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Rosamond
It has been an awesome week at Rosamond! Big thank you to The Cross Church who traveled all the way here from Wiley, Texas! I love how they were so full of energy from the get-go, before we even started club they were singing and dancing with all the kids in songs. This was their first year serving with us here in Memphis but there are rumors of many more years to come! The theme of their Bible club this week was the armor of God. Each day at Bible story they taught the kiddos a new piece of the armor of God. I love the passage in Ephesians 6, which describes all the ways the Lord protects his chosen people. It was a great week of Bible lessons and they even had coordinated crafts. As the week finished out on Friday they finished out the complete armor of God. The team helped each kid get dressed with the belt of Truth, the breastplate of Righteousness, shoes of peace, and the helmet of Salvation. All to go along with their shield of Faith and sword of Truth they build out of cardboard and tin foil on Thursday. I believe God was moving at Rosamond this week through all of these awesome team members and I hope to see what God does in the next two weeks. Thank you again to The Cross Church. Hope y’all had as much fun as I did!
-Ben, Jae, John
National
BIG thank you to Grace Church from Texas for coming to National this week to love on our kiddos!! It was an amazing week full of exciting Bible stories, cool crafts, and lots of fun! The kids went through the Armor of God and talked about how they could apply it to their lives and made crafts as reminders of salvation, righteousness, truth, God’s Spirit, and faith. We saw kids wearing their armor all week long (both spiritually and literally!). Along with that, stories such as Daniel and the Lion’s Den were integrated into these truths! The kids brought their armor all the way to Songs and Games as they played some of their favorites, like Duck Duck Goose and Sharks and Minnows. And let me just say, the kiddos did not let the weather get them down. We all still got to go to Bible Club every day, and the Lord brought us clear skies by the time Bible Club started! We are so grateful for how much the kids are learning and growing in their relationships with Christ every week—and there is so much more in store for the last two weeks of Bible Club! WE CANNOT WAIT!
- Kelsey & Tucker
Jackson
Jackson Park was popping with FBC Trussville in town this week! All 5 days of Bible club were so much fun with this fantastic team. Throughout the week, the team kept finding new kids for Bible club to love and teach. We even had a new summer high of 33 kids on Thursday! A contagious love for the community is evident in the team, and it overflowed every day with the kids. Because of this love from the team, a crazy amount of fun and giggles from the kids were given back to the team. The timeline of Jesus’ ministry on Earth was the theme of the week and was emphasized each day in Bible stories by focusing on occasions when Jesus specifically sacrificed for or served the people around Him. We learned how we have a perfect shepherd, how to be humble from Jesus washing His disciples’ feet, what Jesus suffered when carrying His cross, and what the gospel is after Jesus rose again. Kids were decked out from crafts in their new handmade medals and bracelets that they loved showing off. They got to be creative in making their own sheep and fruits on different days to match the Bible stories. All of the kids loved acting out different fruits when dancing along to Fruits of the Spirit. Sally and Johnny Walker were both fan favorites of the week in all age groups. Games was a thriller with the kids’ favorite games and of course…soccer games to end each day of club. It was so sweet to watch the older boys cheer each other on while playing such intense soccer rounds. Street Reach (especially Jackson Bible Club) is always excited to watch Trussville roll into town each summer. It is such a blessing to watch them love the kids and teach them about our heavenly Savior and His promises to come. The intentional gospel one-on-one conversations were not overlooked and very much appreciated. We are counting down the days until we see FBC Trussville again!
-Abby and Emily
Guernsey
What a great week we had at Bible club Guernsey with Calvary! Throughout the week, they taught valuable Bible lessons on the Full Armor of God. Each day was filled with passion and enthusiasm as the team guided the children through the teachings of righteousness, faith, salvation, and the power of the Spirit. The kids in crafted their own Breastplate of Righteousness, Sword of the Spirit, Fitted Feet Sandals, Shield of Faith, and Helmet of Salvation. These hands-on activities brought the lessons to life, leaving a lasting impact on their understanding of spiritual armor and its significance in their lives. But beyond the teachings, what truly made the week exceptional was the genuine love and care the team showered upon the children.
As the week came to a close the team gave each kid their very own New Testament Bible, and the hearts of the kids were filled with gratitude. Thank you so much, Calvary, for you continued love and support to this ministry! Please continue to pray for the Guernsey kiddos as our summer is winding down!
