Fall Festival 10.27.2010

It's become a tradition to host a Fall Festival for our Kids Klub children and their families each October. As a rather low-budget affair, our event is certainly nothing extraordinary, but God has blessed us with lots of attendees over the years! We don't provide transportation to the Fall Festival, but instead encourage the whole family to come and enjoy the experience, completely free of charge.

One of the highlights is always the.....COTTON CANDY!

A supporter generously gave us this cotton candy machine several years ago. While it's in storage much of the year, it gets quite the intense work-out at special events!

Ball Toss Game

Candle Shoot-Out

Face Painting


Bounce House

We gave away 130 grilled hot dogs, plus small packages of Cheezits and Rice Krispy treats.

Ring Toss Game

Cupcake Walk

Special thanks to the many energetic volunteers who made this event happen, from helping with set-up, to overseeing games, serving food, or sweeping up hundreds of candy wrappers at the end! Thank you for serving!

Teen Night 10.15.10

Darrell shared at Teen Night on Friday evening. Then, there was cake for Joel's birthday.

Joel has many friends -- friends who apparently think he doesn't like to take photos alone!

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Yesterday evening at Kids Klub, we had some acapella "special music" from a few children. It was rather unrehearsed, and I didn't catch all of the words, but one little guy rapped this repeatedly: "God is 'da best.....God is 'da best.....God is 'da best." What made it extra special is that the children in the audience began encouraging him by clapping in rhythm. Who knows...maybe there's a Kids Klub Talent Show in the future.

And God really is 'da best!

The Past Week (More or Less!)

Kids Klub attendance continues to be high, compared to the number of staff we have, so this fall we've had to do some tweaking of the format to try to find the best environment for learning. One of those "tweaks" has been doing our opening in a smaller space (basement vs. auditorium) with more defined seating (chairs vs. pews). Please pray for wisdom, love, and patience for all of us involved in this program.

Jasmine & Andrea have been leading songs and doing a great job.

The youngest classes worked on a garden mural last night, as part of a review of the parable of the sower and the seed.

Joel is 21! This happens to thrill me greatly, because that means we now have another VAN driver. Our insurance policy is such that those who drive our van must be at least 21. Joel drove the van for Kids Klub yesterday evening, while I was on duty in the rear of the van. There is a blessedness about driving, though, that you usually don't find elsewhere in the van: you get your own seat!

Last week, several of the local schools had Fall Break. On Thursday, Andrea, Kelsi, and I planned a teen girls outing to Payson to the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park. God provided a gorgeous day. We picniked, hiked, and encouraged each other through big rocks and slippery slopes.

Behind us is the world's largest travertine bridge.