POPE
Pope was able to run
on the actual site this week and it was such a blessing! We reached
49 children on Wednesday who were ministered to by a combination of
churches. Arcadia Baptist Church and Iantha Baptist Church rocked
club this week! Having to recover from a rainy and wet Tuesday,
their last half of the week was a blast! It was such a blessing to
watch all the smiles and laughter of the kids throughout the week. One
of leaders from Arcadia did an incredible job keeping all the ages interested
and focused during bible story. All the kids made beautiful crafts,
had loads of fun at games, and the older kids loved the song station. I cannot
wait to see what the Lord’s plans are for the rest of the summer!
“Train up a child in
the way he should go” Proverbs 22:6a
-Aimee
NATIONAL
-Aimee
NATIONAL
Paul in Acts 20, goes back to the words of Christ
himself when he says: "it is more blessed to give than to receive."
McMinnville Baptist and Iantha Baptist Church gave themselves fully to the work
of Christ this week. God sent his blessing when our numbers grew each day
ending with 91 kids, which is the most we have been able to witness God's
lights and shower with his love so far this summer. With that, these churches
worked together for the goal of Christ and everyday seemed to run smoothly even
with the rain on Tuesday. On the last day of Bible Club, we had a boy accept
Christ. Continue to pray for pursuit of that relationship and for other hearts
to be cracked open. It was evident that these people worked among the people of
this community and gave themselves to serve as Jesus' very own hands and feet.
Thanks for a wonderful week McMinnville and Iantha. -Gaby
LEAHY'S
Week two went great! Our team this week from Life's Journey
brought puppets, which was a huge hit, especially with our younger kiddos. We
had some rain on Tuesday, but were still able to have Bible club and have lots
of fun. Not as many kids were able to come out that day because of the
scattered showers and such, but by the end of the week we were back up to 37 kids.
There were also several new kids that came this week, some from the side
streets just outside the trailer park and some from inside Leahy's.
In addition to
bringing the puppets, the Life's Journey team did a great job this week. They
came prepared, and had all kinds of fun stuff for the kids to do--from fun
crafts, to new games that the kids just loved, to songs and Bible lessons that
the puppets helped out with some of the time. Things ran smoothly, and I think
kids and team members alike had loads of fun this week. Goodbyes were hard, but
kids, team, and staff were all so blessed to have spent this week together.
-Kala
JOHNSON
We had a
fantastic second week at Johnson. Our
team from Broad River was very prepared, and poured Christ's love into the
children at every opportunity. Tuesday
was rainy, but the team was energetic, and the kids still had a great time. We learned that bubbles are still fun even in the rain!
Broad River focused on reaching as many kids as possible; the time and
energy they put into Bible club this week really showed on Thursday when 94
kids came!!!!!!! You could really sense the
Lord's presence and see the children light up as they were shown love and
given hope. Thank you Broad River for doing such an awesome job and loving on our kids! We are looking forward to
seeing Christ continue to work at Johnson throughout the rest of the summer.
-Alice
WHITTIER
What an
amazing time we had at Whittier this week! The seasoned veterans of Midway
Baptist Church from Gaffney, South Carolina came in excited and prepared to
reach the children in our area! They fought through a chilly rain on Tuesday
but that didn’t slow them down one bit. I believe they all thoroughly enjoyed
the rain! We had a high of 57 kids on Thursday… Wow! They all came out to enjoy
a fun-filled day of crafts, bible stories, and water games! It was awesome to
see God work through this team, they all have such a passion for this city and
what they are doing here. Their time and preparation for Bible Club definitely proved itself as the week progressed! The summer has only just begun, and we are excited to
see what the Lord has in store for Whittier! -Cassie
KENDRICK
Week 2 at Kendrick was awesome!
First-timers Good Hope Bastist Church from Dalton, GA were in the house and ran
things like they had been coming here for years. These guys really dug in
and helped these kids play games, make some really cool crafts, and some great
times of Bible story. Good Hope really fell in love with the kids this week and
were able to show God's love through them. I coulnd't believe it when they went
out and got 33 kids on a wet and raining day like we had on Tuesday and went on
to have 47 kids on Thursday! Thank you guys so much for coming and loving on
the kids over at Kendrick!
-Logan
GUERNSEY
This week was definitely full of energy and
excitement! Collierville First Baptist Church returned to Street Reach,
bringing a new twist to Bible Club. The week was filled with engaging group
activities, such as new songs, as well as exciting dramas for Bible story. The
Guernsey kids loved getting to praise God through movement during song time,
and getting to dress up and act out the Bible stories each day. Kids acted
out the parable of the lost coin, the story of the prodigal's son, and much
more. These stories led to questions and further investigation of God's love
for us. Even through both drizzling rain beginning the week
and high temperatures ending the week, Collierville students were
determined to reach out to more and more kids each day and pour out the love of
the Lord on them. By Thursday, Guernsey reached 64 kids, the largest amount for
weeks one and two. Kids were eager to return each day, ready to take part in
the fun and creative activities. It was a wonderful, successful week, and we
are excited to see Guersey grow, due to the fantastic efforts of Collierville
First Baptist!
-Emily
ROSAMOND
Broad River Baptist Association rocked Bible club this week! They had such a
heart and passion for the children of the community and wanted to impact a
child’s life for Jesus. Even though it
rained on Tuesday, Broad River still had Bible club under their tents and the
older kids really enjoyed playing Connect Four and Uno. The younger children got to play with puppets
during Bible story and make necklaces for crafts. The older kids at Rosamond
responded very well to the Bible stories and more kids came every day. Thursday we ended up having 57 kids and they
were both new faces and familiar faces from the previous week. Broad River gave the children snacks to take
home with them every day and on Friday they kids received Broad River t-shirts
to take home. The kids were very excited
on Friday and they are ready to come back on Monday!
-Kimberly
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