Rosamond
Hey! Oh! Broad River Baptist Association was in the house for week 2! We had great weather all week long and a high of 46 kids! The team taught the kids all about prayer this week, and it was a hit! One day the team talked about asking God to forgive our sins and asked each kid to write a sin down on a piece of paper. Then they put their "sins" in a bowl of water and watched them disappear. The visual helped the kids understand how God permanently washes away our sins. The kids enjoyed learning about The Lord's Prayer in crafts, and had a blast decorating prayer boxes! Our kids loved games and songs as well this week. From parachutes and KanJam to memory verses and shouting "God is not dead!" everyone had a great time. Broad River ended the week by handing out backpacks filled with school supplies and other goodies for our kids to take home. We are so thankful for Broad River's willingness to love and serve our community this week. Please continue praying for the kids at Rosamond as the summer continues, and thanks again!
- Brianna & Jess
Guernsey
New Site Church was hanging out on G-street this week. The kids loved decorating prayer journals in crafts and having team members autograph them! The team also helped the kids make salvation bracelets while Damiir stole the show and explained what all the colors represented to the rest of the kids! It was so sweet to see how much Damiir has grown in his knowledge of Jesus since last year and how much insight he has gained! Our older boys and girls loved getting competitive in games station where they played exciting games of soccer and sharks and minnows. New Site taught the kids new Bible Club songs, and you could hear the kids singing them as they walked home! We enjoyed getting to meet many new kids this week and are excited to see all the kids God will bring out this summer. Please pray that God will continue to work in the kids and families lives this summer, and a huge thanks to New Site for devoting your time and energy to love on our community!
- Katie & Antone
Whittier
I can’t even describe how amazing this week of Bible Club at Whittier was! I cannot thank South Community Church from Oklahoma enough for the coming year after year with such authentic love and energy for the kids. The theme for Bible story this week was unique stories which were acted out by leaders and the kids. They learned and laughed so much, while also getting so much candy along the way which they loved. Games were interactive and energetic every day using Mr. Bear, Ameba Tag, Duck Duck Goose, and Sharks & Minnows renamed “David & Goliath.” Crafts allowed for one-on-one time with the kids while they created their donkey faces, bracelets, crosses, and more. Songs were unique for each age group, which was perfect. The two younger groups danced to the Cha Cha Slide, Moana, & Hit the Quan. The older boys played hot potato and had to dance in the middle when they got out, and the older girls learned Footloose which they mastered by the end of the week! On Wednesday we had 55 kids and on Friday we had 52! Every kid was getting undivided attention and love all week long. The kids learned lots about Christ and were asking questions to learn more about Him. It was a beautiful week to witness and be a part of. South Community, I cannot tell you enough how much I appreciate your genuine love for our community and kids. We love y’all, come back soon!
- Claire & Kristin
National
We can hardly believe that week 2 has already come and gone! This week, Broad River Association joined us for an awesome week of Bible Club! This team has invested many years into our community, and they were super excited to be back out at Bible Club. The kids had a blast playing some crazily fun relays, Connect 4, and Uno at games every day! The kids absolutely loved the uniqueness of it all! Crafts were also lots of fun as the kids were able to make prayer boxes and prayer magnets. The team prayed each day that the Lord would fill us with his spirit and use us to proclaim his name. This prayer was evident as I watched each team member earnestly love each kid and share the Gospel with every opportunity they had. Of course, the Lord is so faithful and we had one of our older girls accept Christ on Friday! All glory to him! On Friday, the team graciously handed out backpacks filled with food and school supplies to all 69 kids that were there! The kids were so excited and thankful! Thank you so much Broad River for all of the love you showed to the National kids this week!
- Morgan & Simone
Johnson
We had a great week at Johnson with The Vine! God blessed us with perfect weather and amazing children throughout the entire week. The high for the week was 34 kids! The crafts and Bible story were very well coordinated this week, which helped keep the kids engaged throughout all of Bible Club. When the team taught about Noah’s ark the kids colored plates folded in half and got to put their favorite animals inside. The children loved using their craft to retell the story! Daniel in the lions’ den came with awesome Lion face fans! The children were having so much fun acting out the roars of the lions while wearing the fan as a mask. Among the many piggyback rides, games of Mr. Bear, and fun with the parachute, The Vine had amazing energy to share with the kids. We got to see many new faces as well as reconnect with some of the same faces from week 1. Thank you, The Vine, for giving 110% this past week! The kids had a blast this week and will miss you all. Please keep the kids and us in your prayers for the rest of the summer. Thank you so much for loving our kids so well.
- Andrea & Jordan
Que Que
Que Que! Que Que! Thank you so much to FBC Durant for all the hard work that did over at Que Que, your whole team poured so much love and energy into the kids this week! We were so blessed with great weather for week 2 of Que Que, having cooler days with a nice breeze. Though FBC Durant was a new group at Street Reach, they did a great job of making sure the kids were taken care of and were shown the love of Christ. Bible Story was a hit with the skits that were put on by the team members. The kids loved being able to not only hear about the stories of creation, Noah, and Jesus but also to enjoy a snack as they sat back and were able to see these bible stories come to life! The Que Que kids loved Thursday and Friday when they were able to dress up and be a part of the stories themselves! Crafts did great as well as they helped the kids make manger scenes and cross bead necklaces they could take home and be reminded of the things that they learned in Bible story. Across the park, the kids had a great time dancing to music at songs! FBC Durant did a great job keeping their energy up as they did the chicken dance over and over! The kids loved being able to play with play dough, bubbles, and footballs at games, as teams members were able to pour even more love into the kids as they got to know them better. Thank you again, FBC Durant, for a wonderful week at Que Que!
