Week 3- Old Rice Road Baptist Church, Boanerges Baptist, Grace Baptist, Broadmoor United Methodist, Mt. Pisgah Baptist, First Baptist Gleason

Whittier

    This week we worked with "Amazing" Grace at Whittier. These guys were awesome! They brought a lot of fun, love, and structure to our bible club site. Pastor Jeff and the others did a great job in the bible story station, he found a way to make the stories relatable to each age group. The girls in songs got really creative and did "dance-offs" with the kids. The kids had a blast. At games the boys organized relays for the kids to do. Relays are very fun and they also introduce healthy competition. 

    The craft station went really well and the kids had something to take home everyday. The last day they took home goodie bags that they decorated themselves during crafts. The team really did a great job and the Whittier site was blessed to have them there all week long. Thanks again Grace Baptist, see you next year!! - Katie J 

Kendrick 

    God was so faithful this week at the Kendrick site! Boanerges Baptist Church ran club with a huge heart and passion. They were very passionate about getting kids and the number of kids brought to bible clubs increased more and more as the week passed. At the end of the week Kendrick was able to minister to a total of 63 kids! The team handled the large numbers excellently.

    Crafts were a hit with hats, bracelets, and more fun things that Boanerges brought with them. They were such a hit that the kids wore them all week long. The Games station was a blast and the kids played harder than ever. Music continued the trend of fun with drums, shaker, and tambourines. As the boys would say, they laid down some "fresh beats".

    Bible stories were led amazingly. They kept the kids engaged and tought them about God's love and sacrifice for them. David and Willie even accepted Christ into their hearts. It truly was an amazing week at Kendrick. Boanerges, you will be missed! - Holly 

Rosamond

    Wow, what an awesome week we had! God really proved himself to more than faithful. We started the week with 33 kids and ended the week with 66! Mt. Pisgah was very passionate about going and getting the kids and sharing the love. The kids really enjoyed having you all Mt. Pisgah. You were awesome with the kids, and you were great about listening to the guidance of the Lord and look what happened. Thank you so much Mt. Pisgah. You all rocked it and can't wait to see you again next summer! - Heather 

Guernsey 

    Guernsey hit a record breaking number this week with a total of 107 kids that were ministered to. God really moved at the site this week. We prayed for God to move in a big way and that's exactly what he did! Big thanks to our team from Broadmoor United Methodist. They all came on a "mystery" trip and didn't know what to expect upon arrival. 

    From the first kid on site to the last kid taken home Friday, Broadmoor's passion and love for the kids filled the Guernsey site. The team was extremely passionate about finding and bringing kids to bible club to be loved on. The love the team had for our kids grew more and more every minute. 

    The kids learned all the different names of God this week. They also learned that God protects, provides, heals, and the He will always be there for them. We are so thankful the team came to minister. They really did a great job. We thnk you all so much for allowing God to use you this week and reach the lives of our kids. You all are amazing. -Michelle and Cole 

National 

    Records were set all week long and Thursday 447 kids were ministered to. 91 of those kids were ministered to at the National site, which was a record high for us. Our numbers this week were: Monday 73, Tuesday 63, Wed 62, Thursday 72, and Friday 91. Tuesday and Wednesday it rained and we kept the kids until we saw lightning, so we had to take the home before lunch arrived. It broke hearts when the kids said that they were hungry. Albaro even said, "The trees...we have so many trees to sit under for lunch and then you can tell us another bible story...please tell us another bible story. FBC Gleason came back for the second year of ministry at National. It was so cool to see kids sprint to their favorite team members. They are a true testimony to Christ's love and the lasting impact it leaves on the kids. 

    The team from Gleason dealt with the loss of a close friend of the entire group Tuesday, but they fought through it and decided to stay to finish their ministry to the kids. The same day that they decided to do this, a white truck pulled up to National and dropped a little girl off. Her name was alice and she ran to come greet us! She now lives across from the Kendrick bible club site and she begged her mom to DRIVE her to National. God had it already planned out that Mrs. Tonya would get to see her favorite kid from last year. 

    We love Gleason, Thanks for being the hands and feet of Jesus this week! - Erica 

Leawood 

    This was a great week with Boanerges Baptist Church. They were a very passionate group of people. This week we opened up two new routes in which we got about 10 new kids, and many more new prospects. Zachery, one of the new kids, actually got saved this week on the walk back home underneath a big shade tree. We also had some new kids come from off of Salem. God is truly blessing leawood each day withe more kids and with new kids. It is really amazing to see him work. Another big shout out to the "Sons of Thunder" for coming this week and making it possible for Leawood to run again. 

