Shavuot (sha-voo-oat), is TOMORROW! The omer count ends Thursday and we will see great blessings of Shavuot! Shavuot is one of the holiest days of the whole year, and indeed one of the "shalosh regulim" or 3 required feasts of Ad-nai. Shavuot is exciting because it comes at the end of a 49 day period of counting the omer up to this special day. For the last six plus weeks we have been saying a special blessing each night, and anticipating the great miracles that G-D will do for HIS people on this day! Just like we have seen in the past several parashot, this blessing in particular came through obedience. We read of Yeshua telling HIS talmidim to stay during the omer count in Acts of the Emissaries 1:3-4. 3To them He showed Himself to be alive after His suffering through many convincing proofs, appearing to them for forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. 4Now while staying with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father promised—which, He said, “you heard from Me. Then those that stayed in Yerushalayim for the counting of the omer, and were there as they should be for Shavuot we read in Acts of the Emissaries 2:1-4. 1When the day of Shavuot had come, they were all together in one place. 2Suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3And tongues like fire spreading out appeared to them and settled on each one of them. 4They were all filled with the Ruach ha-Kodesh and began to speak in other tongues as the Ruach enabled them to speak out. 5Now Jewish people were staying in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven. They went on to do many more miracles as we read in the remainder of this weeks portion. Ad-nai has many miracles and blessings for us as well! What and where will they find us? They will find us when we are where we were told to be, and doing what we were told to do! As we count up the last days toward Shavuot we have two activities this week to help us celebrate; if you have ever wondered how to go about counting the omer or wondered about why we always meet up for Rosh Chodesh then these activities are definitely for you. Be sure to get your parents permission before you download and print the lesson and activities for this week and learn about the way we can help others recognize that we are growing and maturing everyday (hint: this behavior leads to more freedom for us). (links are below attached to the cartoons of children.)