Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Awana Sunday
This past Sunday we had our first Awana Sunday. 28 of our 34 clubbers were able to attend (which is great since some go to other churches and we only have 3 from our church). We had a total attendance of 122! The church was literally packed. We said the pledges, the clubbers sang the theme song and then each group gave a presentation which included their song, verse and a summary given by the director. At the end, Todd gave the Gospel presentation using the verses from T&T’s Start Zone, and we had that club actually recite the verses as he went along. While there were no responses to the salvation message, we know that God planted a seed in many of the folks there. Afterwards, we had cookies and punch that allowed our church family to mingle with those from Awana. Many from our church said how much they appreciated actually seeing what goes on at Awana. It was very encouraging!
Our prayer is that the Awana families who are not attending a church or are seeking a new one would possibly consider our church. We were able to talk to each of them on Sunday at the fellowship after the service and received many comments and questions. Awana really opened up this opportunity to expose them to our church when they may not have considered it otherwise.
It is hard to believe, but we only have three more club nights (including tonight) and then the awards ceremony. It has been such a wonderful year, and the Lord has done so many amazing things in the lives of our clubbers and leaders! We can’t wait to start our second year and see where God leads us.
Todd and Angela Shoemaker
