Nov. 8, 2009 - Awana and Operation Christmas Child

In our Awana club we have a monthly mission time and for the month of November our focus is on  Operation Christmas Child .  I have been blown away by the response from our clubbers and our church.  I was thinking we might put together two shoe boxes per club for a total of 6 boxes but we are going to have over 5 times that!!!!  Next Sunday I should have an exact count.

This week we started sorting the stuff and putting the boxes together.  The kids prayed over the stuff first and prayed for the boys and girls that would be receiving the boxes and then they were so excited to help pack them.

If you want to participate in OCC visit the link above it is an awesome organization and you can participate with a church or on your own.

Sparks getting ready to start sorting the stuffPacking boxes

T&T sorting toys 

Cutting out labels for the shoe boxes

Oct. 18, 2009 - Awana

I am really enjoying our Awana club and watching God at work through it.  We have been in full swing for two and a half months now and things are going quite well.  I have served in Awana for many years but being a Commander is new to me this year and Awana is new to our church this year but the support is wonderfully overwhelming. 

I just wanted to share some pictures of our Crazy hair/hat night:

Cubbies

Sparks

Truth and Training

Aug. 16, 2009 - AWANA's

We had our first Awana Club meeting tonight.  It was so great!  Another lady and myself are co-commanders.  There has been a lot of work put in in these weeks leading up to tonight.  I feel so blessed with the leaders, clubbers and families that God has placed in our midst.  I have helped with Awana's for over 5 years with Anastasia and we have missed it the last year and a half.  So when our new church was on board with starting one I was so excited.

Chris one of our T &T leaders talking about the Bible being more powerful than a sword.

Game time--They needed to listen to directions being called out to them to stay on the white circle.

Cubbies enjoying their snack time.

Cubbies craft/coloring time

Joshua during handbook time.  He memorized his first verse:  John 3:16

Ok I had to take this picture.  Natasha had a pony tail on top earlier like "Cindy Woo"  when she pulled it out this is what her hair looked like! 

Going thru these pictures I realized I didn't get one of Becky and myself.  I will have to take one next week.