Uncle Bob

Last Monday, just before Thanksgiving break, kindergarten through fourth graders had the opportunity to listen to a Bible story told by my father, Bob Beery. “Uncle Bob”, as children know him, has been traveling to schools throughout Michigan teaching Bible stories to thousands of students in the past 40 years. Our second graders had the privilege of listening to one of these Bible stories: the story of the good shepherd.

Uncle Bob began by singing, “We’ve got the Joy” along with the students and it was breathtaking to watch the students excitingly sing along to the music with him. As it became time for the Bible stories, students watched in awe as Uncle Bob told the story of the good shepherd along with multiple visuals to get the students eager to listen.

Uncle Bob explained to students how a shepherd was responsible for taking care of his flock of sheep. The shepherd took such good care of his sheep that he would endlessly search for a lost sheep that wandered from the flock. Just as this shepherd would rejoice when he found his lost sheep, so does God rejoice when one of his flock returns to him and places their faith in Jesus.

Once the story was finished, Uncle Bob had students participate in a review game of the Bible story. Students would raise their hand to answer a question about the Bible story. If the student answered the question correctly, they would then get to participate in the game: bobbing for apples. Students put a necklace on with a magnet on the end and would try to pick up as many apples as they could by connecting the magnets together. Overall, I believe the students enjoyed having Uncle Bob visit and we hope to hear another Bible story from him again!