Week 4 - FBC Paris, Franklin First UMC, Salem Avenue Baptist, Clearbranch UMC, FBC Amory, FBC Pflugerville, Arrowwood Baptist Church, Calvary Chapel Greensboro, FBC Stevenson & Eastmont Baptist

Rosamond

We had the pleasure of spending week 4 at Rosamond with FBC Paris! The team arrived full of energy and ready to love on everyone they met. Our kids had a blast during free-play every day with FBC Paris! The giant yoga balls they brought were a hit, and each kid always had someone to play with! At games, the older boys loved learning how to play two-base kickball! The middle-aged kids had so much fun playing freeze-dance and having dance battles at songs! On Friday, the older girls enjoyed making foam welcome mats. One of the girls wrote, "I welcome Jesus into my home" on her welcome mat, which was really sweet! Bible story was energetic every day and the little ones loved getting to cuddle up to the team members! FBC Paris was intentional about having gospel conversations with our kids at Rosamond and on Friday Jordan decided to dedicate his life to following Christ! We celebrated Jordan's decision and gave him a Bible so he can start learning even more about Jesus! Thank you, FBC Paris, for loving the kids at Rosamond and sharing the light of Christ with everyone you met this week! 
- Brianna

Guernsey

Franklin First UMC joined us over at Guernsey Bible Club this week! It was such a joy to have them in town this week and see their true love for the people of Memphis shine through. They went out with lively spirits and canvased well, which brought a high of 50 kids back to Bible Club. This week was really sweet as the team was able to find several kids who haven’t been to Bible Club since last summer! The kids loved crafts station this week where they got to make a beach scene that included seashells and jellyfish. Our middle age group loved breaking it down at songs station where they learned a couple of fun new dances! A huge thank you to Franklin First UMC for having so much energy and loving so well! God has been so good to Guernsey Bible Club this summer, and I cannot wait to see God continue to work for his good in these remaining weeks. Pray for great things to happen at guernsey bible club and that these kids will be the light in their families. 
- Katie & Antone

Whittier

What a week it was over at Whitvegas!! Our friends from Salem Avenue Baptist Church in Rolla, MO brought love to so many people in our community this week. We can’t begin to express how grateful we are. Each day in Bible story the kids learned about a different part of Paul’s life and how it all pointed back to Jesus. The kids loved the special crafts, including contact paper “stain glass” creations and scratch off colorful art. Each craft pointed to the beauty & meaning that Christ brings to our lives. Over at games, the Whittier babies got to play a lot of their favorites such as Mr. Bear, Sharks & Minnows, and Duck Duck Goose. The kids even taught the leaders how to play Ameba Tag! Songs station was a hit with limbo, jump rope competitions, long jump competitions, dancing & the ultimate game of hot potato. The hot potato toy had a water balloon inside as well as a timer. When the timer stopped, the potato popped the water balloon on whoever had it. The kids' laughs & huge smiles were priceless. Thanks, fellow Missourians, for your contribution, flexibility (especially with weather) & love this week. You have been such a blessing to us & our kiddos!
- Claire & Kristin

National

National was poppin’ this week thanks to Clearbranch UMC! Clearbranch, you loved so well this week. Our kids were truly blessed to have you all pouring into their lives. Bible story walked through the Old Testament beginning with creation and ending in the New Testament with the parable of the prodigal son. There were so many awesome, intentional gospel conversations had! Crafts pointed toward the Bible story every day, and a favorite was having their faces painted like animals for Noah’s Ark. Our kids had so much fun playing with the parachute at games station and enjoyed learning new hand games at songs. Clearbranch, thank you so much for loving so extremely well. This was so evident in all of our kids' attitudes, especially in our older boys. You poured into them and cared for them in so many ways. Taking kids back home on the last day is always difficult, but even though you were sad to leave you did not waste any minute. You carried kids the whole way home, you talked with them about what they learned this week, and you hugged each child before they went inside. It was beautiful to watch the kids reciprocate the love that you poured into them. Thank you so very much for serving alongside us this week.
- Morgan & Kara

Johnson

Johnson was so much fun this week! FBC Amory came ready to love the kids well. Amory soaked up every sweet moment and never ran out of energy. The kids got to learn about the miracles of Jesus at Bible story this week, and they loved it. Everyone was excited to hear about Jesus doing things that everyday people cannot do, like how Jesus walked on water, gave the blind man sight, fed the 5,000, healed the withered hand, and resurrected Lazarus! At crafts on Tuesday, the kids got to create a stained glass window in the shape of a fish. On Wednesday, the kids were transformed into superheroes with Super Jesus capes. The team helped the kids come up their own superpowers which was a super cute idea! The kids had so much fun at games and songs stations as well! They taught the team lots of new dance moves at songs, and at games, the kids were laughing with delight as they sprinted through a wall of team members spraying them with water guns! On Friday, FBC Amory finished the week off with gift bags full of toys and candy. We want to thank Amory so much for such a great week!
- Jordan & Andrea