- Maci, Michelle, Marcus & Cameron
Pope
P-O-P-E THAT IS WHERE WE WANT TO BE! Thank you, New Site, for loving so well this week. Y’all were passionate about serving Christ here in Memphis. This was evident through all your actions. The beautiful weather brought us a high of 50 kids who were eager to hear more about Jesus. New Site dove into the story of Moses all week long. They unpacked so many spiritual truths from his obedience to God. Our kids learned so much! Not to mention the gospel color narrative and memory verse, by the end of the week the kids could recite the gospel back no problem! We can’t even begin to forget what fun was had at games with sharks and minnows and ships and sailors, just to name a few. New Site taught the kids new songs about Jesus that the kids adored. The highlight lies at the end of the week with Kimberly accepting Christ as her Lord and Savior! While huge highlights are great, we talked about all the little moments that help people come to their saving faith in Christ. Countless moments happened this week. Some were oh so special to witness. Many times team members could be seen with multiple kids leaning on them and holding their hands. The team did not take a single moment for granted. In these sweet moments, kids heard good news shared through an incredible tool the team wore around their wrists. A teal rubber bracelet with the first letter of each word spelling gospel. New Site, your work was not in vain this week. Thank you for serving the kids of Pope so well.
- Beef, Gracie & Kara
Baltic
A huge shout out to Mumford Baptist Church for loving on Baltic Bible Club so well this week. We had an awesome time and the kids had a blast. In Bible story, they learned not to worry because God will always provide for them. They learned this with stories like the lost sheep and the prodigal son. On Thursday, all our kids learned that Jesus came to rescue us by coming to die for us. Our middle-aged kids loved crafts where they painted pictures of crosses, made megaphones, and masks to wear for the rest of Bible Club. Each kid in crafts drew a picture that represented them and taught how each of them was a unique child of God. Our older boys loved the games station where they played Sharks and Minos. Our youngest age group loved playing Mr. Bear and Duck, Duck, Goose. Our oldest girls group loved dancing in our songs station and playing freeze dance games. All of our kids loved playing musical chairs with carpet squares, hot potato, and running relay races this week. On Friday, this group brought us the summer high of 41 kids! At the end of the week, all of our kids went home with candy and books. We are so thankful for Munford Baptist Church and all the love you poured out at Baltic Bible Club this week! We can’t wait to see where the summer takes us!
- Abbey & Carla
Jackson
Fisherville UMC did an awesome job working at Jackson this week! The week started off with tons of canvassing. The team found so many old and new kids for the team to love and get to know. Games rocked their station every single day of the week by creating countless relay games that the kids loved to play. Bible story caught the kids’ attention with cool visuals and whiteboard drawings. The songs station was a huge hit with songs about jumping frogs, quacking ducks, and fun Christian hip-hop dances. Every single kid looked forward to creating a special craft each day. From making crowns fit for a king to a salvation bracelet, the craft team always reinforced the Bible story and Jesus’ love. The was so flexible and was always figuring out new ways to make Bible club even more fun! Jackson will miss the Fisherville team, but we are so thankful for the amount of work put in by the team. We can’t wait to see you guys for Summer 2020!
- Abby & Xavier
Treadwell
Crosspoint Community Church started up Treadwell with an amazing week this summer. They brought a high of 33 kids on Wednesday. The kids had an amazing time, they loved it all! They had a great time in games. They enjoyed crafts so much, they got to make prayer plates, prayer hands, salvation bracelets, and more, they loved them all! They also were so excited to take home backpacks on Friday! In songs, they jammed to some Whip and Nae Nae, Cupid Shuffle, and Cotton Eyed Joe. They also got to learn the Chicken Dance, Macarena, and the foot dance. In Bible story, the theme was about prayer and all the kids got to learn what prayer means, that they can pray at any time, and they also got to pray. We had many kids asking about salvation and we got to have some deep conversations with a few of them, and we will be able to water those seeds that have been planted. Thank you Crosspoint Community Church for giving us an amazing week for the opening of Treadwell!
- Tanisha
Colonial Hills
"Holy road trip! Batman. Did Street Reach just open up a brand new bible club site in Mississipi?"
"Great Scott! Robin. They sure did."
You heard right, everybody. Street Reach just opened up a brand new Bible Club in Southaven called Colonial Hills! A local church reached out to us looking to partner in an effort to reach a neighborhood in transition. This week, our first footsteps out into the community were successful! I cannot thank our wonderful team from the Louden County Baptist Association for their willingness to get out there and be the forerunners for what will hopefully a mission field for years to come. They walked far and wide in search of children who have never been to a bible club, they ministered to not only kids but parents who would happen upon us, and they spent the entire week teaching our kids about the importance and power of prayer. Community feedback seemed overwhelmingly positive. So many parents and grandparents were telling us that the kids need something like Bible Club, that they were so thankful for us being out there, and that they could not wait for us to return later this summer! The highlight of the week, aside from the 14 kids we had almost every day, was the relationships we began building with a few small families there. Seeing the same kind of trust as I have seen in families who have been coming to Bible Club for years proves to me that God had been laying the groundwork for us to be there and that His plan for us is only just beginning there. Please pray for this infant site, that missionaries will be called to Street Reach so they can work the spiritual soil there, that the families will come to know Him through these clubs, and that the local church of believers (Trinity Baptist Church) is empowered with the Holy Spirit to provide continual ministry in His name even after we are gone.
- Kaden
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!
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!
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!
