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Katy Brereton June 2011 I have been happily married since 1976 to Dave and together we have adopted 3 children and cared for many foster children who are all in their late 20's now (and we are thankful for the 10 grandchildren the Lord has given us!) I graduated from McGill University in 2005 with a B. of K/Elementary Education. I am very interested in validating YFC staff who work with elementary children and would like to help create a network so everyone may share ideas and best practices and be a help and an encouragement to each other across Canada. In the past I was involved in:
At present I am:
Katy's reflections:
George Barna says in his book Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions, "Research indicates that one's spiritual identity is largely set by age 13." He also states that "85% of those who make profession of faith do so within the age range of four to fourteen" and according to studies done in 2003, "about 30% of the word's population is age 14 or younger." Therefore the answer to the questions, "At what stage in life is a person undergoing the greatest moral and spiritual development" and "At what stage in life do individuals have the greatest openness to the Gospel?".....the answer is: "In childhood." Jesus says the same in Mark 10:13-16 when he says, "the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these."
Therefore, I am very interested in encouraging YFC staff working with elementary children and helping to create this network across Canada. Please feel free to contact me at the email above with any ideas or concerns which you may have in this area. I would love to hear from you.
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