For theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven

We pick up the thread in the seventies, when Mrs. Karat, was asked to start the Sunday school. She began with just one child. The numbers increased slowly She was then assisted by Mrs. Bessie Henry and Mrs. Sarojini David. It blossomed under them. Mrs. David was replaced by Mrs. Paul and Ms. Esther Simons. Later, Mrs. Paul retired from Sunday School activities to be replaced by Mrs. Vinita Samuel. All these stalwart women kept the flag flying high, with an output of one play each year. People still treasure the scripts of these plays, even though more than thirty years have flown by.

In the mid eighties, Mr. Kenny Elisha joined the Sunday School. In addition to teaching, he played the guitar while Ms. Esther Simons played the piano. They had their own worship service suitable for children. At that time there were three classes, i.e. Junior, Intermediate and Seniors. The teachers took great care in preparing for the classes and the children were very eager to learn the stories from the Bible. They wrote exams conducted by the Bible Society and did quite well. They also staged plays like ‘Mother Teresa’ and ‘Ida Scudder’ on World Sunday School Day.

Kenny left in the late eighties, as he had a touring job. Sunil Abraham, a former student of the Sunday School, took up the mantle for some time, along with Herbert Paul who came in to play the guitar. Sunil brought in a lot of theatre exercises and related them to the gospel, which helped a lot of children in their daily life too. Sunil and Herbert scripted plays and wrote original music with the able guidance of Mrs. Karat.

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