-Mitch
Pope
WOW! FMC Prattville brought it this week with all the fun! We had a high of 33 kids this week and they were all loved so well! The kiddos watched the Bible Story skits so intently and were so engaged! They learned about Jesus feeding the 5,000, David and Goliath, Abraham and Isaac, Jesus healing the paralyzed, and Elijah. The kiddos requested multiple runs of the skits, which sparked so many questions and conversations! Songs brought all the fun with the parachute and dancing under it! They learned new songs and danced their hearts out all week! At crafts, they made bracelets, rainsticks, slingshots, and more! Games were so much fun with water balloon tosses, noodle drop, sack races, and bowling! Laughter could be heard everywhere! We are so thankful for such an awesome week with FMC Prattville and cannot wait to see what the last few weeks of summer have to offer!
-Emma and Ailey
Whittier
It was another great week at Whittier, we were blessed to have Grace Church bring such life and energy to Bible Club. You know it’s a great week when you can walk over to any station and be instantly jealous you aren’t a Bible Club kid yourself, it’s that fun and engaging. Red Light, Green Light, and Limbo were a hit with the younger ones, and the older ones had a blast with a little friendly soccer. Songs Station was a hit as the kids learned a new game, “Spot the Leader,” that had their heads spinning and played Ninja to see who was the quickest older boy there. Bible Stories was super interactive, with people falling down dead or acting like lions every other second. Lastly, Crafts Station was incredible, and throughout the week clothed the kids with the full armor of God. And stickers. Lots of them. The kids were sad to see Grace Church leave, and so were we, but we know God has other work for them to do in touching many other lives as well. Many kids were saved this week, and we can see God’s fingerprints all over it! See you at Whittier next year, Grace!
-Jo and Hudson
Kendrick
K-E-N and a D and a RICK it’s KENDRICK, WHAT!
It was a fantastic week at Kendrick! Thank you to Wamego UMC this week who brought so much love and energy to Bible Club! We learned all about the armor of God this week at Bible story. Teaching the Bible club kids the importance of his truth, salvation, and righteousness. Our crafts were themed around the armor and the kids loved it! Their favorite craft was definitely the pasta crowns and fruit loop necklaces. Who doesn’t love having a snack while they do their craft? The kids loved them so much they were wearing them the next day. Wamego did an amazing job at the songs station, every kid was dancing and singing along creating beautiful joyful noise for the Lord. I saw God’s work in action this week, specifically, when one of our older girls who only speaks Spanish was brought to tears out of guilt for not being able to participate in stations because of the language barrier. I watched as the team immediately started making a plan to help communicate thoroughly and include her more in our other stations and I thank the Lord for the guidance he brought to help make sure all of his children were being loved to the fullest. Thank you so much again for everything you all did for Bible Club Kendrick and the community this week!
-Jess & Lucas
Leahy’s
What a week at Leahy’s Bible Club! It was a hot one, but that did not stop the fun! Words cannot describe how much fun Crossroads brought for the kids at Leahy’s! From Bible Story to Crafts to Songs fun was had and the word of God came to life. From the construction of the Chest Plate of Righteousness, Shoes of Peace, Shield of Faith, and Helmet of Salvation to the Sword of the Spirit, all the way to hearing the stories, kids were enamored by learning all about the Armor of God. The Macarena and Cupid Shuffle could be heard all over Club as the kids played soccer, sharks, and minnows and we cannot forget about Marshmallow Baseball, which might be the most fun game ever played might I add. Thank you so much Crossroads for loving the kids of Memphis at Leahy’s Bible Club for Week 6 of this beautiful summer.
-Mackenzie and Judy
Johnson
Hello all and welcome back to Bible Club Johnson! This week, Compass Community Church from Ohio answered the call and came to town to have fun, share the gospel, and love on some kids. And we accomplished all 3. The kids learned about the armor of God all week and we’re able to make corresponding crafts like decorating sandals and coloring shields. Song station was so much fun as the kids had a mix of classic Bible club songs as well as some popular hits like the church clap. And the kids couldn’t get enough of the relays over at games. Our high of the week was on Wednesday with 22 kids. And the team did a great job of pouring God's love into each and every one of the kids. Thank you so much Compass church for being the hands and feet of Jesus this week. God bless and we’ll see you next year!
-Kameron