10/07/2021
We have seen God moving in the Faith Baptist Awana program starting during the modified club last year and into this years. Last year the energy and excitement was at a high. The number of Clubbers stayed up and we attributed it to the lack of other things happening at that time. As this Awana year started the excitement and energy of the last year continues and the number of Clubbers is growing. We were not all surprised because God had laid on all the Leaders hearts to return this year, and we added two new Leaders that wanted to work areas that was most needed. God is good.
The first Awana night we introduced the fact that God’s gift (grace) is a free gift that we did not earn (Ephesians 2:8-9) and gave a gift to every Clubber and asked the Sparks and T&T clubs what they did to earn it and that understood that it was a gift that was given not because they did something to earn. Not knowing how many Clubbers to expect we bought every working item they had in the shelf we intended to give thinking we can put the leftovers in our Awana Store but that didn’t happen. The exact number of items we bought was the same number of Clubbers that showed up that night. Again, God is good.
The second night we let every clubber that completed a section spray a can of silly string on me and we decided to get plenty of it and ordered 48 cans of it. The excitement of emptying a can of silly string was there and every Clubber in all the clubs that completes sections did a section (Puggles again got grace). Again, God was good and put in our hearts to order 48 cans because we used every can up that night due to the number of Clubbers He sent us that night.
The third night was Dog Show Night at Awana. The Clubbers had a great time running obstacles with their stuffed dogs and they ate Scooby Snacks (graham crackers). The Clubbers loved it and with our fourth night coming up, Friend Party Night, I heard a couple of them say they are inviting all their friends. God is good and is working on the hearts of the Clubbers this year for sure.
We hope to see many guests come this week as we are throwing a Friend Party. There will be cake, balloons and a lot of fun.
May God bless all the Awana families
Ron Nichols
Awana Ministry Director
Faith Baptist Church- Adrian