You may have seen some of the videos on YouTube of young children preaching the Word of God. When people see videos and stories like this, they naturally become skeptical about whether the children are just being exploited and people enjoy the “cuteness” of a young child preaching. Most of these videos of children … [Read more…]
Over the next few weeks or so, as Awana prepares to launch their re-positioning, their re-branding, their new “first impression”, you will hear stories about how God is using Awana to touch lives internationally. It may lead one to believe that the focus of Awana is shifting from the domestic clubs to reaching children … [Read more…]
How do you even begin to describe a day that thrilled and broke your heart, which brought laughter one moment and tears the next? That is exactly what happened today at the Returning Hearts Celebration at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola. The numbers themselves are overwhelming: over 1000 children, more than 400 dad’s and around … [Read more…]
As I type this, there are a group of people at Awana learning how they can be advocates for Awana. Yes this may be one of the secrets of Awana that I shared earlier this week, but if you were following the hastag #Awana14Launch on Twitter, then you knew this as you saw the … [Read more…]
(Over the next few days, guest blogger Marcy Comstock will be sharing her experiences as she enters the Louisiana State Penitentiary with Awana to participate in the Returning Hearts Celebration this weekend. For more information on this event, visit http://awanalifeline.org) Tonight we sat in a chapel with about 300 inmates, all part of … [Read more…]