Johnson 

    This week at Johnson was phenomenal. Despite the rain on Tuesday, club ran smoothly. Our team was from Broadmoor United Methodist and even though they were new to this kind of ministry, they were well experienced. Their passion was evident to the kids and the community. The team not only shared Christ's love with the kids, but they also recieved it back!. The kids learned about Moses and God's love for them in bible time and in Games they were eaten by "sharks" to follow out the story. Overall, this past week has been one hundred percent blessed and I can't wait to see what God does next. 

Week 2-Northwest Baptist, First Baptist Church of McMinnville, Unity Baptist, Broadriver Association, and Fairlane Baptist.

Kendrick

    Northwest Baptist Church from Gainesville, FL, Kicked it at the Kendrick site this week! The team was great about picking up kids; we enrolled at least 11 new kids. Music was outstanding with Andrew playing his guitar and at singing. The kids loved learning the songs we would often hear them singing praises to God under their breath. One of the boy's mom even mentioned learning the song herself! 

    Aimee and Dorothy really got the kids into bible story with costumes and activities. Jonah and the whale was a favorite among the kids. Games with Karen and Matt went so well that some of the other sites also incorporated their games into their rotations. Karen and Matt were great at being flexible with whatever age group they were working with. 

    Finally, Allie and Melissa made some awesome crafts with the kids! They loved the fun stickers the girls brought and the ways they could actually use their crafts. All in all, it was a FANTASTIC week! We had 39 kids at Kendrick on Friday. Northwest had an amazing time learning about God's love. Kendrick was definitely blessed this week and we are praying that the rest of the summer will be just as great! - Holly 

Leawood

    This was a great first week for Leawood. We were able to minister to a total of 49 kids this week! Our biggest days were Tuesday and Friday with 35 kids. This is amazing because last year our biggest days were usually with a total of 25 kids. Unity did a great job this week of keeping the kids entertained. The crafts were amazing and the kids loved them. The kids had a great time this week and always loved coming back each day. Stay in prayer that we are able to run Leawood as much as possible this summer! - Matt

Johnson

    Johnson had a returning team this week from the Broadriver Association. We started with 24 kids on Mondy and by the end of the week we were in the mid 40's. God's grace was evident as his spirit moved and added more to his kingdom this week. For the children who committed their lives, I plan to get them enrolled in our discipleship club. We were also able to go and canvas across Holmes in which 16 new kids came to our bible club. 

   A mom even came and watched her children. In doing so one of the team members was able to minister to her. Thanks to Broadriver Association for this faithful and fruitful week! - "Bucket"

Whittier

    This was the second week running our Whittier site. A team from the Broadriver Association came to minister to the kids. Whittier ran in the high 30's and in the low 40's throughout the week, while topping out at 49 kids at the end. The kids had fun staying cool under tents provided by the team. They also enjoyed competitive games and relays at the game station. 

    During crafts, each child had something colorful to take home. The final station was bible story and it was wonderfully led by Mr. Vernon. Each kid went home looking forward to the following day. They had a great time with the team because of their willingness to love and care for each one of the children. It was a successful, fun, and definitely exciting week. Thank you Broadriver!!- Josh 

Leahy's 

    This week at Leahy's we had a wonderful group of missionaries from Kentucky to serve. This team of 10 from Unity Baptist Church brought a little spunk and a whole lot of love to our children this week. We were able to minister to 49 children throughout the week. 

    One special moment was when a couple of team members connected with some of our shyer children. They really got down on the level of the kids and the children responded wonderfully to the extra attention. Thanks Unity for being the hands and feet of Christ!- Sara

Rosamond

    Rosamond had a great time with Broadriver this week! The kids learned about Gideon and his army on Tuesday, Ruth and Naomi on Wednesday and Jonah on Thursday. Thursday also involved a day of water games where the kids got soaked with not only water, but God's love. The kids also made a really cool craft each day that they could take home. The kids really enjoyed having Broadriver! We can't wait to see you all again soon!- Heather

Guernsey

    The second week at Guernsey was an amazing success. Big thanks to Fairlane for serving this week with us. Each day got better and better. We had about 55 kids a day until 90 kids came on Friday. God really blessed our site this week and we had two kids accept Christ, Qyntavius and Caressa. We are very excited to see how God moves in the Guernsey site and through our missionaries for the rest of the summer. Our songs being played at site, the kids have started singing them on the way home. We have had numerous times to pray with the children's parents. God is really working at Guernsey. Thank you all for your prayers and service at Guernsey! - Michelle and Cole 

National

    This week National and Leawood were ran as two seperate sites for the first time since week 4 of last summer. The kids and Matt were greatly missed but we each were able to reach a wider area of streets with 2 teams which means that we found different kids and more kids were ministered to. 

