that we can have a relationship with God because of
what Jesus did for us. He was despised
and rejected, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And even
then, he reached out to the lost, the lonely, the sick, the miserable
(rich and poor alike), the heartbroken, the blind and the lost. Is
there anything you could do to help the children you care about
(whether in your own family, church children, neighbours or sponsored
children) draw closer to God?
Give it some thought – it might be the most vital thing you ever do
in your life. We
are called to follow Jesus' example. If you know a poor child, a sad
child, a child who is ill, disabled, caught up in conflict, family
trouble, who struggles at school or at home, anywhere in the world .
. . perhaps you could reach out to them with love this Easter?
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| Me and my beautiful daughter! |
Happy
Mothers Day!
If you are a mum,
happy Mother's Day for Sunday! This photo (right) is of me with my
daughter at my wedding – the Lord has done great things for me!
Life hasn't always been easy in my family (and no doubt there will be
further battles to fight in the future!) but this I know from
experience; Jesus is the one who gives peace in the midst of storms,
who will not break a bruised reed, who promises to be with us always,
who's grace is sufficient for us, whatever we are going through. So
whatever is happening in your family at the moment, let me encourage
you to keep your eyes fixed on Jesus :-)
Are
you involved with an Easter holiday club?
Sadly, many
Christian parents leave the spiritual development of their children
to Sunday School teachers/youth workers. And some non-church children
will have no spiritual input into their lives other than that which
they will receive at church clubs and camps. This gives those of you
who work with children in any type of Christian youth work a
breathtaking responsibility! May the Lord bless you as you reach out
with the good news this Easter time. Just for you, we have set up
an offer on our website, for books at an excellent price. Go to
www.dernierpublishing.com
and click on the OFFERS link. It's as easy as that!
Why
buy books for children who come to clubs?
- They can read the message in their own time, when things are less hectic
- All our books are great stories and encouraging and inspiring reads!
- Their families might read them too :-)
- The good news you have taught is less likely to be forgotten, as their book will remind them
- The Lord can work quietly in their own hearts as they read alone
If
you don't have any responsibility for youth camps/clubs, but know
someone who does, please pass this newsletter on to them – thank
you :-)
Where do you
buy yours?
If you can get
down to your nearest Christian bookshop to buy our books, please do!
If you're not sure where yours is, find it here:
http://www.christianbookshops.org.uk/
If you can't get
to a shop, you can also buy direct from our website with Paypal (no
account required, free shipping to U.K. addresses) and from many
other online stores. If you don't live in the U.K., you may be able
to buy our books from Amazon and ebay in your local currency. As
reported last month, two of our books are going to Australia (what an
adventure for them!) - for those of you live down-under, please do
buy as many copies of I Want to Be an Airline Pilot and The
Birthday Shoes from Koorong shops as you can, so they will keep
stocking them!
Thank
you for your help - every child's life is so precious!
With
grateful thanks for all your support and prayers,
Janet
P.S.
Please don't forget to let us know if you would like to continue to
receive our newsletters: info@dernierpublishing.com
. . . and do take a look at our latest offer on our website:
www.dernierpublishing.com
. . . oh, and could you pass this newsletter on to two or three other
people? Thank you for
your support :-)
