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  1. Betsy Sentamu

    Thanks, Commander Bill, for this post. Great information that really will make a huge impact for Christ. These sponsorships are so important to reaching more children internationally!

  2. Colin Robinson

    Wow! $1/Day to reach and disciple 60 or more new children every year with the gospel and the Word of God. Commander Bill, you have captured the passion of reaching the children of this world for Christ! You are helping fulfill the Great Commission around the world.

  3. Debi Wall

    Thanks Commander Bill for passing this information along to your readers!

    I have personally been an AAC supporter for years and also work with the Awana clubs at our church to get the clubbers involved in missions in this way. My desire is to get kids involved and have a heart for reaching kids around the world, just not in their own backyard. There is no greater calling than kingdom work! If you’re not involved I encourage you and your church to do so asap! You won’t regret it!

  4. Robin

    What a great post. $1 a day to help kids hear the Gospel and grow in their faith! Now, that’s a deal.

  5. Patricia Scott

    Our Awana Club took on sponsorship SEP 2009 of a Kenyan Club. I requested a club that we could actually correspond with because I feel kids NEED a close connection to really get serious about praying for actual clubbers so far away. We made a bright red cloth banner and used the beautiful colored letter size pictures in the packet of materials sent us from Headquarters. It’s 6 x 8 ft. on a pole we hang. A big black outline of Kenya is in the center. I set up a clay pot & African animals on a piece of purchased African print cloth, to collect their weekly giving. We pray during Opening Square for Pastor Charles & Ann Nderitu (the Kenyan Missionary) and our new Mavuni Club. I have put pictures also on PowerPoint & we show those up on the screen, too.

    God brought in almost $1000 that we sent. This year, we consequently, have taken on $20/mo support of Nderitu’s and our local Awana missionary with the rest going to purchase training materials, Bibles, game items, etc. for Mavuni! It does take you as the Commander to first pray to become burdened & determined for the lost without Christ around the world and enlist the help of perhaps others in your church to create a banner or other visible means of continually keeping the Mission of reaching the world for Christ, in the forefront of your club!

    PS – I will be happy to encourage and help you and your club with my ideas, should you want to become part of an Adopt-a-Club ministry, via Reply!

  6. Ellen Funk

    Thanks, Bill, for posting this interview. It is concise and lays out the program very well. I hadn’t realize the patches have been changed! Might I suggest that this blog be sent to Awana Clubs International? I’ve been to their website, but nowhere did I find a description of what the AAC program is. It would be good for them to have it as a FAQ section, or maybe under “About Us.”

    • Ellen, that is actually why I wrote this and did the “interview”, because I didn’t see an explanation of the “new” program either and I felt this would be a way to get the word out to help me understand as well as others.

      I’ll pass your suggestion along to Awana International for them to consider. Thanks for the kind words and for responding.

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