Que Que

I don’t know what you have heard. Que Que parties rock the Earth! I don’t know what you have seen. Que Que parties for the King! It was a great week over at club Que Que with Clearbranch UMC. The high for the week was 38 kids! Mr. Corey and his crew at games rocked it every day playing fun and exciting games with all the kids. The younger groups loved playing with the parachute, the older girls had a blast playing various relay races, and the boys had a great time playing football! The songs station jammed out by singing Bible Club songs and dancing to the Cupid Shuffle, Old Town Road, and Whip and Nae Nae. The guys at Bible story knocked it out of the park by teaching the kids about Adam and Eve, Noah’s Ark, The Walls of Jericho, Jonah, and the Whale, and the Prodigal Son. Plus, the kids had so much fun at the crafts station! They made pipe cleaner snakes, got their faces painted to look like their favorite animals, decorated horns to march around Jericho with, created the cutest craft where Jonah was actually in the whale’s mouth and made salvation bracelets. We are so thankful for Clearbranch UMC coming this week and loving our kids so well. We are excited to see how the Lord works in the lives of our kids for the rest of the summer. 
-Michelle, Maci & Jess

Pope
FBC Pflugerville spent the week at Bible Club Pope, and what an amazing week it was! Pflugerville brought us tons of new kiddos throughout the week and a high of 47 kids on Friday! Our youngest kids loved playing Mr. Bear and Duck Duck Goose in the games station. Our oldest kids had tons of fun playing Capture the Flag and a version of basketball during games. Our middle-aged group loved hanging out in the crafts station where they decorated noisemakers and made salvation bracelets. So many of our kids were able to tell us what every color meant on the bracelets which was really neat. Even our older boys group enjoyed making welcome mats to take back to their home! At Bible story, our kids learned how God can use anyone to spread His glory and purpose through the story of Paul. On Friday, Hope prayed the salvation prayer and accepted Christ into her life. Shout out to Pflugerville for showing our kids the love of Jesus. We had so much fun out at Bible Club Pope this week and we are so thankful for all of FBC Pflugerville's love and energy. We can’t wait to see what happens at Bible Club over the 4th of July week!
- Abbey & Xavier

Jackson

This week at Jackson was such a blessing. The team from Arrowwood Baptist was fun, loving, and energetic. The Bible story leaders kept the kids’ interest all week by telling different stories about Paul's life. The older boys and girls were extremely interested and asked lots of questions about Jesus and His word. Games station was a favorite during this week with relays, potato sack races, and parachute time. The kids also loved showing off their favorite dance moves in songs by playing freeze dance and Little Sally Walker. Crafts was an outstanding station every single day of the week. The kids loved making sand cross necklaces, coloring mosaic crosses, designing binoculars, and much more! Everybody had something they enjoyed doing during free play before starting Bible Club. Having coloring sheets and markers ready for the kids once they got to Bible Club was a stellar idea. On Friday, the team handed out bags to the kids full of treats, necessities, toys, and a Bible to each kid. The kids were super thankful for this unique surprise! The Arrowwood team was full of great people who have a heart for God and our kids. Jackson will miss this team so much. We cannot wait to see you next year!
- Abby

Treadwell

Calvary Chapel Greensboro brought us an amazing week of Bible Club at Treadwell. Calvary Chapel brought a high of 29 kids on Thursday, and all the kids had so much fun! They had a great time in games where the team set up a bunch of different obstacle courses and relay races. At one point, the kids sack raced to get ping pong balls which they could trade for puzzle pieces. Once they got all of the puzzle pieces, the kids could figure out the Bible verse! As a challenge, some of the kids had to piece the puzzle together blindfolded! It was awesome to watch the kids have so much fun while learning about scripture. The kids at Treadwell also enjoyed crafts where they got to decorate miniature Bibles, make salvation chains, and more. They loved showing off their crafts, and were excited to take home a prayer journal on Friday! Every day in songs the kids learned a Bible Verse song and sang some hey burrito, little red wagon, baby shark, and this little light of mine - they also did the macarena! In Bible story, the kids learned about Paul and got to visualize a map of his journey. The kids learned so much about Jesus and got to memorize so many Bible Verses. It was a fabulous week. The kids loved it all! Thank you Calvery Chapel for giving us an amazing week at Treadwell! 
- Tanisha

