The Story Behind Eucharisteo

How a season of surrender became a gift for every child

From Offence to Gratitude

I had my first child in 2020. In the years that followed, I longed for another child, but that longing went unanswered. Over time, something shifted in my heart. I found myself offended with God, hurt, and full of questions.

How do you praise a God who seems silent?

I carried that question quietly for years, until I stopped running from it and allowed God to answer it Himself.

A Walk with God

In 2025, the Lord invited me into a different kind of season. He called me to walk with Him, to step away from social media, distractions, and the noise of the world, and simply be with Him. I obeyed.

My days became anchored in the Word of God, in prayer, in worship, and in stillness. In that quiet place, He began to heal what I had not even realised was still wounded.

That season began with something simple. I started creating colouring books for children, each one woven with Scripture. What seemed like a small offering became a sacred space. As I poured myself into those pages, God began to shape a message in me, gently and steadily.

A Moment of Clarity

One day, standing in my bathroom, God placed something in my spirit so clearly that I could not dismiss it. It was not merely an idea; it was a complete vision, and at the heart of it was a truth from Isaiah 12:3:

‘With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.’

The meaning settled in my heart with quiet strength. Joy is not the same as ease, and gratitude is not reserved for perfect days. Some days are heavy. Some prayers seem unanswered. Some seasons stretch longer than you expected. Yet joy can still be held, not because life is painless, but because God is present.

Gratitude became the doorway. When you learn to count your blessings, even in small ways, you learn to keep your eyes open to God’s goodness. When you can find one reason to give thanks, you make room for joy to remain. That joy keeps you returning, again and again, to the well of salvation.

In the process of creating those Scripture-based colouring books, Eucharisteo was birthed. The message became unmistakable. This was about little hands learning to praise God with colour and thanks, forming a habit of worship that could carry them through every season of life.

That moment became Eucharisteo.

A Shared Conviction

When I shared the vision with my husband, Agbonmire, it resonated with something God had already been doing in his own heart.

For years, Agbonmire had wrestled with his own questions about consistency in his walk with God. He sometimes questioned whether he was on the straight and narrow path, whether he read the Bible enough, worshipped enough, or prayed enough. He moved between reliance on God and self-reliance, measuring his faith against a standard he could never seem to meet.

Then God drew his attention to the story of the one leper who returned to Jesus with gratitude after his healing and was made whole. That story changed everything. God’s grace was sufficient. He makes us whole. All we can do is be grateful for salvation and for being His children.

Agbonmire learnt to enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise: to be thankful unto Him, and bless His Name (Psalm 100:4). Gratitude became the pulse of his walk with God, the air he breathes every second of the day. That disposition helps him set his eyes always on Jesus and keeps him grounded in everything he does.

So when the vision for Eucharisteo came, we both recognised the same truth: gratitude is not merely a feeling. It is a discipline. It is a tool for spiritual vitality. It is a well.

Why a Children’s Journal?

The word Eucharisteo comes from the Greek; it means ‘to give thanks’. We knew immediately that this was not just a personal lesson. It was a gift meant for the next generation.

Children have a natural disposition to be happy and to look with wonder at everything they set their eyes on. Everything is new and awesome. It is our work as parents to connect everything that looks bright and beautiful to the Almighty God who made them all and is worthy to be praised.

If children, starting as young as three, can be taught to look for God’s goodness every day, to name it, to write it down, and to pray about it, they gain something no circumstance can steal: a grateful heart.

A child who learns to give thanks learns to notice God everywhere, in sunshine and in storm, in answered prayers and in seasons of waiting. Gratitude trains the heart to remain soft and attentive. It turns ordinary moments into altars of remembrance.

730 Days of Gratitude

We wrote every single day by hand. We created 365 days for little ones aged 3 to 7, with traceable sentences, simple prayers, and colouring activities they can do with a parent by their side. We created another 365 days for children aged 8 to 13, with deeper reflection prompts, practical action challenges, and prayers that help them grow their own walk with God.

That is 730 days of Scripture, gratitude, and faith, born from a season in which God taught us that thankfulness is not merely a feeling. It is a discipline. It is a weapon. It is a well.

These gratitude journals are tools designed to do just that. We hope that when children practice gratitude with these journals, it will become a life skill they carry all the days of their lives.

Meet the Authors

Aniekpeno Ifeh is a mother, a believer, a lawyer, a digital marketer, and a children’s church teacher. Agbonmire Clement Ifeh is a father, a God lover, an engineer, and a preacher. Together, they are the founders of God Colours My Life, a ministry and brand dedicated to helping families raise children who know God and walk in His light.

They are passionate about training children in the way they should go with intentionality and purpose, knowing that an early start can be a great advantage in life. Their shared conviction is that the act of giving thanks is a solid foundation that can stand against the vagaries and storms of life that lie ahead. Eucharisteo is their first published work, but it will not be their last. God is doing so much more.

If these journals bless your family, they would love to hear about it. If you are in a season of waiting, questioning, or wondering whether God sees you, please let them reassure you: He does. He is at work, and He is bringing all things together for your good.

With love and grace,
Aniekpeno & Agbonmire,
Founders,
God Colours My Life