by Brenda Hom
God has given me the wonderful privilege of serving on the Fireflies Nursery Ministry since 2007. When I first joined the ministry, the church was located in the Scripps Ranch area, and the “nursery” was a small classroom filled with computers, electrical cords, and other potential choking hazards for young babies and toddlers. We had about five nursery-aged children at the time, and I enjoyed spending quality time with those children and watching them grow up in the church. As the years went by, God continued to be faithful, and grew our church both spiritually and in numbers. It is truly an honor to grow alongside the church body, and witness firsthand how God has brought up the Fireflies Ministry to what it is today.
When we moved to our current location in Sorrento Valley, the Fireflies Ministry was given the main large room, which we currently use today for the toddlers. By that time, the ministry had grown to be about 10 toddlers and five babies. The main room was divided into two sections, with one side for the infants, and the other side for the toddlers. These were exciting times, especially with our newly adopted curriculum that included Bible lessons and memory verses. Creative and musically talented church members set the memory verses to a tune, and the Fireflies memory verse song CD was made! Within the next few years, the nursery continued to grow, as new families joined the church, and singles became married families with children. With 15 toddlers and 10 babies, Fireflies had outgrown the main large room. Once the LBC San Jose church plant started, the Sparklers ministry moved into Pastor John Kim’s old office, and Nursery 1 (infants) moved next door into the old Sparklers room. Currently, the Fireflies ministry now has 15 babies in N1, and 20 toddlers in N2.
As I reflect upon how much the Fireflies ministry has physically changed over the years, I am grateful for God’s constant faithfulness, unchanging character, and unfailing love towards His church. God has given us His Word to teach the youngest members of our church about who He is, His character and attributes, and who His Son Jesus Christ is. Our hope is that some day, these little ones would grow up to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and become disciples of Christ.