​AWANA (Doug Bridges)

Tonight, we conclude another Awana year. I’m not exactly sure how long Krishelle and I have been working in Awana, but it’s somewhere around 35 years. Awana’s motto is to reach boys and girls with the gospel of Christ and train them to serve him. That has been our goal from the beginning. This year we saw 16 more kids give their lives to Christ. We pray that they continue to grow in a relationship with Him and that the verses they learn in Awana stick with them their entire lives.
 
We have a lot of people in Awana that have worked for many years, as well as a number of new leaders each year. Besides all of our directors and leaders, I’m especially thankful for Glenn and Anita Bridges. Glenn either organizes or brings the message himself each week to the clubbers. Anita is our club secretary as well as the organizer, buyer, and financer of our Awana store. If you haven’t yet seen our Awana store you should look in sometime. We have a reward system where kids earn “Awana bucks“ each week for saying verses, bringing a friend, etc. They can then use those “Awana bucks” in the store. It is a great incentive for them and one of the main reasons they memorize so many verses.
 
Lord willing, we will be starting back up this September. We are always looking for new leaders to pour into the lives of these kids each Tuesday night September thru March.
 
Begin praying now if this is a ministry God would have you to be involved in 
Many of you pray for Awana each week and that prayer support is critical. Thank you so much for those of you who faithfully pray. 
 
Serving alongside you,
 
Doug Bridges