    National was ran by a very passionate team of 15 from McMinnville, TN. This team was very structured with everything and the kids loved it. The children really loved the songs this week and had fun. Six year old Michael stayed after club was over to help us clean  up the site everyday and on Friday four of our older boys wanted to help put everything up. God really moved in a mighty way and brought kids out from everywhere we had 13 kids Monday, 54 Tuesday, 66 Wednesday, 78 Thursday, and 65 Friday. 

    Andrew and I both stood in awe of how willing this team was to serve. Friday goodbyes were tough on both the kids and the team. I praise God for their passion for these kids and I am so excited that they will be back to National this time next year. No longer will National have to be shut down on week 3 of the summer. Thanks for everything McMinnville. We love you dearly!! - Erica 

Week 1 - Fredonia Hill, Grace Baptist, Acteens of Pickensville, and Biltmore Baptist

National

    This week at National we had a group from Biltmore Baptist Church in Ashville, NC. Leawood was combined with National and the staff on site consisted of Matt, Andrew, and Erica. We had a great week of ministry and on Wednesday 82 kids were ministered to. We are amazed at what God did this week and we can not wait to see what he does next. There are a ton of new kids, but they automatically stick to your legs and tell you they love you from day one. -Erica

Johnson

    We had a great first week at Johnson. We had a returning team, Grace Baptist Church from Oxford, AL. We were able to minister to about 35 kids each day. We were also able to see a lot of new faces and old faces from returning kids and new kids. We started the summer off well and God was evident in our work and servitude during the first week. I am greatly encouraged to see what opportunities He will let us have the rest of the summer. - "Bucket"

Leahy's

    We had an awesome first week with the Grace Baptist team from Oxford, AL. We had the opportunity to minister to a total of 53 kids throughout the week. The kids just kept bringing their friends and family members. Grace did an excellent job at all the stations and ended the week with a "water day"! GREAT JOB GRACE! - Heather 

Rosamond

    We had an awesome week at Rosamond. Our missionaries this week were the Actteens from Pickensville, AL. This is their second year returning to street reach and they blessed our club by bringing 8 people on their team including 3 new girls. Our first day was a success and 20 children were ministered to. We had the opportunity to minister to a total of 76 children throughout the week!! The highlight of the week was getting to canvas a new street and having two new families with several children to join with us! - Sara

Kendrick

    Week 1 at kendrick was a success. This week had record numbers for our little site. We're really grateful for our team from Biltmore Baptist Church in Asheville, NC. They worked so hard at getting the word out that Street Reach has started and bible club is in the neighborhood! Our team gave all of their love and energy to the Kendrick kids each and every day. We enrolled over 50 kids and had 42 of them there on Wed. and Thurs. this week. 

   Jennifer and Amber made the stories come alive and the kids learned and could retell the stories afterwards. Games were an by Stephen and Joe, who played anything from "Ring-around-the-rosies" and "Duck, duck, goose" with the little ones. With the bigger kids they played kickball and whiffle ball. They also taught about sportsmanship and letting the ladies go first.

    

    Crafts were amazing this week as well. Today, Waverly and Josh made bracelets with the kids. They explained the gospel and gave black, red, white, blue, green, and yellow beads with scripture verses to go along with each bead. Many of the kids were able to explain their bracelets to me before going home. 

   Vance did a wonderful job of connecting with two of our new boys. Neither had been their before and they really felt welcomed by our team. Christine also did a great job of connecting with one of our sweet families that sent 5 kids to our club.

   All in all- Kendrick ran smoothly this week and we loved our mission team. Seeds were definitely planted and we can't wait to see what God is going to so at Kendrick this summer. - Kacie

Whittier

    Bible club at Whittier was fantastic this week! Grace Baptist started serving at Street Reach this very week 6 years ago! Their passion for the kids is unbelievable. At the beginning of the week we only had 22 kids and by friday we had 47. Grace did an amazing job sharing Christ's love with all the kids this week. Way to go Grace! Can't wait to see you all next summer. -Katie

Guernsey 

Our summer kick-off week turned out to be awesome. BIG THANKS TO FREDONIA HILL!! The kids loved them and loved everything we did. Our crafts were a big hit this week. We made a lot of bracelets and things to hang on the wall that shine! When picking up the kids we had them standing outside wait for us to come get them. They were cheering and running towards the team members ready to go to club. We had a great week and Texas...keep it real and fun!!- Michelle and Cole