Honor Ceremony

Tonight Marley was crowned an Honor Star at the Girls Ministries Honor Ceremony at Bethany. For the younger clubs, it means that the girls have attended three out of four Wednesday nights and completed all of their badges.

For the two older clubs, Stars and Friends, there is a lot more to it.

This is what the leader read before Marley was crowned:

"WHAT IS AN HONOR STAR?

AN HONOR STAR IS A GIRL WHO HAS PROVEN HERSELF FAITHFUL TO GOD, HER CHURCH AND THE IMPACT STARS PROGRAM FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.

MARLEY HAS EARNED AT LEAST 27 UNITS IN THIS TIME.

THIS MEANS THAT SHE WAS IN CLASS AT LEAST THREE OUT OF THE FOUR WEEKS THE CLUB WAS WORKING ON EACH UNIT.

SHE MEMORIZED THE SCRIPTURE VERSES, COMPLETED THE ACTIVITY PAGES, AND FINISHED HER PROJECTS.

IN ADDITION TO BEING FAITHFUL DURING CLASS, SHE WENT OVER AND BEYOND WHAT SHE DID IN CLASS AND EARNED 9 HONOR STEPS WHERE THESE STEPS HAD TO BE DONE AT HOME.

TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE HONOR STEPS, SHE HAD TO MEMORIZE SEVERAL SCRIPTURE VERSES AND ALL OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE, WRITE AN ESSAY ABOUT INTEGRITY AND MEMORIZE THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD STATEMENT OF FAITH ON WHICH SHE WAS TESTED.

MARLEY ALSO HAD TO READ THROUGH THE ENTIRE NEW TESTAMENT DURING HER STAR YEARS AND THEN BE TESTED ON 27 MEMORY VERSES UNDER A REVIEW BOARD.

MARLEY IS GOING TO BE RECOGNIZED AND HONORED TONIGHT FOR HER INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT SHE HAS WORKED SO HARD ON.

WE ARE PROUD OF HER AND CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THE WONDERFUL THINGS GOD HAS PLANNED FOR HER LIFE."


One thing I can say for my church is that they do so much for the children and teens. Tonight was just an example. It was a wonderful ceremony with refreshments afterwards.

We are all so proud of you Marley. You worked hard for this!