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As you all know, we went to South Africa for 3 weeks after Christmas.

One day, while we were on safari, we saw a huge anthill. My 2 boys didn’t know what it was and asked the ranger, who was kind enough to stop and explain: Anthills are where the ants live, and they build it all by themselves, using only ground and small pieces of material they can carry themselves, mixed with their saliva. And although ants are really small, this anthill was huge – as high as the vehicle we were driving in. Not even mentioning all the wee rooms and passages build under the ground we couldn’t see! So the ranger allowed the boys to get out of the vehicle quickly and touch the anthill. Then he told them to kick it. Not even a speck of dust fell off!! The anthill was as strong as a rock. Something that was built by tiny wee ants was too strong for a human (quite a bit bigger!) to break. It was almost unbelievable!

This just made me realize once again how amazing God is. He made the ants, and gave them the ability to build houses like that. In Psalm 95 we read: “Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord… For the Lord is the great God… In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him… Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for He is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.” God, who made the tiny ants, also made the huge big elephants, and He also made us. And just like He takes care of nature, He takes care of us too. He holds us in the hollow of his hand.

If God can make a tiny ant build a house that can’t even be kicked over by my 2 future football stars (!!), just imagine what He can do through you… May 2015 be a year full of amazing things for you.

God bless,
Nanda

SU are running a Launch Pad training day at Davidson Mains Church Edinburgh on March 14th from 9:45am - 4:45pm to inspire and share some practical ideas with us to ensure we have an action packed fun holiday club this August.

Would you like to attend? if so then please contact Lorna at the West Kirk for more information or to book your place.

~~To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, the congregation of Kirk of Calder, which worships in a pre-Reformation building, has a vision of linking up with a project in the developing world, where age-old European  differences are not recognised. Kirk of Calder are doing this in a spirit of ecumenism, as a shared experience with  friends in the local Roman Catholic congregations, together with other local churches and community groups, thus marking the event as a celebration of the ways in which churches in the 21st century are working together in Christian unity to help some of the poorest people in the world.

In partnership with the Vine Trust, the vision is to link up with the people of Tanzania, in a project to build a safe home where, by the autumn of 2017, 40 vulnerable children will be cared for and educated - a fitting way to mark the anniversary, bringing our local people together to work for the future well being of our friends in Tanzania.

£85,000  needs to be raised and so far £10,300 has been accrued through the generosity of various churches and schools in West Lothian as well as individuals.

During Stewardship month of February in the congregations of West Kirk and Polbeth Harwood, there will be  the opportunity for members and friends of both congregations  to show our support for this project by donating through retiring collections at all services during the month and at the Communion meals on March 1st.