Baltic

B to the A to the L to the T-I-C! FBC Pflugerville was hanging out at Bible Club Baltic this week. We had a blast all week watching the Lord work and do amazing things! Pflugerville was full of energy and intentional love for our kiddos. I loved watching them interact with the kids at each station - they were just magnetized! On Wednesday, one of our sweet kids, Camerion, gave his life to Jesus! We talked, prayed, and celebrated him as a new believer! There was a party in Heaven, and also at Baltic because of Camerion's decision to follow Christ. Thursday morning was stormy, so we had Bible Club in the afternoon instead! The muggy-ness didn’t stop the team or the kiddos from having an awesome time at Bible Club. It was so fun to watch the kids teach the team how to play Mr. Bear—a Bible Club favorite game. At Bible Club on Friday, we had the highest number of kids for the week! It was such a testament to the way this team let Jesus flow through them in all they did. I heard so many beautiful gospel conversations, saw so many hugs, and felt the warmth of Jesus in this team all week long. FBC Pflugerville, I know these kiddos loved every minute of being with you. Thanks for your humble service!
- Simone

Colonial Hills

Welcome back, friends, to Street Reach Colonial Hills. Week 4 was a HUGE blessing full of surprises and wonderful moments. No seriously, it was an AMAZING week. One of my favorite moments was on Tuesday when a couple of grandparents just hop out of their car with a little girl, 6 water guns, and a five-gallon cooler. "Here everybody!" haha! After engaging in conversation, we learned that Mrs. Brenda and her husband, as well as a few friends, loved what we were doing so much that they wanted to help out and be a part of the ministry. They began showing up every day to support us with snacks and helping hands. They even cooked lunch for the whole bible club on Friday! IT WAS SUCH AN AMAZING WEEK! Massive thanks to God for providing opportunities to connect and meet people where they are at, and thanks also to our missionaries FBC Stevenson. They were super flexible despite the storms this week; they poured out everything they had on becoming children to minister to the children; they walked routes multiple times to find kids for club; and no matter what came next, they were ready and willing to love others. I loved seeing the children lead by boat (made out of one jump rope and imagination) all over Rome (the park playground) to follow Paul on his missionary journeys. What I loved, even more, was that the children could recount their journeys and the bible stories they learned along the way. Lastly, I loved being asked by little Jacob if he could talk to me about becoming a Christian! I cannot say this enough, you cannot fathom just how much God can (and will) use you in just one week. And praise His name for it! Please keep Colonial Hills and the surrounding community in your prayers. Pray that the community members who know Christ will continue to love and serve the rest. Pray that more connections and relationships will be built between our partnering church Trinity Baptist and the members of the community. And please pray for Jacob. He is still learning what it really means to be a Christian. We spoke about how a Christian is someone who mimics Jesus Christ and how no one is able to do so without God's help, but he still has a ways to grow in his understanding of the Gospel. "The time has come. The kingdom of God is near." (Mark 1:15)
- Kaden

Beckett
Street Reach St. Louis is underway, and what a great week it was! Eastmont Baptist rolled into town with high expectations, plenty of energy, and lots of love for the kids. Bible Club Beckett saw a high of 10 kids on Wednesday! All week the kids learned about the fruits of the spirit in Bible story, played games ranging from kickball to ships and sailors, made some awesome crafts, and were introduced to some classic Bible Club songs. Throughout the week, the team not only poured their love into the kids but served everyone in the community with whom they came into contact. Anyone who was at the park or anyone who happened to walk by was met by team members ready to talk with, pray with and share the love of Christ with them. We even had 2 professions of salvation later in the week! One was an older kid who came to club for several days, and the other was by a young uncle of two kids who came to Bible Club all week long! Thank you, East Mont, for being the hands and feet of Jesus here at Club Beckett and helping water the seeds planted in St. Louis. We look forward to seeing what God has in store next year!
- The Lou Crew

Beckett
What a great week it was at Bible Club Park! Eastmont Baptist brought so much fun and excitement this week to kick off our summer in St. Louis! Learning the fruits of the spirit was barely scratching the surface of what the kids learned this week. The Good Samaritan was just one of many stories the kids heard this week. Airplanes and planters were among the many cool crafts that all of the kids enjoyed making this week. There was always fun to be had as Eastmont went out and showed Christ’s love to every single person they came into contact with. We can’t thank you enough for the love the kids and staff felt this week from you. Thank you, Eastmont Baptist Church, for loving St. Louis. It was definitely a week to remember.
- The Lou Crew

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